Thursday, December 03, 2009

distributed cognition




Distributed cognition - is a psychological theory developed in the mid 1980s by Edwin Hutchins. Using insights from sociology, cognitive science, and the psychology of Vygotsky (cf activity theory) it emphasizes the social aspects of cognition.

Edwin Hutchins
Edwin Hutchins - Research
James D. Hollan
cognitive ethnography
Ethnography
Symbolic AI