Read the article “Ideology and predictive processing: coordination, bias, and polarization in socially constrained error minimization”. Answer the question: How can we understand ideology in terms of predictive processing? Your answer should make use of the concept of social constrained error minimization and relevant predictive processing concepts from The Experience Machine.
BOOK
The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality by Andy Clark, 2023
Essay must be 3-4 double-spaced pages, not including title and reference pages.
I AM ALREADY INCLUDING THE REFERENCE THAT YOU TO USE IN THE—SOME FROM THE ARTICLE AND SOME FROM THE BOOK—-NO NEED TO INCLUDE MORE REFERENCES.
Essay must have the following structure:
1) Introductory paragraph: “Say what you’re gonna say.” Tell the reader what you are going to argue or put forward in the paper. For example, “This paper argues that…” To get us interested, you can also tell us why this subject is important or relevant.
2) Body of paper: “Say it.” Give the argument or exposition that you just promised to give us in the introduction. (This is the bulk of the paper with all the details and references.)
3) Concluding paragraph(s): “Say what you said.” Summarize for the reader what you argued or said in the paper. For example, “This paper argued that…” You can also tell us what future research we might want to do and touch on what practical applications there may be.
The essay must be typed with APA formatted references and a title page.
The essay must be written in succinct, grammatical, and logical prose.