1st Edition

The Architecture of Cognition

By John R. Anderson Copyright 1996
    360 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    360 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    Now available in paper, The Architecture of Cognition is a classic work that remains relevant to theory and research in cognitive science. The new version of Anderson's theory of cognitive architecture -- Adaptive Control of Thought (ACT*) -- is a theory of the basic principles of operation built into the cognitive system and is the main focus of the book.

    Contents: Production Systems and ACT. Knowledge Representation. Spread of Activation. Control of Cognition. Memory for Facts. Procedural Learning. Language Acquisition.

    Biography

    John R. Anderson