11 Dec
2017
11 Dec
'17
10:48 a.m.
The CEU Department of Cognitive Science and the Social Mind Center cordially invites you
to its talk by
Kristian
Tylén<http://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/kristian-tylen(9950d8bc-e1cd-400a-a547-359cd0b07157).html>
(School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University)
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - 17:00-18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 St. 7, room 101
Joint Problem Solving and Cognitive Diversity
The standard story about human collaborative joint action has often taken the point of
departure in one of two alternative approaches: 1) a more mentalistic stance suggesting
that joint action entails a level of shared representations based on capacities for theory
of mind and perspective taking (e.g. Tomasello et al 2005), or 2) an anti-representational
approach emphasising low-level mechanisms of motor coordination and synchronisation (e.g.
Richardson et al 2007). To draw a rude caricature of these approaches one assumes joint
action to entail that we are "similar on the inside" while the other entails
that we are "similar on the outside". In this talk, I will present experimental
work in progress that investigate collaborative problem solving in situations where
optimal solutions seem contingent on the extent to which collaborators contribute
different actions, perspectives, experience or cognitive styles. In other words, I will
suggest that some classes of joint problems afford some element of cognitive diversity. In
previous research diversity has been associated with personality traits, but I will
suggest that diversity can also be stimulated in several (more dynamic) ways in contexts
of social interaction, e.g. in the way collaboration is orchestrated or how groups are
assembled in larger networks.
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
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