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Reading Too Much Into It? Interpretive Preferences and Commitment in LLM Mentalisation under Ambiguity

Stephanie Fong, Yiwen Jiang, Qingyang Xu, Zimu Wang, Yaling Shen, Xiangyu Zhao, Jiahe Liu, Yinghao Zhang, Vincent Lee, Dominic Edmund Dwyer · 2026 · arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2610.28105 · cited by 0 works (OpenAlex) · open-access PDF

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Model Bahasa Besar (LLM) semakin banyak digunakan untuk nasihat interpersonal, berpotensi membentuk bagaimana pengguna menafsirkan pertemuan sosial yang ambigu. Penilaian Teori Pikiran yang ada biasanya bergantung pada jawaban yang ditentukan sebelumnya, sementara penelitian ketidakpastian mengabaikan penjelasan yang disukai LLM dan kepercayaan di bawah kesulitan psikologis. Untuk mengatasi kesenjangan ini, kami memperkenalkan MentalLoom, penilaian baru dari mentalisasi LLM yang terdiri dari 604 episode sosial yang ambigu, penjelasan depresi dan kecemasan sosial yang cocok, dan dialog empat putaran dengan bukti peristiwa yang tidak berubah. Sepanjang delapan LLM, pengungkapan secara inisiatif memicu penjelasan yang lebih negatif secara keseluruhan tetapi interpretasi yang lebih positif yang diarahkan oleh narator. Pertanyaan berulang yang ditulis menunjukkan dukungan emosional yang lebih besar, dukungan yang lebih kuat dari

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Abstract

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used for interpersonal advice, potentially shaping how users interpret ambiguous social encounters. Existing Theory of Mind evaluations typically rely on predefined answers, while uncertainty research overlooks LLMs' preferred explanations and confidence under psychological distress. To address these gaps, we introduce MentalLoom, a novel evaluation of LLM mentalisation comprising 604 ambiguous social episodes, matched depression and social anxiety disclosures, and four-turn dialogues with unchanged event evidence. Across eight LLMs, disclosures initially elicited more negative explanations overall but more positive narrator-directed interpretations. Scripted repeated questioning showed greater emotional support, stronger positive narrator-directed endorsement, and higher certainty without new event evidence. These findings show that user context can reshape interpretive preferences and commitment while the underlying ambiguity remains unresolved.

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Topics: Ambiguity, Psychology, Certainty, Social psychology, Context (archaeology), Reading (process)

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