@misc{cogprints2922,
editor = {William Bechtel},
title = {Intentional Action in Folk Psychology: An Experimental Investigation},
author = {Joshua Knobe},
year = {2003},
journal = {Philosophical Psychology},
keywords = {Intentional Action, Action Theory, Folk Morality, Folk Psychology, Intention},
url = {http://cogprints.org/2922/},
abstract = {Four experiments examined people?s folk-psychological concept of intentional action. The chief question was whether or not evaluative considerations {--} considerations of good and bad, right and wrong, praise and blame {--} played any role in that concept. The results indicated that the moral qualities of a behavior strongly influence people?s judgements as to whether or not that behavior should be considered ?intentional.? After eliminating a number of alternative explanations, the author concludes that this effect is best explained by the hypothesis that evaluative considerations do play some role in people?s concept of intentional action.}
}