Hyperembodiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-161
Author(s):  
Anders Hougaard
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Social Perception ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
General Feature ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Ways Of Being

Abstract The article introduces hyperembodiment as a general feature of artefacts for perception and representation and as a research agenda for cognitive semiotics and cognitive science at large. At the heart of the article, I offer analyses of two different selected examples: Hyperembodiment in a Facetime conversation and in a Snapchat message. These digital productions of appearances of social interactants are analysed with particular attention to their intercorporeal qualities and it is argued that social perception is facilitated which takes the users of visual, interpersonal communication devices beyond the corporeal limits of ordinary ways of being present for each other. Broadening the scope, I then discuss how a general focus on hyperembodiment opens new, productive avenues of inquiry. First, I relate hyperembodiment to the heterogenous field of social presence research and suggest how it may contribute to it. Thereafter I discuss hyperembodiment as a topic of cognitive semiotics.

Narrative Inquiry as a Relational Methodology

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Vicki G. Mokuria ◽  
Alankrita Chhikara
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
The Status ◽  
Dominant Narratives ◽  
Ways Of Being

The authors present an overview of narrative research and focus primarily on narrative inquiry, highlighting what distinguishes this approach from other research methods. Narrative inquiry allows scholars to go beyond positivism and explore how research can be conducted based on participants' stories, rather than using a purely scientific methodological approach. This research method acknowledges and honors narrative truths and provides a scholarly framework that makes space for voices often marginalized or excluded when dominant narratives and/or data hold a prominent place in a research agenda. As such, narrative inquiry can be used in academic research to challenge the status quo, thus harnessing research to stretch beyond hegemonic ways of being and knowing. The authors provide a robust overview and conceptualization of this approach, along with foundational concepts and exemplars that comprise this method of research.

Networked Flow in musical bands

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gaggioli ◽  
Alice Chirico ◽  
Elvis Mazzoni ◽  
Luca Milani ◽  
Giuseppe Riva
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Communication Structure ◽  
Expert Rating ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Measure Of Performance ◽  
Group Flow ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed at using the Networked Flow (NF) model to investigate group collaboration in the context of musical bands. We analyzed the relationship between flow, social presence, structural dynamics and performance as they related to 15 bands in a rehearsal room. Flow was measured using the Flow State Scale; social presence was assessed with the Networked Minds Social Presence scale; and interpersonal communication structure (exchange of gazes and verbal orders) was assessed by means of Social Network Analysis (SNA). In addition, we considered: (a) a subjective measure of performance, rated by each member on an ad-hoc questionnaire; and (b) an expert rating of performance, based on the evaluation of audio-video recordings of each group. Findings showed the multifaceted nature of the relationship between social presence and flow. Group flow score was a significant predictor of self-reported performance, but not of expert-evaluated performance. Moreover, several correlations were found between flow, social presence and patterns of interpersonal coordination (both implicit and explicit). Specifically, SNA reveals that flow was positively related to exchanges of gazes and negatively associated with exchanges of orders. Overall, this study contributes to further elucidating the complex interplay between group flow and intersubjective dynamics in music collaboration.

scholarly journals Tradeoffs Between Effectiveness and Social Perception When Using Mixed Reality to Supplement Gesturally Limited Robots

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Presence ◽  
Social Perception ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Design Decision ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Objective Performance ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
Perceived Social Presence

Mixed reality visualizations provide a powerful new approach for enabling gestural capabilities for non-humanoid robots. This paper explores two different categories of mixed-reality deictic gestures for armless robots: a virtual arrow positioned over a target referent (a non-ego-sensitive allocentric gesture) and a virtual arrow positioned over the robot (an ego-sensitive allocentric gesture). We explore the trade-offs between these two types of gestures, with respect to both objective performance and subjective social perceptions. We conducted a 24-participant within-subjects experiment in which a HoloLens-wearing participant interacted with a robot that used these two types of gestures to refer to objects at two different distances. Our results demonstrate a clear trade-off between performance and social perception: non-ego-sensitive allocentric gestures led to quicker reaction time and higher accuracy, but ego-sensitive gesture led to higher perceived social presence, anthropomorphism, and likability. These results present a challenging design decision to creators of mixed reality robotic systems

scholarly journals Presentation Special Issue: Cognitive science a special issue in cognitive science and the implementation of a comprehensive reviewing system

