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Joint action and joint attention: D rawing parallels between the literatures
Author(s) -
Milward Sophie J.,
Carpenter Malinda
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
social and personality psychology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 53
ISSN - 1751-9004
DOI - 10.1111/spc3.12377
Subject(s) - parallels , joint (building) , action (physics) , psychology , joint attention , cognition , call to action , cognitive science , social psychology , developmental psychology , advertising , neuroscience , engineering , mechanical engineering , architectural engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , autism , business
Two of the most important milestones in children's development are joint action (acting with others) and joint attention (attending with others). These are popular fields in both psychology and philosophy but have formed surprisingly independent literatures despite the close similarities they share in terms of theoretical and methodological issues. This article systematically compares these fields and draws attention to specific and more general ways in which each could benefit from the other if communication between them were increased. We highlight a clear opportunity within these fields, but this could be a useful approach in cognitive science more generally.