Social Cognition and Strategic Social Choice

Scope: Theory of mind (canonical: hed_perspective_taking; hed_mentalizing was merged during the reframe), self-other distinction, joint attention, imitation, in-group/out-group processing, stereotyping, social decision-making, social perception, cooperation, competition, reciprocity.

Out of scope: Empathy as a trait; social anxiety; “social cognition” as umbrella.

This category contains 11 processes.

Competition

Process ID: hed_competition

Action in conflict with another agent’s interests for a contested resource.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Recent references

  • Declerck, Boone & Emonds (2013) Brain and Cognition 81:95–117

Cooperation

Process ID: hed_cooperation

Coordinated action among agents for mutual benefit, often at individual cost.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Recent references

  • Rand & Nowak (2013) Trends in Cognitive Sciences 17:413–425

Imitation

Process ID: hed_imitation

Reproduction of observed actions or behaviors.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Fundamental references

  • Meltzoff & Moore (1977) Science 198:75–78

Recent references

  • Heyes (2011) Psychological Bulletin 137:463–483

In-group/out-group processing

Process ID: hed_in_group_out_group_processing

Differential processing of members of one’s own group versus other groups.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Recent references

  • Molenberghs (2013) Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 37:1530–1536

Joint attention

Process ID: hed_joint_attention

Coordinated focus by two or more agents on the same object or event, involving shared awareness that attention is joint.

No tasks in the current catalog are linked to this process.

Fundamental references

  • Bruner (1975) Journal of Child Language 2:1–19

Recent references

  • Mundy (2018) European Journal of Neuroscience 47:497–514

Perspective taking

Process ID: hed_perspective_taking

Also known as: Mentalizing — Process verb; merged during reframe. More common in neuroimaging literature.; Theory of mind — Capacity/competence noun; the term used in developmental and clinical literatures.

Representation of another’s viewpoint, visual or cognitive.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Recent references

  • Tamir & Mitchell (2013) Cerebral Cortex 23:2375–2382

Reciprocity

Process ID: hed_reciprocity

Contingent positive or negative responses to another’s prior behavior.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Recent references

  • Fehr & Camerer (2007) Trends in Cognitive Sciences 11:419–427

Self-other distinction

Process ID: hed_self_other_distinction

Discrimination between self-generated and other-generated states or actions.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Fundamental references

  • Gallagher (2000) Trends in Cognitive Sciences 4:14–21

Recent references

  • Decety & Sommerville (2003) Trends in Cognitive Sciences 7:527–533

Social decision making

Process ID: hed_social_decision_making

Choice involving other agents and their preferences, often in strategic settings.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Fundamental references

  • Sanfey (2007) Science 318:598–602

Recent references

  • Ruff & Fehr (2014) Nature Reviews Neuroscience 15:549–562

Social perception

Process ID: hed_social_perception

Visual perception of socially relevant stimuli, including faces, bodies, and actions.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Fundamental references

  • Allison, Puce & McCarthy (2000) Trends in Cognitive Sciences 4:267–278

Recent references

  • Pitcher & Ungerleider (2021) Trends in Cognitive Sciences 25:100–110

Stereotyping

Process ID: hed_stereotyping

Attribution of attributes to individuals based on social category membership.

Tasks

The following tasks engage this process:

Recent references

  • Amodio (2014) Nature Reviews Neuroscience 15:670–682