Human cognition in context: On the biologic, cognitive and social reconsideration of meaning as making sense of action

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-244

  Cosmelli, Diego ^c   Ibáñez, Agustín ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Action; Cognition; Making sense; Meaning; Multilevel approaches; Neuroscience; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 54049101673     PISSN: 19324502     EISSN: 19363567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-008-9060-0     Document Type: Review

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