Bringing considerations of situated action to bear on the paradigm of cognitive modeling: the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal in computer and cognitive science presented to Lucy Suchman

2003 ◽  
Vol 340 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 283-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Adelson
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Cognitive Modeling ◽  
Benjamin Franklin ◽  
Situated Action

Social Equality: Cognitive Modeling Based on Emotional Coherence Explains Attitude Change

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-256
Author(s):  
Paul Thagard
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Computer Modeling ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Cognitive Modeling ◽  
Computer Models ◽  
Social Equality ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Distribution Of Income

Why do people have conflicting views of equality concerning the distribution of income, wealth, and satisfaction of vital needs? How do people form and sometimes change their views of equality and related issues, such as gender identity? Answers to such questions can benefit from cognitive science—the interdisciplinary field that includes neuroscience and computer modeling as well as psychology. According to principles of emotional coherence, attitudes develop and change because of connections among the values attached to systems of concepts, beliefs, and goals. People attach a positive value to concepts such as equality, if the concept fits with other positive concepts such as human needs, and opposes negative concepts such as poverty. Emotional coherence balances positive and negative values to yield an overall conclusion. Computer models based on emotional coherence explain people’s differing attitudes about equality and issues such as transgender rights. They also model how people sometimes change their minds.

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