The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 2,888 atoms across 3 types and 2 molecules
Mental states (beliefs, desires, intentions, knowledge, emotions) can be systematically imputed to oneself and others through dedicated cognitive mechanisms that generate predictive models of behavior.
Humans exhibit egocentric anchoring when modeling others' perspectives, beginning from their own viewpoint and adjusting insufficiently to account for differing knowledge, beliefs, or perceptual access.
Understanding another person's reasoning structure and mental states (cognitive empathy) is neurologically and functionally distinct from feeling what they feel (affective empathy).