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Abstract Cognitive Maps for Complex Social Systems
How do people represent social networks in their minds? Inspired by work on spatial navigation, recent research reveals how people use domain-general computational principles to build cognitive maps for navigating their social environments. However, some aspects of our social worlds, such as the densely interconnected networks we are embedded in—and the dynamics of information flow within them—challenge the particular construct of a Euclidean cognitive map that has evolved in the study of spatial navigation. Recent research reveals different types of abstract representations people can use to build efficient cognitive maps for navigating social networks. We argue that to solve challenges inherent to navigating social relationships (e.g., figuring out whom to trust or gossip with, building coalitions made up of weak ties), people build cognitive maps of both the direct and indirect relational ties surrounding them. Although the incorporation of indirect ties makes these maps nonveridical, their addition aids in flexible, adaptive behavior, which can be used for successfully navigating any complex social environment.
期刊介绍:
Current Directions in Psychological Science publishes reviews by leading experts covering all of scientific psychology and its applications. Each issue of Current Directions features a diverse mix of reports on various topics such as language, memory and cognition, development, the neural basis of behavior and emotions, various aspects of psychopathology, and theory of mind. These articles allow readers to stay apprised of important developments across subfields beyond their areas of expertise and bodies of research they might not otherwise be aware of. The articles in Current Directions are also written to be accessible to non-experts, making them ideally suited for use in the classroom as teaching supplements.