Communication and Shared Reality: Implications for the Psychological Foundations of Culture

• Main Authors: LAU, Ivy Yee-Man, CHIU, Chi-Yue, LEE, Sau-Lai
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2001
• Subjects: Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/246; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1245/viewcontent/soco.19.3.350.21467.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Lau et al present a conceptualization of the evolution of shared beliefs from individual interactions, focusing on the role of communication. They argue that the reciprocal relationship between shared reality and communication enables the development of systems of social representations at an indivi...