E2- Embodied Cognition

Question 1

situated cognition

Answer 1

learning is participation, it is situated and context dependent

Question 2

distributed cognition

Answer 2

intelligence is distributed across time, tools, people and activities

Question 3

connection between situated and distributed

Answer 3

both of these social theories take our environment into account
-leaning consists of multiple internal and external factors

Question 4

Embodied cognition: historical perspective

Answer 4

-notion that the mind and body are separate
-the brain is not DISembodied like a brain in a jar
-our brains affect and are affected by our bodies
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Question 5

Embodied cognition defined:

Answer 5

• comprises a group of theories
• cognitive processes are deeply rooted in our bodies’ interaction with the environment SOO the way we think is shaped by the way we exist in the world
• ** body affects mind and mind affects body

Question 6

3 domains that demonstrate the embodied nature of cognition

Answer 6

1. body
2. gesture
3. language

Question 7

The role of the body

Answer 7

1. How we change our bodies based on our cognition
   - body leaning (back for past and forward for future)
   - holding coffee (warm/cold people)
   - room temperature (snubbed/accepted-thought temp in room was higher for those who felt accepted)
   - cleaning hands (when asked to remember a bad deed more likely to ask for sanitizer)
2. How we change our cognition based on our bodies
   - botox (can’t frown)
   - power poses

Question 8

The role of gesture

Answer 8

• our hands are not simple a communicative tool
• they help up think and they shape our cognition
• research has shown that gesture is an important cognitive tool

Question 9

relevant gestures

irrelevant gestures

Answer 9

match with the representation- improve accuracy

do not match with the representation

Question 10

The role of language

Answer 10

we use physical metaphors to explain the world around us 
ex:
-happy is up
-sad is down
-conscious is up
-unconscious is down 
-health and life are up
-sickness and death are down ( he fell ill, he's at the peak of his health)

Question 11

how does role of language connect to embodied cognition

Answer 11

• metaphors are found in everyday life, in perception, and in action
• language and metaphors are evidence of our conceptual system
• many metaphors are based on how our bodies are oriented in the world

Question 12

What does not count as embodied cognition

Answer 12

• kinesthetic learning style
• learning through movement
• simple implementing activities into instruction