Dear all,
We would like to inform you that unfortunately we have to postpone this
weeks' event due to illness.The talk by Hanna Marno will take place one
week later than originally planned, the new date is *November 25. 13:00
(CET)*.
We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause you, and we look
forward to meeting you at the next ELTE Cognitive Seminar next week.
ELTE Cognitive Seminar Invitation
*Time and date:* 13:00 (CET),* Thursday, 25. 11. 2021*
Speaker: Hanna Marno (Central European University, Eötvös Loránd University)
Title: Learning from action observation: the importance of communication
over efficiency
Abstract: Ostensive cues, such as eye-contact or calling the other’s name
are typically used to inform the addressee about our communicative
intention. Furthermore, they can elicit an expectation of relevance about
the communicated information, both in the case of adults and infants.
During observational learning, would this expectation of relevance induce a
bias to preferentially learn the communicated action demonstration, even at
the expense of its observed efficiency? In my talk, I will present a series
of studies testing whether toddlers and young children learn from their own
observation of efficiency, assessed by statistical information on
reliability of interventions, or from communicatively presented
demonstrations, when these two potential types of evidence are contrasted
with each other. The findings demonstrate that communicative sanctioning of
reliability may override statistical evidence for young learners.
Furthermore, our recent evidence with great apes also suggests that
ostensive demonstration can elicit an expectation of relevance, potentially
leading to a preference to learn from communication, as human children do.
Zoom link:
https://ppk-elte
-hu.zoom.us/j/98328191343?pwd=aU14ZTI2RWh1U3d4cGdKVGtRZEJrZz09
<https://ppk-elte-hu.zoom.us/j/98328191343?pwd=aU14ZTI2RWh1U3d4cGdKVGtRZEJrZz09>
Meeting ID: 983 2819 1343
Passcode: 053884
We look forward to seeing you at the event,
Réka Schvajda
Zsuzsanna Nemecz
organizers
ELTE Department of Cognitive Psychology