3. The Cognitive Context of Cognitive Anthropology

  1. David B. Kronenfeld3,
  2. Giovanni Bennardo4,
  3. Victor C. de Munck5,
  4. Michael D. Fischer6
  1. Jürg Wassmann1,
  2. Christian Kluge1,
  3. Dominik Albrecht2

Published Online: 14 JUL 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444394931.ch3

Book Title

A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology

A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology

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How to Cite

Wassmann, J., Kluge, C. and Albrecht, D. (2011) The Cognitive Context of Cognitive Anthropology, in A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology (eds D. B. Kronenfeld, G. Bennardo, V. C. de Munck and M. D. Fischer), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444394931.ch3

Editor Information

  1. 3

    University of California, Riverside, USA

  2. 4

    Northern Illinois University, USA

  3. 5

    SUNY New Paltz, USA

  4. 6

    University of Kent, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    University of Heidelberg, Germany

  2. 2

    University of Magdeburg, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 14 JUL 2011
  2. Published Print: 1 APR 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405187787

Online ISBN: 9781444394931

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Keywords:

  • cognitive context of cognitive anthropology;
  • “cognitive” in “Cognitive Anthropology” being all about;
  • how does the world enter our head - (PERCEPTION);
  • representations of the world - what brings about these distortions (CULTURAL MODELS);
  • Segall, early generalizations by Franz Boas (1927[1911]) - “psychic unity” of human agents;
  • cognitive module, allowing for this - capacity of working memory (WM);
  • research employing schemata or cultural models - and improvements;
  • classification of Lakoff (1987) - mental schemata, visual image or propositional form;
  • worldview, replicated in structure of Yupno house - oval, oriented downriver;
  • neurophysiological basis of fundamental cognitive capacities - extensive and productive

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