1st Edition
Mind Matters A Tribute To Allen Newell
488 Pages
by
Psychology Press
488 Pages
by
Psychology Press
488 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Based on a symposium honoring the extensive work of Allen Newell -- one of the founders of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, and the systematic study of computational architectures -- this volume demonstrates how unifying themes may be found in the diversity that characterizes current research on computers and cognition. The subject matter includes: * an... Read more
Contents: Preface. J.E. Laird, P.S. Rosenbloom, The Evolution of the Soar Cognitive Architecture. Z.N. Pylyshyn, The Study of Cognitive Architecture. R.L. Lewis, Discussion. Architecture Matters: What Soar Has to Say About Modularity. T.M. Mitchell, S.B. Thrun, Learning Analytically and Inductively. P.S. Rosenbloom, Discussion. Learning Matters. G.A. Miller, Meaning Matters: Problems in Sense Resolution. J.F. Lehman, Discussion. Meaning Matters: Response to Miller. M.A. Just, P.A. Carpenter, D.D. Hemphill, Constraints on Processing Capacity: Architectural or Implementational? R.M. Young, Discussion. Functionality Matters: Capacity Constraints and Soar. G. Bell, Great and Big Ideas in Computer Structures. M. Tambe, Discussion. Parallelism Matters. M. Shaw, Software Architectures for Shared Information Systems. D.M. Steier, Discussion. Mediating Matters: Response to Shaw. S.K. Card, The Human, the Computer, the Task, and Their Interaction -- Analytic Models and Use-Centered Design. B.E. John, Discussion. Task Matters. D. Klahr, Scientific Discovery Processes in Children, Adults, and Machines. T. Simon, Discussion. Development Matters. P.N. Johnson-Laird, The Process of Deduction. T. Polk, Discussion. Reasoning Matters: Mental Models and Soar. H.A. Simon, The Patterned Matter That Is Mind.
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David M. Steier, Tom M. Mitchell
"...a highly recommended book for students of the cognitive sciences, and thus is a fitting tribute to the research of Allen Newell."
—Journal of Math Psychology
