[Koglist] Cognitive Seminar October 13th - Ildikó Király

Dear All, We would like to invite you to the following talk by Ildikó Király (Eötvös Loránd University), organized as part of the ELTE Cognitive Seminar series. Time and date: 16:30 (CET), Thursday, October 13th 2022 Speaker: Ildikó Király (Eötvös Loránd University), Title: Social Curiosity Summary lecture on the achievements of our Lendület Project Abstract: In this lecture, I would like to share with the broad audience the empirical results gathered and the theoretical advancements made in the framework of the Lendület project entitled ’The cognitive basis of human sociality’. The main objective of this project was to understand the mechanisms that enable the unique sociality of humans, from the angle of cognitive science. In my talk, I will focus on recent empirical evidence in the study of three fundamental social cognitive functions (social categorization, theory of mind and social learning; mainly from the empirical lenses of developmental psychology) in order to outline a theory that emphasizes the need to consider their interconnectedness. The proposal is that the ability to represent the social world along categories and the capacity to read others’ minds are used in an integrated way to efficiently assess the epistemic states of fellow humans by creating a shared representational space. The emergence of this shared representational space is both the result of and a prerequisite to efficient learning about the physical and social environment. Zoom link: https://ppk-elte-hu.zoom.us/j/92572657934?pwd=bkpzUThXbzdleFJMVUYxcmV6M1VjU… Meeting ID: 925 7265 7934 Passcode: 902329 If you have questions about the event, please contact us via email (szabo.eszter.dora(a)ppk.elte.hu). We look forward to seeing you at the event, Eszter Dóra Szabó organizer ELTE Department of Cognitive Psychology