---
id: SOUL-WP-0003
type: workplan
title: "Phase II — Interaction: social cognition and recognition"
domain: agents
repo: soul-frame
status: finished
owner: grok
topic_slug: soul-frame
priority: high
created: "2026-08-09"
updated: "2026-08-12"
depends_on:
  - SOUL-WP-0002
state_hub_workstream_id: "98b0bf91-8c0a-4dfd-adc9-78828084900d"
---

# SOUL-WP-0003 — Phase II Interaction

## Goal

Ground **co-adaptive model building** and **social Beinghood** in cognitive
science, theory of mind, social cognition, sociology, recognition, and
intersubjectivity.

Research dirs: `research/cognitive-science/`, `research/social-cognition/`,
`research/sociology/`.

Primary body: RN-006 + Phase II maps.

## Depends on

- **SOUL-WP-0002** Phase I synthesis

## Follow-on

- **SOUL-WP-0004** — Phase III Personhood (unblocked)

## Outcome

Synthesis: `research/phase-ii-interaction-synthesis.md`

Key results: H3/H4/H7 supported; Social Mind SM1–SM8; recognition three-sense
model; TE-09 judged; co-adaptation ≠ model exchange.

## Tasks

### T01 — Cognitive science & model-based mind map

```task
id: SOUL-WP-0003-T01
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "eb782cde-d958-4538-a898-33cee379097c"
```

Map predictive processing, active inference, internal models, metacognition
against Mind definition. Update concept notes and bibliography.

**Done when:** Mind crosswalk has ≥4 rigorous sources with agreements/tensions.

---

### T02 — Social cognition & co-adaptation map

```task
id: SOUL-WP-0003-T02
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "1331b218-d37b-47ca-9f3f-34d255501e24"
```

Map theory of mind, joint attention, shared intentionality, interactive
alignment, common ground, recursive modeling. Test H4.

**Done when:** H4 has literature support/conflict notes; TE-related social cases refined.

---

### T03 — Sociology & recognition map

```task
id: SOUL-WP-0003-T03
status: done
priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "64a62ab1-0be8-4292-8ec3-778e8ac26add"
```

Map recognition theory, symbolic interactionism, intersubjectivity, reputation,
trust. Clarify systemic existence vs social recognition (H7, TE-09).

**Done when:** `concepts/recognition.md` updated; H7 evidence strength ≠ none.

---

### T04 — Phase II synthesis note

```task
id: SOUL-WP-0003-T04
status: done
priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "b0d82343-c937-4dc7-9913-e7daa287757f"
```

Write `research/phase-ii-interaction-synthesis.md` and revise OpenQuestions RQ3/RQ6.

**Done when:** synthesis exists; personhood phase can start from a stable social base.