21 Apr
2015
21 Apr
'15
9:18 a.m.
Coorrection: one unnecessary sentence on elephants deleted, I am sorry
for resending!
Reka
On 21 Apr 2015, at 9:10 am, Gyorgyne Finta <Szabor(a)ceu.edu> wrote:
The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its
talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Ralph Hertwig (Center for Adaptive Rationality; Max Planck Institute
for Human Development, Berlin) Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 -
17:00-18:30
Simple heuristics in a social world
The social world is a terrain where humans and other animals compete
with conspecifics for myriad resources, including food, mates, and
status, and where rivals grant the decision maker little time for deep
thought, protracted information search, or complex calculations. Yet the
social world also encompasses domains where social animals such as
humans can learn from and forge alliances with one another to boost
their chances of success. According to the talk’s thesis, the undeniable
complexity of the social world does not dictate cognitive complexity as
many scholars of rationality argue. Rather, it renders optimization
impossible or computationally arduous through intractability, the
existence of incommensurable considerations, and competing goals. With
optimization beyond reach, less can be more. That is, heuristics—simple
strategies for making decisions when time is pressing and careful
deliberation an unaffordable luxury—become indispensible mental tools of
social rationality. The Homo Socialis may prove to be a Homo Heuristicus
whose intelligence reflects ecological rather than logical rationality.
Drawing from different domains such as parental investment, strategic
games, and medical decision-making, I will discuss how social heuristics
can make us smart and also point out some of their limitations.
See more at:
http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2015-04-22/departmental-colloquium-d…
We're looking forward to see you there! (Oktober 6 street 7, room 101)
Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events
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