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Assessment of Social Interaction Behaviors

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Published on: February 25, 2011

Can social interaction constitute social cognition?

Hanne De Jaegher¹, Ezequiel Di Paolo, Shaun Gallagher

¹Marie Curie Project DISCOS, Department of Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, VossStrasse 4, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany.

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Social cognition research is shifting towards understanding social interaction, not just individual minds. This interactive turn shows how social processes can complement or replace individual cognitive mechanisms for deeper understanding.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Social Psychology
Philosophy of Mind

Background:

Traditional social cognition research focuses on individual mental processes.
Empirical evidence suggests social understanding is not solely reducible to individual mechanisms.
A growing need exists to incorporate interactive and embodied perspectives.

Purpose of the Study:

To define social interaction operationally within the context of social cognition.
To differentiate the explanatory roles of social interaction (contextual, enabling, constitutive).
To advocate for an 'interactive turn' in social cognition research.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis and theoretical integration.
Review of existing empirical findings in social cognition.
Development of a framework for understanding the role of interaction.

Main Results:

Social interaction plays diverse explanatory roles beyond mere context.
Interactive processes can functionally complement individual cognitive mechanisms.
In some cases, interactive processes may substitute for individual mechanisms.

Conclusions:

Social cognition research should embrace an interactive perspective.
Social interaction is a key factor, not just a backdrop, in social understanding.
Expanding explanations beyond the individual mind opens new research avenues.