Essays about: "Collective Cognition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Collective Cognition.

  1. 1. World Management : The case of the Lord of Hosts Church

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Jonathan Madeland; [2021]
    Keywords : prophecy; Festinger; millenialism; netnography; case study; cognition; rituals; cybernetics; consonance management; world construction; world management; the Lord of Hosts Church; Hank Kunneman; Donald Trump;

    Abstract : Bringing together current research strands stemming from the Festinger tradition of failed prophecy, and by observing a recent case of a prophetic group dealing with disconfirming events under a period of 210 days, I theorize on what roles cognitive dissonance, rituals and continuous prophetic adaptation play in the management of prophetic groups’ alternative world views. The traditional conception of dissonance management is reinterpreted as a process of maximizing mental desirability, which is contingent on the level of cognitive dissonance as well as cognitive activity. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Two separate lanes which on occasion bump into each other" : A Qualitative Study on How Collective Cognition in Entrepreneurial Teams Affect International Opportunities

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Josefin Nyberg; Viktoria Atladottir; [2021]
    Keywords : International Business; Internationalization; International entrepreneurship; Collective Cognition; International opportunities; Discovery; Exploitation; Entrepreneurial Teams.;

    Abstract : During the last three decades, research and activity within international entrepreneurship have accelerated. The international entrepreneurial process consists of, for instance, international opportunities that are recognized as a critical function. READ MORE

  4. 3. Autonomy and Relational Cognition : Autonomy From a Cognitive Science Perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Niklas Carlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : relational autonomy; the social self thesis; embodied cognition; embedded cognition; predictive processing;

    Abstract : I argue that autonomy is substantially relational by appealing to a variety of findings from the cognitive sciences. I gather findings related to a variety of paradigms of the cognitive sciences under the collective banner Relational Cognition and argue that these speak in favor of contingent relational accounts of autonomy by demonstrating the relational nature of cognition and agency. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Piece of Space : Exploring photographic space as a visualized form of spatial experience and thinking about how a designer can position it in reality.

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Juyeon Baek; [2020]
    Keywords : Photograph; Travel; Photogrammetry; Individual-Collective Identity; Experience Design; Spatial Experiment;

    Abstract : This project recognizes photographic space as a visualized form of spatial experience and tries to read unspecified spatial information in photos shared in social media. By exploring a photograph, I research how photography, which is a framing activity, has affected spatial experience and cognition. READ MORE

  6. 5. Embodied Understanding in Computer Programming : A semiotic analysis of metaphors used in programming

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Andreas Larsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Embodied Cognition; Computer Programming; Computer Science; Conceptual understanding; Conceptual metaphors; Social Semiotics; Qualitative analysis;

    Abstract : Language can be seen as a bridge between the way we think and our actions. From a social semiotic, language becomes a resource with which collective knowledge can be distributed. The way we talk about an artefact is a reflection of our conceptual understanding thereof. READ MORE