Risko, E.F., Laidlaw, K., Freeth, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-9095 et al. (2 more authors) (2012) Social attention with real versus reel stimuli: toward an empirical approach to concerns about ecological validity. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6. 143.
Abstract
Cognitive neuroscientists often study social cognition by using simple but socially relevant stimuli, such as schematic faces or images of other people. Whilst this research is valuable, important aspects of genuine social encounters are absent from these studies, a fact that has recently drawn criticism. In the present review we argue for an empirical approach to the determination of the equivalence of different social stimuli. This approach involves the systematic comparison of different types of social stimuli ranging in their approximation to a real social interaction. In garnering support for this cognitive ethological approach, we focus on recent research in social attention that has involved stimuli ranging from simple schematic faces to real social interactions. We highlight both meaningful similarities and differences in various social attentional phenomena across these different types of social stimuli thus validating the utility of the research initiative. Furthermore, we argue that exploring these similarities and differences will provide new insights into social cognition and social neuroscience.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012 Risko, Laidlaw, Freeth, Foulsham and Kingstone. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited. |
Keywords: | social attention; social neuroscience; ecological methods; ethology |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2016 14:52 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2017 11:11 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00143 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00143 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91198 |