1st Edition

A Functional Theory of Cognition

By Norman H. Anderson Copyright 1996
512 Pages
by Psychology Press

512 Pages
by Psychology Press

512 Pages
by Psychology Press

A unified, general theory of functional cognition is presented in this book. Its generality appears in the titles of the 13 chapters listed below. Its unity appears in the effectiveness of the same methods and concepts across all of these areas. Generality and unity both stem from the foundation axiom of purposiveness. The axiom of purposiveness has been made effective through capability for... Read more
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Cognitive Theory of Everyday Life. Cognitive Algebra. Psychological Measurement Theory. Person Cognition. Unified Social Cognition. Social Development. Moral Algebra. Cognitive Development. Integration Psychophysics. Cognitive Theory of Judgement-Decision. Functional Memory. Algebraic Language Processing. Unified Theory.

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Norman H. Anderson

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