Cognitive Ecology

被引:270
作者
Hutchins, Edwin [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Cognit Sci, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
关键词
Units of analysis for cognition; Ecological psychology; Ecology of mind; Activity theory; Embodied cognition; Situated cognition; Distributed cognition; Brain-body-world systems; Human culture; EMERGENCE; SITUATIVITY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1756-8765.2010.01089.x
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Cognitive ecology is the study of cognitive phenomena in context. In particular, it points to the web of mutual dependence among the elements of a cognitive ecosystem. At least three fields were taking a deeply ecological approach to cognition 30 years ago: Gibson's ecological psychology, Bateson's ecology of mind, and Soviet cultural-historical activity theory. The ideas developed in those projects have now found a place in modern views of embodied, situated, distributed cognition. As cognitive theory continues to shift from units of analysis defined by inherent properties of the elements to units defined in terms of dynamic patterns of correlation across elements, the study of cognitive ecosystems will become an increasingly important part of cognitive science.
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页码:705 / 715
页数:11
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