A model of the common-sense theory of intention and personal causation

Authors:
Charles F. Schmidt;John D'Addamio
Affiliations:
Psychology Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey;Computer Science Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Venue:
IJCAI'73 Proceedings of the 3rd international joint conference on Artificial intelligence
Year:
1973

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Abstract

Certain general properties of man's ability to interpret the actions of other persons are discussed. Some distinguishing features of this common-sense theory include the nature of the modal operators of Can and Try, the asymmetry of implication, and the capacity to embed models within models. The structure of a proposed model of this naive theory of personal causation is presented. This model arrives at a specific interpretation of another's actions by showing that these actions represent a possible path to a particular goal that is consistent with the axioms of the belief system's theory of human motivation and personality organization.