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Mental Models in Discourse Processing and Reasoning
Av G. Rickheit, C. Habel
Inbunden, 1999
2281 kr
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In this interdisciplinary discussion on mental models, researchers from various areas in cognitive science tackle the following questions: What is a mental model? What are the prospects and limitations in applying the mental model notion in cognitive science? How can the ideas on the nature of …
Cognitive Contributions to the Perception of Spatial and Temporal Events
Av G. Aschersleben, T. Bachmann m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
2375 kr
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The book is concerned with the cognitive contributions to perception, that is, with the influence of attention, intention, or motor processes on performances in spatial and temporal tasks. The chapters deal with fundamental perceptual processes resulting from the simple localization of an object in …
From Fragments to Objects
Segmentation and Grouping in Vision
Av Thomas F. Shipley, Philip J. Kellman
Inbunden, 2001
1728 kr
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From Fragments to Objects: Segmentation and Grouping in Vision represents leading researchers in the area of object perception reviewing the current state of the field and offering suggestions for future research.
Motivational Psychology of Human Development
Developing Motivation and Motivating Development
Av Heckhausen J. Heckhausen, J. Heckhausen
Inbunden, 2000
1536 kr
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The idea for this book grew out of the conference "Motivational Psychology of Ontogenesis" held at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany, in May 1998. This conference focused on the interface of development and motivation and therefore brought together scholars from …
A Psychological Approach to Ethical Reality
Av K. Hillner
Inbunden, 2000
1848 kr
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The pre-eminent 19th century British ethicist, Henry Sidgwick once said: "All important ethical notions are also psychological, except perhaps the fundamental antitheses of 'good' and 'bad' and 'wrong', with which psychology, as it treats of what is and not of what ought to be, is not directly …
Attraction, Distraction and Action
Multiple Perspectives on Attentional Capture
Av Charles Folk, Bradley Gibson
Inbunden, 2001
1429 kr
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Over the last decade there has been a spate of research on the empirical phenomenon known as "attentional capture". Interest in capture can be attributed not only to its applied significance, but also to the implications of the phenomenon for theories of selective attention, as well as cognitive …
Bilingual Sentence Processing
Av R. Heredia, Roberto Heredia m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
2432 kr
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This text provides an overview of the literature on bilingual sentence processing from a psycholinguistic and linguistic perspective. Research focuses on both the visual and spoken modalities, including specific areas of research interest.
Time-to-Contact
Av Heiko Hect, Heiko Hecht m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1493 kr
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Time-to-contact is the visual information that observers use in fundamental tasks such as landing an airplane or hitting a ball. Time-to-contact has been a hot topic in perception and action for many years and although many articles have been published on this topic, a comprehensive overview or …
Defense Mechanisms
Theoretical, Research and Clinical Perspectives
Av Uwe Hentschel, Gudmund Smith m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1582 kr
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The book is focused on defense mechanisms as theoretical constructs as well as the possibilities of their empirical registration by different methods, and the application of these constructs in different fields of psychology with special regard to concurrent and predictive validity. It is argued …
Morality in Context
Av Wolfgang Edelstein, Gertrud Nunner-Winkler
Inbunden, 2005
1390 kr
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Morality in context is a timely topic. A debate between philosophers and social scientists is a good way to approach it. Why is there such a booming interest in morality and why does it focus on context? One starting point is the change in the sociostructural and sociocultural conditions of modern …
Mental Models and the Mind
Current developments in Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience and Philosophy of Mind
Av Carsten Held, Gottfried M-GV Vosgerau m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1341 kr
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"Cognitive psychology," "cognitive neuroscience," and "philosophy of mind" are names for three very different scientific fields, but they label aspects of the same scientific goal: to understand the nature of mental phenomena. Today, the three disciplines strongly overlap under the roof of the …
Human Learning: Biology, Brain, and Neuroscience
Av Mark Guadagnoli, Aaron S. Benjamin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1137 kr
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Human learning is studied in a variety of ways. Motor learning is often studied separately from verbal learning. Studies may delve into anatomy vs function, may view behavioral outcomes or look discretely at the molecular and cellular level of learning. All have merit but they are dispersed across …
Human Factors Psychology
Av P. A. Hancock, Peter Ed Hancock m. fl.
Inbunden, 1987
1016 kr
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This book is a collection of contemporary applications of psychological insights into practical human factors issues. The topics are arranged largely according to an information processing/energetic approach to human behavior. Consideration is also given to human-computer interaction and …
Complex Movement Behaviour
'The' Motor-Action Controversy
Av Onno Ed Meijer, O. G. Meijer O. G. m. fl.
Inbunden, 1988
1675 kr
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The major focus of this book is on the differences between ecological approaches to action (`action theories'), and theories on motor control and learning couched in terms of information processing (`motor theories'). Proponents of both approaches express their views in Part 1 and the differences …
Progress in Reversal Theory
Av M. Ed Apter, M. J. Apter M. J. m. fl.
