Editorial: Diversity and Universality in Causal Cognition

Frontiers in Psychology

Sieghard Beller¹ 

关键词: causal cognition;    agency;    culture;    language;    methods;    interdisciplinary approach;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01767

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The capacity to acquire and use causal knowledge belongs to the central cognitive competencies that allow us to orient in the world, and this knowledge shapes our cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses. Its central role renders causal cognition a core topic for the social and cognitive sciences. But is causal cognition a universal and uniform phenomenon, or are there cultural differences in the way people represent the causal texture of the world? In spite of extensive research on causal cognition in the past decades (Waldmann, 2017), little is known about cultural diversity in how people perceive, represent, and reason about causal relationships (Bender et al., 2017). The main goal of this research topic is therefore to compile evidence for both diversity and universality in causal cognition, with the aim of pushing the field forward.

【 授权许可】

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