Visual cognition during real social interaction

Skarratt, Paul; Cole, Geoff G.; Kuhn, Gustav

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2012.00196

Visual cognition during real social interaction

Skarratt, Paul; Cole, Geoff G.; Kuhn, Gustav

Authors

Dr Paul Skarratt P.Skarratt@hull.ac.uk
Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology

Geoff G. Cole

Gustav Kuhn

Abstract

Laboratory studies of social visual cognition often simulate the critical aspects of joint attention by having participants interact with a computer-generated avatar. Recently, there has been a movement toward examining these processes during authentic social interaction. In this review, we will focus on attention to faces, attentional misdirection, and a phenomenon we have termed social inhibition of return (Social IOR), that have revealed aspects of social cognition that were hitherto unknown. We attribute these discoveries to the use of paradigms that allow for more realistic social interactions to take place. We also point to an area that has begun to attract a considerable amount of interest—that of Theory of Mind (ToM) and automatic perspective taking—and suggest that this too might benefit from adopting a similar approach.

Citation

Skarratt, P., Cole, G. G., & Kuhn, G. (2012). Visual cognition during real social interaction. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 6, 42979. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00196

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jun 29, 2012
Online Publication Date	Jun 29, 2012
Publication Date	Jun 29, 2012
Journal	FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
Print ISSN	1662-5161
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	6
Pages	42979
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00196
Keywords	Biological Psychiatry; Behavioral Neuroscience; Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology; Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental health
Public URL	https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/417580
Publisher URL	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00196/full