Event overview
Goldsmiths Psychology is pleased to welcome Dr Steven Samuel, City St Georges University to present his research on the topic of: How do (and don't) we take others' perspectives?
This is an in-person event, to be held at our New Cross campus in room PSH LG01. If you are unable to join us in person, there is a teams link below.
Perspective taking, whether in the classic 'Theory of Mind' sense or in the more perceptual domain (e.g. visual perspective taking) has long been considered a cornerstone of social cognition. Recent years have given rise to new research threads, such as 'spontaneous' perspective taking, perceptual simulation (quasi-perceptual experiences of others' perceptual input), and embodied or 'grounded' processes, particularly in spatial perspective taking paradigms. Focusing in particular on visuo-spatial perspective taking, in this talk I will present evidence for or against each of these hypotheses, argue for the separation of perceptual and cognitive perspective taking, and highlight the increasingly clear importance of individual differences.
Steven received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Essex in 2015. Following postdoctoral positions at Stockholm, Cambridge, and Essex again, Steve joined the University of Plymouth as a lecturer in 2021. He been at City (now City St. George's) since 2022, where he is a senior lecturer and open science lead. Steve's primary interests are in the cognitive representations of others' perspectives (cognitive, visual and spatial perspective taking), as well as the role that language may (or may not) play in perspective-taking processes. He has also published in the field of language, particularly in linguistic relativity, and has a nascent interest in the cognition around tabletop roleplaying games.
Please join us in person if you can. Or click here to join the lecture on Teams.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 9 Oct 2025 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
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