Collective perception

Collective perception or collective cognition is the common cogntion of a particular object by more than one agent or person. It is similar to collective action. In both cases, all agents are focused on a single process. The spectators in a sports game can exhibit both types:

• Collective perception: spectators in a sports game who watch the game
• Collective action: spectators in a sports game who cheer collectively

Collective cognition can lead to interesting forms of collective intelligence and swarm intelligence.

Links

• Notebook entries on Collective Cognition
• SFI Workshop on Collective Cognition