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Embodiment as a unifying perspective for psychology

✍ Scribed by Thomas W. Schubert; Gün R. Semin

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
84 KB
Volume
39
Category
Article
ISSN
0046-2772

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Adaptive action is the function of cognition. It is constrained by the properties of evolved brains and bodies. An embodied perspective on social psychology examines how biological constrains give expression to human function in socially situated contexts. Key contributions in social psychology have highlighted the interface between the body and cognition, but theoretical development in social psychology and embodiment research remain largely disconnected. The current special issue reflects on recent developments in embodiment research. Commentaries from complementary perspectives connect them to social psychological theorizing. The contributions focus on the situatedness of social cognition in concrete interactions, and the implementation of cognitive processes in modal instead of amodal representations. The proposed perspectives are highly compatible, suggesting that embodiment can serve as a unifying perspective for psychology. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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