An Invitation to cognitive science
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An Invitation to cognitive science
MIT Press, c1995-c1998
2nd ed
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"An Invitation to Cognitive Science" provides a point of entry into the vast realm of cognitive science, offering selected examples of issues and theories from many of its subfields. All of the volumes in the second edition contain substantially revised as well as entirely new chapters. Rather than surveying theories and data in the manner characterisic of many introductory textbooks in the field, "An Invitation to Cognitive Science" employs a case study approach, presenting a focused research topic in some depth and relying on suggested readings to convey the breadth of views and results. Each chapter tells a coherent scientific story, whether developing themes and ideas or describing a particular model and exploring its implications. The volumes are self contained and can be used individually in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from introductory psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, and decision sciences, to social psychology, philosophy of mind, rationality, language and vision science.
Table of Contents
- Symbolic processes in the brain - the case of insect navigation, Charles R. Gallistel
- The mental representation of time - uncovering a biological clock, Seth Roberts
- The evolution of cognition - questions we will never answer, Richard C. Lewontin
- Consciousness and the mind - contributions from philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology, Owen Flanagan, Donald T. Dryden
- Cognitive algorithms - questions of representation and computation in building a theory, Mark Steedman
- A gentle introduction to Soar - an architecture for human cognition, Jill Fain Lehman et al
- Learning arithmetic with a neural network - seven times seven is about 50, James a. anderson
- Models for reading letters and words, Dominic W. Massaro
- Inferring mental operations from reaction-time data - how we compare objects, Saul Sternberg
- Models of visual search - finding a face in the crowd, Barbara Anne Dosher
- Skill acquisition and plans for actions - learning to write with your other hand, Patricia G. Lindenmann, Charles E. Wright
- Drawing conclusions from data - statistical methods for coping with uncertainty, Thomas D. Wickens
- Separating discrimination and decision in detection, recognition, and matters of life and death, John A. Swets
- Discovering mental processing stages - the method of additive factors, Saul Sternberg
- Brainwaves and mental processes - electrical evidence of attention, perception, and intention, Allen Osman.
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