Empirical Investigations of Situated Cognition
Abstract
The third cohort of PhDs has successfully started their projects in our Research Training Group ‘Situated Cognition’. Now, the PhDs are ready to give insights into their projects and research in more detail. Starting out with a workshop focused on the empirical investigations within situated cognition, our PhDs present their work and are joined by our highly regarded keynote speakers. Alice Auersperg, Sam Wass, and Tobias Meilinger give us their perspective on questions such as how problems are solved in non-human animals, what developmental trajectories can tell us about later cognitive abilities or how cognition differs when in virtual versus real space. This first workshop will cover current trends and topics in the fields of Animal Cognition, Developmental Psychology, and Virtual Reality. In order to continuously learn more about structural injustice at university and to foster a diverse and equal environment, we have also invited Anna Welpinghus to give a workshop as well as talk.
Streamed Keynote Talks
The keynote talks will be streamed via Zoom to anyone interested (no registration needed). Please use the following credentials to join:
Zoom ID: 834 8329 8995
Zoom Code: 00aBzt
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83483298995?pwd=ckZrS2g4bXBzODNDTmJHQlkwaUxYdz09
Program Overview
– Thursday, 6th of June –
| TIME | TYPE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| 14:00 – 14:10 | Introduction | Nikola Kompa & Albert Newen | |
| 14:10 – 15:10 | Invited Talk | Anna Welpinghus (Bielefeld University) | About General Perspectives in Science: Dealing with Structural Injustice at the University |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Short Presentation Associated PhD | Renee Ye (Ruhr University Bochum) | AI Companionship Qua Interactive Exotica |
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Short Presentation 3rd Cohort PhD | Anıl Bayindir(Ruhr University Bochum) | The Neural Representation and Plasticity of Pigeons’ Body Plan |
| 16:10 – 16:35 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:35 – 17:45 | Keynote (Hybrid) | Alice Auersperg (VetMed University Vienna) | Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Birds Primates and Human Infants |
| 18:30 | Dinner at Rimio Asian Fusion |
– Friday, 7th of June –
| TIME | TYPE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| 09:00 – 10:10 | Keynote (Hybrid) | Sam Wass (University of East London) | How Early Inter-Personal Interaction Dynamics Drive Attention and Intentional Communication |
| 10:10 – 10:55 | 3rd Cohort PhD | Leonard Kulisch (Ruhr University Bochum) | The Effects of Parental Cognitions on Dynamic Parent-Child Interactions and Separation Anxiety Symptoms |
| 10:55 – 11:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:15 – 12:00 | 3rd Cohort PhD | Syrine Rekhis (Osnabrück University) | How Do Our Chemosenses Communicate With Metabolism? |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | 3rd Cohort PhD | William Angkasa (Osnabrück University) | Mindreading – Mindinforming – Mindshaping: A Situated Approach to Understanding Crowd Psychology |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Photo Session | ||
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Lunch Break | Mensa Westerberg | |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | 3rd Cohort PhD | John Jairo Madrid Carvajal (Osnabrück University) | In the Driver’s Seat: Principal Components of Sensorimotor Coordination in Autonomous and Manual Driving |
| 15:00 – 15:45 | 3rd Cohort PhD | Aitana Grasso Cladera (Osnabrück University) | New Perspectives on the Approach-Avoidance Bias: Preliminary Results |
| 15:45 – 16:10 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:10 – 17:20 | Keynote (Hybrid) | Tobias Meilinger (University of Tübingen) | Situated Cognition in Real and Virtual Spaces |
Organizers
This workshop has been organized by members of the RTG “Situated Cognition”:
- Albert Newen (Speaker; Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
- Nikola Kompa (Deputy speaker; Universität Osnabrück)
- Julia Wolf (Scientific coordinator, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
- Louis Loock (Deputy scientific coordinator; Universität Osnabrück)
Venue
Universität Osnabrück
Helikoniensaal (Bohnenkamp-Haus, Gebäude 64)
You can download the general directions here. We recommend you use the main entrance of the botanical garden for public guests and then you only have to follow our signs along the left path. The venue is situated in the big glass building at the end of that path, right next to the palm house.
Registration
Online participation is free and requires no registration, so feel welcome to use the Zoom link above to join our keynote talks online. However, if you would like to participate as a guest listener on-site, please send an email to Rebecca Watzlawek (rwatzlawek [at] uni – osnabrueck DOT de) so that we can prepare the venue location accordingly. Applications as an external presenter are not possible for this event.
Big thanks to everyone!