koglist May 2017

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[Koglist] Invitation to the Doctoral Defense of Pavel Voinov, Department of Cognitive Science, on May 29, 2017

by Gyorgyne Finta

The Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to the public defense of the PhD thesis Interpersonal Information Integration in Judgment Revision and Collective Judgment Formation The Benefits of Distributed Access to Redundant and Complementary Visual Information in a Shared Environment by Pavel Valeryevich Voinov SUPERVISOR: Gunther Klaus Knoblich SECONDARY SUPERVISOR: Natalie Sebanz Members of the Dissertation Committee: Ágnes Melinda Kovács, Chair, CEU Chris Frith, external examiner, UCL Ilan Yaniv, external examiner, HUJ Abstract One intellectual problem where collaboration can be helpful is coming up with a quantitative judgment under uncertainty. The common consensus among scholars and researchers, though, is that people generally fail to fully realize the advantage of having plural minds. The aim of the present work is to increase our understanding of psychological and social mechanisms that allow interacting individuals to combine their uncertain knowledge into a judgment, and the causes of collective benefit and collective failure in this process. The present work addresses collective judgment as an "information integration" problem in analogy with the process of multi-sensory integration that takes place within the brain (Ernst & Bülthoff, 2004), following the original approach suggested by Bahrami et al. (2012a). It extends existing research on two lines. First, it addresses the process of inter-individual information integration under conditions implying a different degree of structural overlap in the individually available information. The second novel aspect is the focus on non-verbal modes of interaction via a shared environment. The thesis includes two empirical studies, each consisting of a series of behavioral experiments that investigate how environment-mediated interactions can support the process of inter-individual information integration under conditions of individual access to redundant and complementary information. The two studies address two conceptually different processes of inter-individual information integration: individual judgment revision and joint judgment formation. The first study investigates how indirect interactions via a shared environment can help individuals to improve their perceptual judgments by observing another's judgments. The main finding is that whether people can properly integrate observable information in the environment produced by another individual depends on their uncertainty about their own judgment. Crucially, when their own uncertainty is high, people do not discriminate between information of high and low quality in another's judgment. This leads to underperformance in the potentially most beneficial conditions - the ones where people have access to complementary information. The second study investigates how well pairs of participants can coordinate their joint judgment by means of interactions via a shared environment. It addresses the interplay between feedback on accuracy and verbal communication under conditions of simultaneous access to complementary and redundant visual information. Under conditions of access to redundant information, availability of feedback on accuracy turns out to be critical: without it interactions do not lead to an improved judgment. Verbal communication does not seem to play a crucial role, but it is helpful under conditions of access to complementary information. Furthermore, in the latter situation, a reliable collective benefit from interaction can be obtained in the absence of verbal communication, of feedback, or both. The reported studies have three major implications. First, they suggest that in a situation of collective judgment in a shared environment reliable collective benefits from interaction can be obtained without verbal communication. Second, they point to a critical role of a shared agreement on a judgment in this process. Third, they highlight the significance of the factor of structural overlap in individually held information as an important determinant of the amount of collective benefit that collaborators are likely to obtain from social interaction. . The defense will take place at room 101, V. Budapest, Október 6 street 7, 1st floor on Monday, May 29, at 10:00 a.m. With kind regards, Györgyné Finta (Réka) Department Coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Central European University Department of Cognitive Science H-1051 Budapest Oktober 6 utca 7. tel: (36-1) 887-5138 fax: (36-1) 887-5010 http://www.ceu.edu http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu

8 years, 11 months

Re: [Koglist] PhD jelentkezés PTE Pszichológia Doktori Iskola

by Labadi Beatrix

Kedves Kollégák! A PTE Pszichológia Intézet Doktori Iskola Kognitív pszichológia és Alkalmazott pszichológia alprogramja várja kognitív és evolúciós pszichológia iránt érdeklődő jelentkezőket nappali/levelezős tagozatos doktori képzésbe. Jelentkezési határidő: 2017. május 22. Információ: http://btk.pte.hu/phd_felveteli Ajánlott kutatási témák (bővebb leírás a csatolt file-ban): Evolúciós pszichológia Gyuris Petra: Féltestvérek kapcsolata Kocsor Ferenc: Affektív és szematikus információk szerepe az arcészlelésben Meskó Norbert: A hajviselet hatása a vonzerőre A szexuális motiváció párkapcsolati összefüggései Kognitív pszichológia Deák Anita: Kognitív érzelemszabályozás Kiss Szabolcs: Kognitív fejlődéslélektan (elmeolvasás, nyelvelsajátítás) Az elmeolvasás fejlődése A mentális állapotokhoz való privilegizált hozzáférés megértése A naiv szociológia/fizika/biológia elsajátítása Lábadi Beatrix: A testreprezentáció és multiszenzoros integráció zavari és fejlődése Szociális média, internethasználat neurokognitív hatásainak vizsgálata -- Dr. Beatrix Lábadi Institute of Psychology University of Pécs H- 7624 Pécs Ifjúság u. 6. Hungary E-mail: labadibea(a)gmail.com Tel/Fax: 0036 72 501 516

