The CEU Department of Cognitive Science and the Social Mind Center cordially invites you to two talks during this week:
1)
Andrew Bayliss
(School of Psychology, Social Cognition Research Group, University of East Anglia)
Following and Leading Social Gaze
When we see someone suddenly move their eyes, our attention is spontaneously drawn to where they are looking. This establishes a state of ‘joint attention’,
which serves a variety of social functions. In the talk, I will give an overview some work on gaze cueing of attention that investigates both the attentional and affective processes engaged during a joint attention episode. I will also introduce some recent
work that investigates shared attention from the perspective of the gaze leader. I will show that leading others’ eyes also engages attentional and affective processes, but also evokes an implicit sense of agency.
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 17:00-18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 St. 7, room 101
2)
Ryan McKay
(Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London)
Belief Formation in a Post-Truth World
In 2018 we inhabit a “post-truth” world where scientific evidence and accurate information must compete with appeals to emotion and “fake news”. In this talk I will attempt to shed some
light on the human tendency to believe “alternative facts”. For one thing, individuals tend to restrict the amount of information they collect when forming beliefs, “jumping to conclusions” on limited evidence. In an era where dubious claims are routinely
propagated by highly visible individuals, it is little wonder that mistaken beliefs – “misbeliefs” – about empirical reality persist in the face of contrary scientific evidence. Alongside a generalised tendency to jump to conclusions when forming beliefs,
however, is a pronounced failure to form beliefs dispassionately. Instead, humans are disposed to form “motivated” beliefs. In particular, we are prone to a desirability bias, being more inclined to accept evidence if it supports what we want to believe. Finally,
some beliefs may be held for social rather than epistemic reasons – that is, to signal commitment to cultural groups upon which individuals depend.
Date: Friday, September 14, 2018 - 16:00-17:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 St. 7, room 101
We are looking forward to see you at the talks!
Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
Social Mind Center Events at CEU: http://socialmind.ceu.edu/events
------------------------------------------------
Andrea Jenei
Coordinator, Social Mind Center
------------------------------------------------
Central European University
Nador u. 9.
| 1051 Budapest, Hungary
+ 36.1.887.5135
| jeneia@ceu.edu
http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/
-------------------------------------------------