An Experimental Study of the Emergence of Human Communication Systems

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19600804
AutoresBruno Galantucci (0000-0002-3642-1371, Haskins Laboratories, autor de correspondencia)
Año2005
Volumen29
Número5
Páginas737-767
Fecha de publicación2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCognitive Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0364-0213 • E-ISSN: 1551-6709
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1207/s15516709cog0000_34
PMID21702792
OpenAlexW2139232530
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas49
Referencias citadas30

The emergence of human communication systems is typically investigated via 2 approaches with complementary strengths and weaknesses: naturalistic studies and computer simulations. This study was conducted with a method that combines these approaches. Pairs of participants played video games requiring communication. Members of a pair were physically separated but exchanged graphic signals through a medium that prevented the use of standard symbols (e.g., letters). Communication systems emerged and developed rapidly during the games, integrating the use of explicit signs with information implicitly available to players and silent behavior-coordinating procedures. The systems that emerged suggest 3 conclusions: (a) signs originate from different mappings; (b) sign systems develop parsimoniously; (c) sign forms are perceptually distinct, easy to produce, and tolerant to variations

Cognitive psychology · Communications system · Human–computer interaction · Sign system · Strengths and weaknesses · Telecommunications · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Language and cultural evolution · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology