Social epistemic actions. (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pezzulo, Giovanni; Barca, Laura; Maisto, Domenico; Donnarumma, Francesco
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 43(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X19002802
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: We consider the ways humans engage in social epistemic actions, to guide each other's attention, prediction, and learning processes towards salient information, at the timescale of online social interaction and joint action. This parallels the active guidance of other's attention, prediction, and learning processes at the longer timescale of niche construction and cultural practices, as discussed in the target article.