Title |
Cognition as coordinated non-cognition
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Published in |
Cognitive Processing, April 2007
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DOI | 10.1007/s10339-007-0163-1 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Lawrence W. Barsalou, Cynthia Breazeal, Linda B. Smith |
Abstract |
We propose that cognition is more than a collection of independent processes operating in a modular cognitive system. Instead, we propose that cognition emerges from dependencies between all of the basic systems in the brain, including goal management, perception, action, memory, reward, affect, and learning. Furthermore, human cognition reflects its social evolution and context, as well as contributions from a developmental process. After presenting these themes, we illustrate their application to the process of anticipation. Specifically, we propose that anticipations occur extensively across domains (i.e., goal management, perception, action, reward, affect, and learning) in coordinated manners. We also propose that anticipation is central to situated action and to social interaction, and that many of its key features reflect the process of development. |
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United Kingdom | 9 | 3% |
France | 6 | 2% |
Germany | 5 | 2% |
Australia | 5 | 2% |
Canada | 4 | 1% |
Spain | 4 | 1% |
Italy | 2 | <1% |
Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
Other | 5 | 2% |
Unknown | 278 | 84% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 76 | 23% |
Researcher | 59 | 18% |
Student > Master | 41 | 12% |
Professor | 32 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 6% |
Other | 74 | 22% |
Unknown | 27 | 8% |
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Psychology | 133 | 40% |
Social Sciences | 30 | 9% |
Computer Science | 29 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 5% |
Philosophy | 14 | 4% |
Other | 70 | 21% |
Unknown | 38 | 12% |