An Interaction Theory Account of (Mediated) Social Touch.
Gijs Huisman
Frontiers in Psychology 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.830193 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Enactivism Haptics Mediated social touch Participatory sense-making |
| Citations | 8 |
| Key points | Argues that interaction theory better explains mediated social touch interactions outside laboratory settings than theory theory or simulation theory. |
Abstract
Research on mediated social touch (MST) has, either implicitly or explicitly, built on theoretical assumptions regarding social interactions that align with "theory theory" or "simulation theory" of social cognition. However, these approaches struggle to explain MST interactions that occur outside of a laboratory setting. I briefly discuss these approaches and will argue in favor of an alternative, "interaction theory" approach to the study of MST. I make three suggestions for future research to focus on.
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