1969 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
The World

This special issue brings together the work that researchers around the world are currently carrying out on diverse topics in cognitive science and presents it to the research community in Latin America. The purpose behind this special issue is to motivate researchers on the continent to continue the studies presented herein and, ideally through networking with international researchers to initiate a rigorous research agenda in specific topics in cognitive science. This special issue offers a qualitatively comprehensive reviewing system to qualitatively, and a quantitatively assess of the manuscripts submitted. The following sections consider these two aspects.

scholarly journals The Cultural Challenge in Mathematical Cognition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sieghard Beller ◽  
Andrea Bender ◽  
Stephen Chrisomalis ◽  
Fiona Jordan ◽  
Karenleigh A. Overmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Numerical Cognition ◽  
Mathematical Cognition ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Science History ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Questions

In their recent paper on “Challenges in mathematical cognition”, Alcock and colleagues (Alcock et al. [2016]. Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2, 20-41) defined a research agenda through 26 specific research questions. An important dimension of mathematical cognition almost completely absent from their discussion is the cultural constitution of mathematical cognition. Spanning work from a broad range of disciplines – including anthropology, archaeology, cognitive science, history of science, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology – we argue that for any research agenda on mathematical cognition the cultural dimension is indispensable, and we propose a set of exemplary research questions related to it.

Is mobile health all peer pressure? The influence of mass media exposure on the motivation to use mobile health apps

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 565-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Woo Kwon ◽  
Kwansik Mun ◽  
Jin Kyun Lee ◽  
Douglas M McLeod ◽  
Jonathan D’Angelo
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Apps ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Mobile Health Apps ◽  
Effects Of Media

In recent years, the spread of mobile communication devices such as smartphones has been markedly rapid. With this technological diffusion, mobile health (mHealth) has become an increasingly important issue. In particular, there is an increasing interest in smartphone apps improving public health. Although there is increased availability of mobile devices and health apps, little is known about motivational factors predicting health app adoption and use. The aim of this study was to identify motivational factors that predict the adoption and use of health apps (i.e. health app engagement). To identify the motivational factors, 391 college students were surveyed and survey questions considered the effects of media exposure to health information, interpersonal communication on health issues, and psychological factors (e.g. attitude, usefulness, peer norm, and self-efficacy) on health app engagement. Our results confirm the effect of attitude ( β = 0.36) and usefulness are ( β = 0.33) on mHealth App usage. Furthermore, we found that age ( β = 0.11) and reading news articles about health ( β = 0.13) predict mHealth App usage. Theoretical and practical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals On the embedded cognition of non-verbal narratives

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 359-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Emilio Bruni ◽  
Sarune Baceviciute
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Embedded Cognition ◽  
Narrative Studies ◽  
Evolutionary Studies

Acknowledging that narratives are an important resource in human communication and cognition, the focus of this article is on the cognitive aspects of involvement with visual and auditory non-verbal narratives, particularly in relation to the newest immersive media and digital interactive representational technologies. We consider three relevant trends in narrative studies that have emerged in the 60 years of cognitive and digital revolution. The issue at hand could have implications for developmental psychology, pedagogics, cognitive science, cognitive psychology, ethology and evolutionary studies of language. In particular, it is of great importance for narratology in relation to interactive media and new representational technologies. Therefore we outline a research agenda for a bio-cognitive semiotic interdisciplinary investigation into how people understand, react to, and interact with narratives that are communicated through non-verbal modalities.

scholarly journals The cultural challenge in mathematical cognition

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 448-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sieghard Beller ◽  
Andrea Bender ◽  
Stephen Chrisomalis ◽  
Fiona M. Jordan ◽  
Karenleigh A. Overmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Numerical Cognition ◽  
Mathematical Cognition ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Science History ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Questions

In their recent paper on “Challenges in mathematical cognition”, Alcock and colleagues (Alcock et al. [2016]. Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2, 20-41) defined a research agenda through 26 specific research questions. An important dimension of mathematical cognition almost completely absent from their discussion is the cultural constitution of mathematical cognition. Spanning work from a broad range of disciplines – including anthropology, archaeology, cognitive science, history of science, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology – we argue that for any research agenda on mathematical cognition the cultural dimension is indispensable, and we propose a set of exemplary research questions related to it.

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