<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper proposes the model of discursive mind and describes the cognitive architecture of the dialogically structured mind. The model draws on Hermans’ (1999) theory of the dialogical self (DS) and Wertsch’s (1991) vision of mind as a “tool kit” with socio-cultural instruments, and also on the socio-cognitive approach to personality in experimental psychology. An I-position is understood here as an active totality of experience, shaped in a particular social context and represented in a separate representation module. Th ere are many modules in the mind because in the course of socialization, the individual comes across many different social contexts. Th e described model and its preliminary empirical verification not only gives support to the DS theory, but can also be a leverage of its contribution to general theories of mind stemming from other theoretical traditions</p></abstract>

The paper proposes the model of discursive mind and describes the cognitive architecture of the dialogically structured mind. The model draws on Hermans’ (1999) theory of the dialogical self (DS) and Wertsch’s (1991) vision of mind as a “tool kit” with socio-cultural instruments, and also on the socio-cognitive approach to personality in experimental psychology. An I-position is understood here as an active totality of experience, shaped in a particular social context and represented in a separate representation module. Th ere are many modules in the mind because in the course of socialization, the individual comes across many different social contexts. Th e described model and its preliminary empirical verification not only gives support to the DS theory, but can also be a leverage of its contribution to general theories of mind stemming from other theoretical traditions

The Discursive Mind Model

Helena Chodkowska University of Management and Law, Warsaw

University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw

Hubert Suszek, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Stawki 5/7, 00-183 Warsaw, Poland

Psychology of Language and Communication

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The paper proposes the model of discursive mind and describes the cognitive architecture of the dialogically structured mind. The model draws on Hermans’...

The Discursive Mind Model

Pubblicato online: 02 mag 2014

Pagine: 1 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2014-0001

Parole chiave
dialogical self, positioning, I-position, cognitive architecture, discursive mind, shared knowledge, cognitive-affective resources

© by Hubert Suszek

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

The Discursive Mind Model

Pubblicato online: 02 mag 2014

Pagine: 1 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2014-0001

Parole chiavedialogical self, positioning, I-position, cognitive architecture, discursive mind, shared knowledge, cognitive-affective resources

© by Hubert Suszek

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Parole chiave
dialogical self, positioning, I-position, cognitive architecture, discursive mind, shared knowledge, cognitive-affective resources