Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a practical guide to building computational models of high-level cognitive processes and systems. High-level processes are those central cognitive processes involved in thinking, reasoning, planning, and so on. These processes appear to share representational and processing requirements, and it is for this reason that they are considered together in this text.
The book is divided into three parts. Part I considers foundational and background issues. Part II provides a series of case studies spanning a range of cognitive domains. Part III reflects upon issues raised by the case studies. Teachers of cognitive modeling may use material from Part I to structure lectures and practical sessions, with chapters in Part II forming the basis of in-depth student projects.
All models discussed in this book are developed within the COGENT environments. COGENT provides a graphical interface in which models may be sketched as box and arrow diagrams and is both a usefu
Trade Review"...the book is a helpful guide to computer modeling for both advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students who would like to get their 'hands wet' and start modeling psychological phenomena on their own as well as for seasoned modelers who would like to try out a new modeling environment."
—Contemporary Psychology APA REVIEW OF BOOKS
Table of ContentsContents: Preface. Part I: Background. Modelling Cognition. An Introduction to COGENT. Part II: Modelling in Specific Domains. Overview. Arthimetic: A Cognitive Skill. Problem Solving. Deductive Reasoning. Decision Making. Sentence Processing. Executive Processes. Part III: Reflections. Reflections.
