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From Gaze Perception to Social Cognition: The Shared-Attention System

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Stephenson, Lisa J., Edwards, S. Gareth, Bayliss, Andrew P.·2021·Perspectives on Psychological Science

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When two people look at the same object in the environment and are aware of each other’s attentional state, they find themselves in a shared-attention episode. This can occur through intentional or incidental signaling and, in either case, causes an exchange of information between the two parties about the environment and each other’s mental states. In this article, we give an overview of what is known about the building blocks of shared attention (gaze perception and joint attention) and focus on bringing to bear new findings on the initiation of shared attention that complement knowledge about gaze following and incorporate new insights from research into the sense of agency. We also present a neurocognitive model, incorporating first-, second-, and third-order social cognitive processes (the shared-attention system, or SAS), building on previous models and approaches. The SAS model aims to encompass perceptual, cognitive, and affective processes that contribute to and follow on from the establishment of shared attention. These processes include fundamental components of social cognition such as reward, affective evaluation, agency, empathy, and theory of mind.

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Authors
Stephenson, L. J., Edwards, S. G., & Bayliss, A. P.
Venue
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Published
2021-02-10
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
553-576
ISSN
  • 1745-6916 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-6924
OpenAlex
W3126664801
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437
References
191
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30.98
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journal article
Language
en
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Stephenson, L. J., Edwards, S. G., & Bayliss, A. P. (2021). From Gaze Perception to Social Cognition: The Shared-Attention System. Perspectives on Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620953773

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