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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Joint attention is recognized as fundamental to human social cognition.
  • Existing research lacks consensus on the definition and mechanisms of joint attention.
  • The concept of common knowledge also suffers from definitional ambiguity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel typology of social attention levels currently conflated under 'joint attention'.
  • To delineate corresponding levels of common knowledge.
  • To analyze cognitive, behavioral, and phenomenological aspects, including second-personal vs. third-personal relations.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis and theoretical framework development.
  • Typological classification of social attention and common knowledge.
  • Examination of cognitive, behavioral, and phenomenological dimensions.

Main Results:

  • A typology distinguishing levels of social attention (monitoring, common, mutual, shared) and common knowledge is presented.
  • Key distinctions are made between second-personal and third-personal relational aspects.
  • The framework offers a nuanced understanding of 'jointness' in social cognition.

Conclusions:

  • Joint attention is not a monolithic process but a cluster of distinct cognitive skills.
  • The proposed typology clarifies different levels of social attention and common knowledge.
  • This framework can be extended to other joint mental states, such as joint goals.