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PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101412925681

ISBN-139781412925686

eBay Product ID (ePID)46449094

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Number of Pages560 Pages

Publication NameCognitive Science : an Introduction to the Study of Mind

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectCognitive Science, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation, Science, Psychology

AuthorGordon Silverman, Jay Daniels Friedenberg

FormatPerfect

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Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight33.1 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.4 in

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LCCN2005-009522

ReviewsCognitive Science offers a well-developed summary of the major theoretical disciplines involved in cognitive science. Friedenberg and Silverman have written a clear and comprehensive text that will be an invaluable guide for both students and cognitive science teachers. This work offers an engaging, informative, and up-to-date discussion of both historical development and the current practice of cognitive science.

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal153

Table Of ContentIntroduction A Brave New World What is Cognitive Science Representation Computation The Interdisciplinary Perspective '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: Categories of Mental Representation "Minds On" Exercise: Analogical Reasoning The Philosophical Approach: Enduring Questions The Mind-Body Problem Functionalism The Free Will and Determinism Debate The Knowledge Acquisition Problem The Mystery of Consciousness Overall Evaluation of the Philosophical Approach '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: Dennett's Multiple Drafts Theory of Consciousness "Minds On" Exercise: Decision Making The Psychological Approach: A Profusion of Theories Psychology and the Scientific Method Mental Atoms, Mental Molecules and a Periodic Table of the Mind: The Voluntarist Movement Structuralism: What the Mind Is Functionalism: What the Mind Does The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Mental Physics and the Gestalt Movement Mini-minds: Mechanism and Psychoanalytic Psychology Mind as a Black Box: the Behaviorist Approach Overall Evaluation of the Psychological Approach '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: Insight Learning "Minds On" Exercise: Introspection The Cognitive Approach I Some History First: The Rise of Cognitive Psychology The Cognitive Approach: Mind as an Information Processor Modularity of Mind Theories of Vision and Pattern Recognition Theories of Attention Evaluating the Model-Building Approach '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: Biederman's Recognition-by-Components Theory of Pattern "Minds On" Exercise: Silhouettes and Object Constancy The Cognitive Approach II Types of Memory Memory Models Visual Imagery Problem Solving Overall Evaluation of the Cognitive Approach '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: Search in Working Memory "Minds On" Exercise: Memory Effects The Neuroscience Approach: Mind as Brain Methodology in Neuroscience The Small Picture: Neuron Anatomy and Physiology The Big Picture: Brain Anatomy The Neuroscience of Visual Object Recognition The Neuroscience of Attention The Neuroscience of Memory The Neuroscience of Executive Function and Problem Solving Overall Evaluation of the Neuroscience Approach '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: Binding and Neural Synchrony "Minds On" Exercise: Neural Functions The Network Approach The Network Approach: Mind as a Web Principles Underlying Artificial Neural Networks Characteristics of Artificial Neural Networks Early Conceptions of Neural Networks Back Propagation and Convergent Dynamics Artificial Neural Network Typologies Evaluating the Connectionist Approach Semantic Networks: Meaning in the Web Overall Evaluation of the Network Approach '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: NETtalk "Minds On" Exercise: Free Association The Evolutionary Approach: Change over Time Evolutionary Psychology A Little Background: Selection and Genetics Evolved Psychological Mechanisms Evolution and Cognitive Processes Evolutionary Computing Artificial Life Neural Darwinism Evaluating the Evolutionary Approach Overall Evaluation of the Evolutionary Approach '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: A Stage Theory of Evolution "Minds On" Exercise: Memory for Object Location The Linguistic Approach The Linguistic Approach: The Importance of Language The Nature of Language Primate Language Use Language Acquisition Language Deprivation Philosophy and Linguistics: The Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis Cognition and Linguistics: The Role of Grammar Neuroscience and Linguistics: The Wernicke-Geschwind Model Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics: Natural Language Processing Overall Evaluation of the Linguistic Approach '¬SIn Depth'¬¥: The Logogen Model of Word Recognition "Minds On" Exercise: Conversational Pragmatics Artificial Intelligence I: Definitional Perspective Introduction Historical and Philosophi

SynopsisThis landmark textbook introduces students to everything that the world?'s great thinkers think about thought. Throughout history, different fields of inquiry have attempted to understand the great mystery of mind and answer questions like: What is mind? How does it operate? What is consciousness? Only recently have these efforts in traditional and cutting edge disciplines become more united in their focus. Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind is the comprehensive result of the authors' drawing together of this work. Jay Friedenberg and Gordon Silverman survey significant theoretical models of the human mind from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. They achieve coherence between these different approaches by the use of a parallel structure to organize each chapter and by deploying a common set of themes to explore the different perspectives. The overall approach is multidisciplinary, theoretical, and historical. Other texts on cognitive science are empirical in nature, built around classic experiments illustrating major phenomena in perception, memory, and other areas. This book, by contrast, introduces students to the theoretical models and ideas underlying such empirical work. Experiments are discussed, but primarily to illustrate the specific characteristics of a model.Key Features: Includes numerous ancillaries to promote the book's effective use ? a companion student website at www.sagepub.com/CSstudy featuring online student-friendly exercises, E-flash cards, and interactive quizzes; and an Instructors? CD-ROM with a test bank, chapter outlines, PowerPoint slides, a sample syllabus, and ideas for student projects After introducing a major perspective, an "Evaluating" section discusses the strengths and weaknesses of that perspective "Thought Balloons" in margins further encourage students to think critically about key concepts "In-Depth" boxes elaborate on specific models, illustrating them in concrete terms, and "Minds On" exercises help students to familiarize themselves with key concepts in a hands-on fashion Student study is assisted via key terms (which are boldfaced and defined in context when first introduced), suggestions for further reading, and end-of-chapter "Food for Thought" discussion questions Covers all the traditional concerns of cognitive science together with analysis of newer areas such as robotics and the evolutionary approachUnlike other texts on the market which are either outdated or pitched at a much higher level, Cognitive Science is the perfect introductory textbook for cross-disciplinary courses on the mind in psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and computer science., This landmark textbook introduces students to everything that the world's great thinkers think about thought. Throughout history, different fields of inquiry have attempted to understand the great mystery of mind and answer questions like: What is mind? How does it operate? What is consciousness? Only recently have these efforts in traditional and cutting edge disciplines become more united in their focus. Cognitive Science is the comprehensive result of the authors' drawing together of this work. Cognitive Science is the perfect introductory textbook for cross-disciplinary courses on the mind in psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and computer science.

LC Classification NumberBF311.F743 2005