Misunderstandings False Beliefs in Communication

• Tác giả: Georg Weizsäcker
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1783740512
• ISBN-13: 978-1800648814
• ISBN: OBP.0367
• Thông tin xuất bản: Cambridge Open Book Publishers 2023
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (136 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 375764
• Chủ đề: 1. Conversational Expectations; 2. Successful Communication; 3. Game Theory; 4. Misunderstandings; 5. Language and Human Interaction; 6. Behavioral Economics; 7. Behavioural economics; 8. Economic theory & philosophy; 9. Economics

Tóm tắt

What do we expect when we say something to someone, and what do they expect when they hear it? When is a conversation successful? The book considers a wide set of two-person conversations, and a bit of game theory, to show how conversational statements and their interpretations are governed by beliefs. Thinking about beliefs is suitable for communication analysis because beliefs are well-defined and measurable, allowing to differentiate between successful understandings and their less successful counterparts: misunderstandings. The book describes the theoretical framework and empirical measurements of misunderstandings - written by an economist, but in simple words and using interdisciplinary concepts. The material will benefit students and researchers of behavioural economics and its neighbouring fields, and anyone interested in human language.