The role of affordances in technological cognition

The model of technological cognition presented by Federico et al. does not specify how information is processed in and between the different hubs. Following Cisek's proposal for an 'ecological' perspective on cognition, I discuss the role of affordances in action specification and action selection. Artifacts afford a multitude of action, but most of them must be learned. This involves learning new causal mappings from actions to effects.

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Cognitive Neuroscience
Published
2025-11-07
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2025.2585996
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Embodied and Extended Cognition
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The role of affordances in technological cognition

Peter Gärdenfors
Cognitive Neuroscience
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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The role of affordances in technological cognition

Peter Gärdenfors
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Abstract

The model of technological cognition presented by Federico et al. does not specify how information is processed in and between the different hubs. Following Cisek's proposal for an 'ecological' perspective on cognition, I discuss the role of affordances in action specification and action selection. Artifacts afford a multitude of action, but most of them must be learned. This involves learning new causal mappings from actions to effects.

Cognitive Neuroscience
Lund University (SE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 67%
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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