Understanding Others: The Person Model Theory1 Introduction2 Reshaping the field of positions by distinguishing central questions3 The epistemic strategy for understanding others3.1 What about simulation? 3.2 What about theory-based inferences?3.3 What about direct perception?3.4 The multiplicity view4 The organization of relevant background knowledge about others4.1 Are we organizing our prior knowledge in folk-psychological theories?4.2 Do we organize our prior knowledge in narratives? 5 The person model theory5.1 Person schemata5.2 A model of forming a person schema5.3 Person images5.4 Why should we distinguish person schemata and person images?5.5 Person model theory (PMT) and its relation to other main theories5.6 Widening PMT: Person models, situation models and culture6 Conclusion