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Categorizing cognition : toward conceptual coherence in the foundations of psychology / Graeme S. Halford, William H. Wilson, Glenda Andrews, and Steven Phillips

Author
Halford, Graeme S.
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 358 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Additional Creators
Wilson, William H. (Computer scientist), Andrews, Glenda, and Phillips, Steven (Scientist)
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Introduction and statement of the problem -- Properties of cognitive processes -- Relational knowledge in higher cognition -- Cognitive complexities and correspondences -- Representational rank -- Acquisition of relational knowledge and the origin of symbols -- Neural nets as models of acquisition processes -- Human reasoning and relational knowledge -- Applications of relational knowledge theory -- Conclusion.
Summary
A proposal for a categorization of cognition based on core properties of the constituent processes that integrates theory and empirical findings across domains.
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ISBN
0262320703 (electronic bk.)
9780262320702 (electronic bk.)
9781322570358
1322570353
9780262028073 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262028077 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262320711
9780262320719
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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