An Interaction Theory Account of (Mediated) Social Touch.
Frontiers in Psychology 2022 Gijs Huisman 8 citations
Research on mediated social touch (MST) has, either implicitly or explicitly, built on theoretical assumptions regarding social interactions that align with "theory theory" or "simulation theory" of social cognition. However, these approaches struggle to explain MST interactions that occur outside of a laboratory setting. I briefly discuss these approaches and will argue in favor of an...