Abstract Theory of mind research has traditionally focused on the ascription of mental states
to a single individual. Here, we introduce a theory of collective mind: the ascription of a …

In many everyday activities, individuals have a common interest in coordinating their actions.
Orthodox game theory cannot explain such intuitively obvious forms of coordination as the …

Whether upheld as heroic or reviled as terrorism, people have been willing to lay down their
lives for the sake of their groups throughout history. Why? Previous theories of extreme self …

People often coordinate for mutual gain, such as keeping to opposite sides of a stairway,
dubbing an object or place with a name, or assembling en masse to protest a regime …

Socially relevant situations that involve strategic interactions are widespread among animals
and humans alike. To study these situations, theoretical and experimental research has …

What are the mental operations involved in game theoretic decision making? How do
players deliberate (intelligently, but perhaps imperfectly) about strategic interdependencies …

We draw an unusually detailed picture of a discovery, the beauty contest game—with Hervé
Moulin as the center of the initial inspiration. Since its inception, the beauty contest game …

Highlights•Unlike psychology, game theory assumes people have unlimited cognitive
abilities.•Game theory assumes people forecast accurately what others do, contrary to …

Standard game theory cannot explain the selection of payoff-dominant outcomes that are
best for all players in common-interest games. Theories of team reasoning can explain why …

Recent developments in vehicle automation require simulations of human-robot interactions
in the road traffic context, which can be achieved by computational models of human …