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Full Idea
There is the "theory" theory of commonsense psychology, and also a "simulation" theory, which says it is not a matter of laws, but of simulating the behaviour of others, using ourselves as models.
Gist of Idea
Maybe folk psychology is a simulation, not a theory
Source
Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.123)
Book Ref
Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], p.123
A Reaction
Using ourselves as models may be the normal and correct way to relate to people within our own culture, but we have to start theorising when we encounter (e.g.) suicide bombers.