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Constructive cognition in a situated background

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Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 187 KB
Volume: 49
Category: Article
ISSN: 1071-5819
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1998.0232

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✦ Synopsis

In the present commentary, situatedness, or context dependence is seen as a general principle of human knowledge and activities, and cognition is a constructive process taking place in a situated background. We contend that a ''constructive cognition'' model would encompass situatedness, regardless of the paradigm in use for its implementation and that there is no fundamental incompatibility between situatedness and the use of either implicit or descriptive expressions of knowledge. We present some evidence from cognitive neuroscience in favor of this constructive paradigm. The same evidence should, in turn, influence the design of useful technologies to support and extend cognitive activities.

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