Social epistemic cognition in online interactions
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '14)
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Social media and online social networks dramatically change the way in which knowledge is acquired and disseminated. How do we re-understand about human knowledge and knowing? This work aims at extending the current understanding of human epistemic cognition in online social environments, where epistemic cognition refers to cognitions and cognitive processes related to epistemic matters such as knowledge and beliefs justification. We approach our inquiry with mixed methods: (1) quantitative study to test whether epistemic cognition might differ in individual and social contexts, and whether online interactions might mediate the later; and (2) social cognitive task analysis with interviews to manifest the intricate interplay of dynamics between social epistemic cognition and online interactions. We introduce the new construct of social epistemic cognition and contribute to the field of HCI with an evolved theory which states that epistemic cognition can be promoted in online social environments as mediated by online interactions.
DOI
10.1145/2556288.2556977
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ISBN of the source publication: 9781450324731
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chan, R. Y. Y., Li, S. and Hui, D. (2014) Social epistemic cognition in online interactions. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '14). ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 3289-3298. DOI: 10.1145/2556288.2556977