The Folk Concept of Intentionality

By Bertram F. Malle, Joshua Knobe. 1997

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Explanation in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Social Sciences (2017, background): “Malle and Knobe [115] note that intentional behaviour therefore is always contrasted with unintentional behaviour, citing that laws of state, rules in sport, etc.”
At the Heart of Morality Lies Folk Psychology (2009, methodology): “People require evidence for the agent’s desire for an outcome, beliefs about the action in question leading to the outcome, the intention to perform the action, awareness of the act while performing it, and a sufficient degree of skill to reliably perform the action (Malle and Knobe, 1997).”
Social cognition and the brain: A meta‐analysis (2009, background): “, 1990], and in social research on the processing stages from goal identification to trait inference [Malle and Knobe, 1997; Malle et al., 2000; Reeder, et al., 2002, 2004].”
Automaticity: a theoretical and conceptual analysis. (2006, background): “In lay conceptions, consciousness has been identified as an ingredient of intentional actions (Malle & Knobe, 1997).”
Lay Theories of Personality: Cornerstones of Meaning in Social Cognition (2009, background): “For example, some research has focused on the implicit assumptions about causality (e.g. Morris & Larrick, 1995) and intentionality (e.g. Malle & Knobe, 1997) that underlie basic attributional reasoning.”
How people explain actions performed by groups and individuals. (2002, background): “…capable of intentional action, and intentionality is in turn conceptualized by reference to the agent’s beliefs, desires, and intentions (e.g., D’Andrade, 1987; Gopnik & Meltzoff, 1997; Kashima, McIntyre, & Clifford, 1998; Malle, 1997; Malle & Knobe, 1997a; Mele, 1992; Perner, 1991; Wellman, 1990).”
The effects of attributions of intent and apology on forgiveness: When saying sorry may not help the story ☆ (2008, background): “Although the study of intent is becoming more popular in the social psychological literature (e.g., Gollwitzer, 1999; Kruger & Gilovich, 2004; Malle & Knobe, 1997; Ohbuchi & Sato, 1994; Perugini & Bagozzi, 2004), research is needed to better understand how and why it interacts with apology to…”
Intentional action in folk psychology: An experimental investigation (2003, background): “It appears that skill is one component of people’s concept of intentional action (Malle & Knobe, 1997a).”
How effortful decisions get enacted: the motivating role of decision processes, desires, and anticipated emotions (2003, background): “In a temporal sense, the goal intention precedes the implementation intention, since the goal must be chosen first, before the means to attain it can be considered and selected (Beach & Mitchell, 1998; see also Perugini & Bagozzi, 2003; and Malle & Knobe, 1997).”
Distinguishing the effects of beliefs and preconditions: The folk psychology of goals and actions (2005, background): “Malle & Knobe , 1997 ) .”