8 years, 12 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] Reminder: CogSci CEU Departmental Colloquium: May 10, Wednesday: Shiri Lev-Ari: How our social network size influences our linguistic skills and linguistic malleability

by Andrea Jenei

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science and the Social Mind Center cordially invites you to its talk by Shiri Lev-Ari <http://www.mpi.nl/people/lev-ari-shiri> (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands) Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 17:00-18:30 Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 St. 7, room 101 How our social network size influences our linguistic skills and linguistic malleability Does the size of our social network influence how good we are at understanding others or how influenced we are by others' speech patterns? Previous research shows that both infants and adults are better at learning new phonological categories when exposed to multiple speakers compared with only one. In this talk, I'll present converging evidence from individual differences studies, experimental studies, and computational simulations to show that the size of our social network influences our linguistic skills even as adult native speakers, and, in particular, that having a larger social network leads to better comprehension at the phonological and semantic levels. I'll further show that having a smaller social network leads to more malleable representations and use. Thus, aspects of our life-style, such as the size of our social network, can influence how we learn, use, and represent language. We are looking forward to see you at the talk! Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events Social Mind Center Events at CEU: http://socialmind.ceu.edu/events ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu

9 years

[Koglist] könyvbemutató -- Fehér Krisztina: Babák a hangok világában

by Tamás Kis

A Társas-Kognitív Nyelvészeti Kutatócsoport és a DAB Nyelvtudományi Munkabizottsága meghívja *Fehér Krisztina* *Babák a hangok világában* című könyvének (Typotex, 2017) bemutatójára *A beszélgetést vezeti: *Gyuris Adél Kinga A kötet a bemutató helyszínén kedvezményes áron (2000 Ft) lesz megvásárolható. *Helyszín: *MTA Debreceni Területi Bizottság (DAB) székháza (Debrecen, Thomas Mann u. 49.), Holló László terem (I. emelet) *Időpont: *2017. május 17. (szerda), 17 óra *A kötet honlapja: * http://www.typotex.hu/book/8955/feher_krisztina_babak_a_hangok_vilagaban

9 years

[Koglist] Theoretical Philosophy Forum, Gergely Ambrus

by Laszlo E. Szabo

THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös University Address: Múzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest 10 May (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226 Gergely Ambrus Department of General Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy Eötvös Loránd University Budapest A fizikalizmus eredete: Carnap és Wittgenstein prioritási-vitája (The origins of physicalism: the priority dispute between Carnap and Wittgenstein) _______________________________ Abstracts and printable program (poster) are available from the web site of the Forum: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf (Please feel free to post the program in your institution!) The Forum is open to everyone, including students, visitors, and faculty members from all departments and institutes! Format: 60 minute lecture, coffee break, 60 minute discussion. The organizer of the Forum: Laszlo E. Szabo (leszabo(a)phil.elte.hu) -- L a s z l o E. S z a b o Professor of Philosophy DEPARTMENT OF LOGIC, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY EOTVOS UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST http://phil.elte.hu/leszabo

9 years

[Koglist] Meghívó: Gondolkodásmódok: Képelméletek és nyelvelméletek - kerekasztal-beszélgetés (2017.05.05.)

by Nyelvesz Info

Meghívó A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Nyelv- és Irodalomtudományok Osztálya, valamint a Filozófiai és Történettudományok Osztálya tisztelettel meghívja a *Gondolkodásmódok: Képelméletek és nyelvelméletek* című kerekasztal-beszélgetésre, melyre 2017. május 5. (péntek) 14.00 órakor az MTA Könyvtár és Információs Központ Konferenciatermében (1051 Budapest, Arany János u. 1. II. em.) kerül sor. Program 1. Bevezetés: Kertész András, az MTA rendes tagja 2. Problémafelvetés: Pléh Csaba, az MTA rendes tagja 3. Képelméletek: Nyíri Kristóf, az MTA rendes tagja 4. Nyelvelméletek: Kenesei István, az MTA levelező tagja 5. Beszélgetés A beszélgetést vezeti: Pléh Csaba, az MTA rendes tagja

9 years

[Koglist] Fluencia - Fluenceu Party on Friday

by Dezso Nemeth

Dear Cognitive Folks, The next Fluencia Party will be Tomorrow on 4th May (Friday) starting at 8.00pm at Élesztő (Tűzoltó utca close to Corvin metro station). Info: *https://www.facebook.com/events/1880167915571687/ <https://www.facebook.com/events/1880167915571687/>* Fluencia is a monthly organized informal "jamboree" for cogsci-, psychology-related students (undergrads, grads), professors, researchers from many different universities in Hungary. The idea and motivation are to facilitate interactions, communication, collaboration among researchers working here, get to know others and others' interests, topics, etc. And, of course, to have some drinks and fun in a friendly environment. Fluencia party stands with CEU Everybody is welcome to attend! If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask. All the best, Dezso -------------------------------------- NEMETH, Dezso (PhD) Brain, Memory and Language Lab: http://www.memory-and-language.com Phone: +36-1-4614500/3565, +36-1-4614500/3519

