Do knowledge representations facilitate learning under epistemic uncertainty?

Behav Brain Sci. 2021 Nov 19:44:e156. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X20001806.

Abstract

Phillips and colleagues argue that knowledge representations are more fundamental than belief representations because they better facilitate social learning. We suggest that existing theory of mind paradigms may be ill-equipped to adequately evaluate this claim. Future study should explore learning in situations where there is uncertainty about one's own and others' knowledge, which better mirror real-world social learning contexts.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Knowledge
  • Learning*
  • Social Environment
  • Social Learning*
  • Uncertainty