Inbunden, 1988
1182 kr
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Reversal Theory is a new general theory of motivation, emotion, personality, psychopathology and stress which challenges previous ideas in these fields and sets up an unusually broad and integrative conceptual framework of its own. The papers in the six sections which make up this volume are …
A History of Psychology in Metascientific Perspective
Av K.B. Madsen
Inbunden, 1988
2847 kr
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Two fields of interest are combined in this volume: the history of science and the theory, or philosophy, of science (metascience). The result is a history of psychology with emphasis placed upon a metascientific analysis of the work of fourteen psychologists from various periods.Each analysis is …
Fuzzy Sets in Psychology
Av Tamas Zetenyi, T. Zetenyi T. m. fl.
Inbunden, 1988
2306 kr
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This volume provides an up-to-date picture of the current status of theoretical and empirical developments in the application of fuzzy sets in psychology. Fuzzy set theory could benefit researchers in at least two ways: first, as a metaphor or model for ordinary thought, and secondly, as an aid to …
The Grasping Hand
Inbunden, 1994
959 kr
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The simple task of grasping objects has been studied for centuries by scientists, therapists and engineers who have tried to understand and duplicate the versatility of the human hand. Using an interdisciplinary approach and new framework for looking at prehension, the authors uncover the subleties …
Age Differences in Word and Language Processing
Av Lois Allen, P.A. Allen m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2564 kr
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Component cognitive processes have played a critical role in the development of experimental aging research and theory in psychology as attested by articles published on this theme. However, in the last five to ten years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of articles attempting to …
Comprehension of Graphics
Av Wolfgang Schnotz, Schnotz m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
1244 kr
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Graphic displays such as charts, graphs, diagrams, and maps play in important role today in the design and presentation of instructional materials education. There is also a strong need in scientific, technical and administrative fields to visually present facts, laws, principles etc. The …
The Self in Infancy
Theory and Research
Av P. Rochat, Rochat P. Rochat m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2581 kr
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The origins of knowledge about the self is arguably the most fundamental problem of psychology. It is a classic theme that has preoccupied great psychologists, beginning with William James and Freud. On reading current literature, today's developmental psychologists and ethologists are clearly …
Neural Network Models of Cognition
Biobehavioral Foundations
Inbunden, 1997
2124 kr
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This internationally authored volume presents major findings, concepts, and methods of behavioral neuroscience coordinated with their simulation via neural networks. A central theme is that biobehaviorally constrained simulations provide a rigorous means to explore the implications of relatively …
Foundational Issues in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
Impasse and Solution
Av Mark H. Bickhard, L. Terveen
Inbunden, 1995
2564 kr
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The book focuses on a conceptual flaw in contemporary artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Many people have discovered diverse manifestations and facets of this flaw, but the central conceptual impasse is at best only partially perceived. Its consequences, nevertheless, visit themselves …
Changes in Sensory Motor Behavior in Aging
Av A. M. Ferrandez, N. Teasdale m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2564 kr
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Recently, studies on aging processes and age-related changes in behavior have been expanding considerably, probably due to the dramatic changes observed in the demographics. This increase in the overall age and proportion of elderly people has heightened the severity of problems associated with the …
Time, Internal Clocks and Movement
Av M. a. Pastor, J. Artieda m. fl.
Inbunden, 1996
2031 kr
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Interest in the concept of time has a long history and has been a topic of study for a wide range of investigators. No change can take place without specification of time. While philosophers and physicists have been intrigued by the concept of subjective perception of time and its relationship to …
Cognitive Technology
In Search of a Humane Interface
Av B. Gorayska, J. L. Mey m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2581 kr
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In this book the editors have gathered a number of contributions by persons who have been working on problems of Cognitive Technology (CT). The present collection initiates explorations of the human mind via the technologies the mind produces. These explorations take as their point of departure the …
Neural Aspects of Tactile Sensation
Av J.W. Morley
Inbunden, 1998
2828 kr
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The world within reach is characterised to a large extent by our ability to sense objects through touch. Research into the sensation of touch has a long history. However, it is only relatively recently that significant advances have been made in understanding how information about objects we touch …
Self-Organization, Computational Maps, and Motor Control
Av P.G. Morasso, V. Sanguineti
Inbunden, 1997
2753 kr
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In the study of the computational structure of biological/robotic sensorimotor systems, distributed models have gained center stage in recent years, with a range of issues including self-organization, non-linear dynamics, field computing etc. This multidisciplinary research area is addressed here …
Stimulus Class Formation in Humans and Animals
Inbunden, 1996
2306 kr
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Stimulus class formation has been studied independently by two groups of researchers. One group has come out of a learning theory approach, while the second has developed out of a behavior analytic tradition. The purpose of the present volume is to further establish the ties between these two …
Time and Behaviour
Psychological and Neurobehavioural Analyses
Av C. M. Bradshaw, E. Szabadi m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
1938 kr
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That time is both a dimension of behaviour and a ubiquitous controlling variable in the lives of all living things has been well recognized for many years.The last decade has seen a burgeoning of interest in the quantitative analysis of timing behaviour, and progress during the last five or six …