9 years

[Koglist] Buzsaki es Csibra NAS tagsaga

by Csaba Pleh

http://mta.hu/mta_hirei/ket-ujabb-magyar-tagot-valasztott-az-amerikai-nemze… [http://mta.hu/data/cikkek/107/1076/cikk-107666/NAS-Emblem-NEWS-WEB_680_454_…]<http://mta.hu/mta_hirei/ket-ujabb-magyar-tagot-valasztott-az-amerikai-nemze…> Két újabb magyar tagot választott az amerikai Nemzeti Tudományos Akadémia<http://mta.hu/mta_hirei/ket-ujabb-magyar-tagot-valasztott-az-amerikai-nemze…> mta.hu Buzsáki György agykutatót és Csibra Gergely pszichológust választotta rendes, illetve külföldi tagjai közé 2017-es közgyűlésén az amerikai Nemzeti Tudományos Akadémia. Ezzel a tudós testület magyar vagy Magyarországhoz kötődő tagjainak száma nyolcra nőtt. Csaba Pléh, member Academia Europeae, and HAS distinguished visiting professor, CEU Department of Cognitive Science vispleh(a)ceu.edu 2016/17 chercheur, résident Collegium de Lyon, Lyon French mobile: 0033(0)768911149 Hungarian mobile: 0036303493735 Homepage: http://plehcsaba.eu/

9 years

[Koglist] Another (part-time) Research Assistant job at CEU

by Gergely Csibra

The Cognitive Development Center (CDC) at Central European University invites applications for a part time research assistant position. The successful candidate will help the researchers at the CDC Kid Lab in the Budapest Zoo with designing and conducting studies with healthy human children, and with analyzing and publishing the collected data. Qualifications: • BA or equivalent degree in any discipline • fluent in both English and Hungarian for oral and written communication as well • good communication skills • basic IT knowledge Applicants with (1) a degree in psychology, (2) experience with working with children, or (3) familiarity with experimental methods in developmental psychology will be given priority. Job description: The research assistant will work with the lead researchers and research assistants. She/he will conduct studies, record the data, organize and code the collected data under their supervision. Since this research laboratory is located in the Zoo, the job includes tasks of recruiting children for studies among those visiting the zoo. The research assistant will also give information about the studies to parents. The research assistant is expected to give one half-hour presentation on his/her working day in a basic scientific topic for children and their parents. Text and visual materials for these presentations will be provided by the CDC. The research assistant’s duties also include contacting the leaders of nursery groups scheduled to visit the zoo. What we offer: This is a part time position, available on July 1, 2017, for a year with the possibility of further extension. The advertised position requires 20 hours of work a week, partly during weekends. The schedule will alternate weekly between weekend and weekdays duties. The post is funded by research grants from the European Research Council. We offer a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience as well as a dynamic and international academic environment. How to apply? Applicants need to submit: • a CV and • contact information for two referees. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Ágnes Volein, CDC Lab manager (voleina(a)ceu.hu). Interviews will be scheduled for June 9, 2017. Please send your complete application package to advert(a)ceu.hu - including job code in subject line: 2017_056

9 years

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] Research Progress Workshop at CEU CogSci: Thursday, June 1

by Gergely Csibra

Doctoral students of the CogSci department at this phantom university will present their work at the annual Research Progress Workshop. The workshop is free and open to anyone. Come along if you are interested in the research of phantom students! -- Research Progress Workshop Department of Cognitive Science Central European University Thursday, June 1, 2017 Room 101, Október 6. utca 7. Budapest 1051 — Program SESSION 1 9:00 Martin Freundlieb Spontaneous perspective-taking in social interactions 9:20 Laura Schmitz How do we represent others' action sequences? 9:40 Luke McEllin Perceiving kinematic cues in teaching and joint action 10:00 Simily Sabu Exploring the role of variability in a joint sequence learning task 10:20 Thomas Wolf Of experts adapting and novices rushing in joint music performance — 10:40 COFFEE BREAK — SESSION 2 11:00 Nazli Altinok What is rational about faithfully copying sub-efficient actions? 11:20 Gábor Bródy Spatiotemporal vs kind based object individuation 11:40 Paula Fischer Can children integrate information about efficiency and causality in false belief reasoning? 12:00 Otávio Mattos Communicative learning and the development of human reference 12:20 Liza Vorobyova Infants' understanding of cooperative vs competitive goal-directed events involving multiple agents — 12:40 LUNCH BREAK — SESSION 3 13:30 Georgina Török Efficiency and rational decision-making in joint action 13:50 Mia Karabegović The influence of rule origins on fostering rule abidance 14:10 Johannes Mahr Young children’s source memory in receptive and productive communication 14:30 Francesca Bonalumi Psychological basis of commitment 14:50 Helena Miton Towards new methods for the study of cultural evolution — 15:10 COFFEE BREAK — SESSION 4 15:30 Eszter Szabó The comprehension of negative existentials and standard negation in 18-month-olds 15:50 József Arató Visual statistical learning and spatial attention 16:10 Gábor Lengyel Statistically defined chunks show similar within/ between-object processing to real objects 16:30 Oana Stanciu The origins of primacy in estimation ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu

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