The Emergence Machine

Social Cognition

abstract · Psychology · Level 7 · E8

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Emergence definition

Social cognition emerges from the intersection of behavior, where an organism interprets and responds to social stimuli, and cognition, where an organism interprets sensory information and creates meaning through the active construction of knowledge and mental representations, building upon the understanding of state as a geographical area with a defined territory and governed by a structure that exercises power over its people.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “social cognition” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “social cognition”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
social cognition
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

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thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Social CognitionCognitionBehaviorPerceptionOrganismCellStateForceFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

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thisprerequisitesSocial CognitionL7ChangeL1StateL3BehaviorL5CognitionL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

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  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of social-cognition
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    social cognition requires understanding state as a foundational concept
  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    social cognition builds on the concept of behavior
  • Cognition L6 (requires)
    social cognition builds on the concept of cognition