Overview

A translation of the renowned French reference book, Vocabulaire de sciences cognitives , the Dictionary of Cognitive Science presents comprehensive definitions in more than 120 subjects. Topics range from 'Abduction' to 'Writing', and each entry is covered from as many perspectives as possible within the domains of psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics. The editor and his advisory board, each a specialist in one of these areas, have brought together 60 internationally recognized scholars to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the most current and dynamic thinking in the cognitive sciences.

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Author:   Olivier Houdé ,  Daniel Kayser ,  Olivier Koenig ,  Joëlle Proust
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.020kg
ISBN:  

9781579582517

ISBN 10:   1579582516
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   31 October 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Entries include: * Abduction * Autism * Belief * Cognitive Development * Constraint * Desire * Distributed Intelligence * Emotion * Expressiveness * Frame Problem * Functionalism * Grammar * Holism * Inheritance * Interpretation * Knowledge Acquisition * Language of Thought * Logicism/Psychologism * Mental Imagery * Model * Neural Network * Number * Oral * Pragmatics * Psychophysics * Qualia * Reading * Relevance * Robotics * Schizophrenia * Semiotics * Theory of Mind * Turing Machine * Validation * Writing * and many more.

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Rastier Well-written...Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher. - Choice, June 2004 A good resource for definitions of basic concepts... Suitable for students. - Library Journal, May 1, 2004

Well-written...Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher. -- Choice A good resource for definitions of basic concepts... Suitable for students. -- Library Journal

Rastier Well-written...Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher. <br>- Choice, June 2004 <br> A good resource for definitions of basic concepts... Suitable for students. <br>- Library Journal, May 1, 2004 <br>

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Olivier Houdé, Daniel Kayser, Olivier Koenig, Joëlle Proust, François Rastier

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