Science as a Social Self-organizing Extended Cognitive System. Coherence and Flexibility of Scientific Explanatory Patterns

Una Exploración Conceptual de la Formación de Patrones en Sistemas Sociales Autorganizados

Ingeniería ◽

10.14483/23448393.12407 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

David Anzola

Keyword(s):

Pattern Formation ◽

Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽

Complexity Science ◽

Self Organization ◽

Social Self ◽

Social Scientists ◽

Self Organized ◽

Scientists And Engineers ◽

High Level ◽

Self Organizing

Context: The concept of self-organization plays a major role in contemporary complexity science. Yet, the current framework for the study of self-organization is only able to capture some of the nuances of complex social self-organizing phenomena.Method: This article addresses some of the problematic elements in the study of social selforganization. For this purpose, it focuses on pattern formation, a feature of self-organizing phenomena that is common across definitions. The analysis is carried out through three main questions: where can we find these patterns, what are these patterns and how can we study these patterns.Results: The discussion shows that there is a high level of specificity in social self-organized phenomena that is not adequately addressed by the current complexity framework. It argues that some elements are neglected by this framework because they are relatively exclusive to social science; others, because of the relative novelty of social complexity.Conclusions: It is suggested that interdisciplinary collaboration between social scientists and complexity scientists and engineers is needed, in order to overcome traditional disciplinary limitations in the study of social self-organized phenomena.

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SOCIAL: Self-Organizing ClassIfier ensemble for Adversarial Learning

Multiple Classifier Systems - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-12127-2_9 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 84-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Francesco Gargiulo ◽

Carlo Sansone

Keyword(s):

Classifier Ensemble ◽

Social Self ◽

Adversarial Learning ◽

Self Organizing

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The Flower Workshop: A social self-organizing practice in mental health nursing

Clinical Nursing Studies ◽

10.5430/cns.v2n3p1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Maria Alice Ornellas Pereira ◽

Milena Luckesi ◽

Trícia Maria Feitosa Floripes ◽

Alfredo Pereira Jr

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Self ◽

Mental Health Nursing ◽

Health Nursing ◽

Self Organizing

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Gestural Facilitation in Treatment of Apraxia of Speech

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders ◽

10.1044/nnsld20.3.94 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 94-98

Author(s):

Anastasia M. Raymer ◽

Beth McHose ◽

Kimberly Graham

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Review Literature ◽

Cognitive System ◽

Apraxia Of Speech ◽

Recent Systematic Review ◽

Training Paradigm ◽

Limb Apraxia ◽

Speech Treatment ◽

Verbal Production

Purpose: Luria (1970) proposed the use of intersystemic reorganization to use an intact system to facilitate improvements in a damaged cognitive system. In this article, we review literature examining the effects of gesture as a modality to promote reorganization to improve verbal production in apraxia of speech and anomia. Methods: A gestural facilitation training paradigm is described and results of a recent systematic review of apraxia of speech treatment are reviewed. The interplay between apraxia of speech and anomia are considered in response to gestural facilitation training. Results & Conclusions: Gestural facilitation effects are strongest in individuals with moderate apraxia of speech. Several factors appear to mitigate the effects of gestural facilitation for verbal production, including severe apraxia of speech and semantic anomia. Severe limb apraxia, which often accompanies severe apraxia of speech, appears to be amenable to gestural treatment, providing improvements in gesture use for communication when verbal production gains are not evident.

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I Want to Be Like You

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000090 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 115-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Christina Matschke ◽

Kai Sassenberg

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Identity Development ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Active Role ◽

Social Identification ◽

Social Self ◽

Approach And Avoidance ◽

Internal Motivation ◽

Avoidance Strategies ◽

Social Identity Development

Entering a new group provides the potential of forming a new social identity. Starting from self-regulation models, we propose that goals (e.g., internal motivation to enter the group), strategies (e.g., approach and avoidance strategies), and events (e.g., the group’s response) affect the development of the social self. In two studies we manipulated the group’s response (acceptance vs. rejection) and assessed internal motivation as well as approach and avoidance strategies. It was expected, and we found, that when newcomers are accepted, their use of approach strategies (but not avoidance strategies) facilitates social identification. In line with self-completion theory, for highly internally motivated individuals approach strategies facilitated social identification even upon rejection. The results underline the active role of newcomers in their social identity development.

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