Distributed cognition, representation, and affordance
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Jiajie Zhang
Abstract
This article describes a representation-based framework of distributed cognition. This framework considers distributed cognition as a cognitive system whose structures and processes are distributed between internal and external representations, across a group of individuals, and across space and time. The major issue for distributed research, under this framework, are the distribution, transformation, and propagation of information across the components of the distributed cognitive system and how they affect the performance of the system as a whole. To demonstrate the value of this representation-based approach, the framework was used to describe and explain an important, challenging, and controversial issue — the concept of affordance.
Abstract
This article describes a representation-based framework of distributed cognition. This framework considers distributed cognition as a cognitive system whose structures and processes are distributed between internal and external representations, across a group of individuals, and across space and time. The major issue for distributed research, under this framework, are the distribution, transformation, and propagation of information across the components of the distributed cognitive system and how they affect the performance of the system as a whole. To demonstrate the value of this representation-based approach, the framework was used to describe and explain an important, challenging, and controversial issue — the concept of affordance.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- About the authors ix
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Introduction
- Offloading cognition onto cognitive technology 1
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Articles
- A framework for thinking about distributed cognition 25
- Distributed cognition: Domains and dimensions 45
- Distributed cognition: A methodological note 57
- Radical changes in cognitive process due to technology: A jaundiced view 71
- The grounding and sharing of symbols 83
- Collaborative tagging as distributed cognition 93
- Thinking in groups 99
- Distributed learning and mutual adaptation 117
- Distributed cognition, representation, and affordance 137
- Categorization and technology innovation 145
- Crime scene investigation as distributed cognition 159
- Web Search engines and distributed assessment systems 185
- Speech transformation solutions 207
- Computer-aided translation as a distributed cognitive task 237
- Index 257
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- About the authors ix
-
Introduction
- Offloading cognition onto cognitive technology 1
-
Articles
- A framework for thinking about distributed cognition 25
- Distributed cognition: Domains and dimensions 45
- Distributed cognition: A methodological note 57
- Radical changes in cognitive process due to technology: A jaundiced view 71
- The grounding and sharing of symbols 83
- Collaborative tagging as distributed cognition 93
- Thinking in groups 99
- Distributed learning and mutual adaptation 117
- Distributed cognition, representation, and affordance 137
- Categorization and technology innovation 145
- Crime scene investigation as distributed cognition 159
- Web Search engines and distributed assessment systems 185
- Speech transformation solutions 207
- Computer-aided translation as a distributed cognitive task 237
- Index 257
