Analyzing Groups: A Social Signaling Perspective

2012 ◽  
pp. 271-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loris Bazzani ◽  
Marco Cristani ◽  
Giulia Paggetti ◽  
Diego Tosato ◽  
Gloria Menegaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Signaling

scholarly journals Seven Computations of the Social Brain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanaz Molapour ◽  
Cindy C Hagan ◽  
Brian Silston ◽  
Haiyan Wu ◽  
Maxwell Ramstead ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social World ◽  
Social Brain ◽  
Verbal Cues ◽  
True Nature ◽  
Multiple Modalities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Processing Demands ◽  
Social Signaling ◽  
The Brain

ABSTRACT The social environment presents the human brain with the most complex of information processing demands. The computations that the brain must perform occur in parallel, combine social and nonsocial cues, produce verbal and non-verbal signals, and involve multiple cognitive systems; including memory, attention, emotion, learning. This occurs dynamically and at timescales ranging from milliseconds to years. Here, we propose that during social interactions, seven core operations interact to underwrite coherent social functioning; these operations accumulate evidence efficiently – from multiple modalities – when inferring what to do next. We deconstruct the social brain and outline the key components entailed for successful human social interaction. These include (1) social perception; (2) social inferences, such as mentalizing; (3) social learning; (4) social signaling through verbal and non-verbal cues; (5) social drives (e.g., how to increase one’s status); (6) determining the social identity of agents, including oneself; and (7) minimizing uncertainty within the current social context by integrating sensory signals and inferences. We argue that while it is important to examine these distinct aspects of social inference, to understand the true nature of the human social brain, we must also explain how the brain integrates information from the social world.

Emotional Expression in Infancy: I. Initial Studies of Social Signaling and an Emergent Model

1978 ◽  
pp. 125-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert N. Emde ◽  
David H. Kligman ◽  
James H. Reich ◽  
Ted D. Wade
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Social Signaling

Body Buddies: Social Signaling through Puppeteering

2011 ◽  
pp. 279-288
Author(s):  
Magy Seif El-Nasr ◽  
Katherine Isbister ◽  
Jeffery Ventrella ◽  
Bardia Aghabeigi ◽  
Chelsea Hash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Signaling

MODIFICATION OF VOICE WAVEFORMS TO CHANGE SOCIAL SIGNALING

2014 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 573
Author(s):  
Alex Paul Pentland
Keyword(s):  
Social Signaling

scholarly journals Interpersonal Distance in the SARS-CoV-2 Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 1095-1101
Author(s):  
Robin Welsch ◽  
Heiko Hecht ◽  
Lewis Chuang ◽  
Christoph von Castell
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
Interpersonal Distance ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Behavioral Norms ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Mandatory Rules ◽  
Social Signaling ◽  
Intimate Encounters

Background Mandatory rules for social distancing to curb the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic require individuals to maintain a critical interpersonal distance above 1.5 m. However, this contradicts our natural preference, which is closer to 1 m for non-intimate encounters, for example, when asking a stranger for directions. Objective This review addresses how humans typically regulate interpersonal distances, in order to highlight the challenges of enforcing atypically large interpersonal distances. Method To understand the challenges posed by social distancing requirements, we integrate relevant contributions from visual perception, social perception, and human factors. Results To date, research on preferred interpersonal distances suggests that social distancing could induce discomfort, heighten arousal, and decrease social signaling in the short term. While the protracted effects of social distancing are unclear, we propose hypotheses on the mid- to long-term consequences of violating preferred norms of interpersonal distances. Conclusion We suggest that enforcing a physical distance of 1.5–2 m presents a serious challenge to behavioral norms. Application We address how notifications, architectural design, and visualizations could be effectively applied to promote interpersonal distance requirements.

Multi-level selection, social signaling, and the evolution of human suffering gestures: The example of pain behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob M. Vigil ◽  
Eric Kruger
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social System ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Human Suffering ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Group Coordination ◽  
Pain Expression ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Social Signaling ◽  
Cohesive Framework

AbstractPain suffering has been naturally selected to be experienced and expressed within a wider social system. The communication of pain improves group coordination and decision-making about engaging in resource dependent and potentially risky endeavors. Recent findings warrant the development of a cohesive framework for understanding the reciprocal nature of pain expression and individual and group-level outcomes that can generate novel predictions on the heuristical expression of human suffering in naturalistic and clinical settings.

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