Unifying the mind : cognitive representations as graphical models / David Danks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danks, David, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 287 pages)

Other Title:

MIT Press CogNet.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 "Free-Range" Cognition 1

1.1 Thinking across Boundaries 1

1.2 Cognitive Representations, Graphical Models, and Cognitive Unification 4

1.3 Where Are We Going? 7

2 Computational Realism, Levels, and Constraints 13

2.1 What Is a Computational Cognitive Model? 13

2.2 A Proliferation of Levels 16

2.3 Previous Accounts of Intertheoretic Relations 23

2.4 Connecting Theories through Constraints 31

2.5 Putting the Pieces Together 36

3 A Primer on Graphical Models 39

3.1 Graphical Models as Representations of Relevance 39

3.2 Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) Models 45

3.3 Undirected Graph (UG) Models 55

3.4 Expressive Power of Graphical Models 59

4 Causal Cognition 65

4.1 A Taxonomy of Causal Cognition 65

4.2 Causal Inference 69

4.3 Causal Reasoning 78

4.4 Causal Perception 93

4.5 Conclusion 98

5 Concepts, Categories, and Inference 99

5.1 Concepts as Fundamental Building Blocks 99

5.2 Concepts, Probability Distributions, and Graphical Models 103

5.3 Reasoning with Concepts 109

5.4 Building Webs 116

5.5 Putting Together the (Mathematical) Pieces 119

5.6 Conclusion 128

6 Decision Making via Graphical Models 129

6.1 Roles for Causal Knowledge in Decision Making 129

6.2 Novel Decision-Making Algorithms 134

6.3 Graphical-Model-Based Decision Making 142

7 Unifying Cognition 151

7.1 Shared Representations and Unified Cognition 151

7.2 What Do the Data Say? 157

7.3 Novel Predictions, New Experiments, and Open Questions 166

8 Alternative Approaches 175

8.1 Different Approaches for Unifying the Mind 175

8.2 Schema-Centered Unifications 178

8.3 Process-Centered Unifications 191

9 Broader Implications 205

9.1 Rethinking the Notion of Modularity 205

9.2 The Challenge of Multiple Relevance Types 211

9.3 Neurons, Processes, Rationality, and Representations 217

10 Conclusions, Open Questions, and Next Steps 223

10.1 Where Do We Go from Here? 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-283) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Danks, David, 1975- Unifying the mind.

ISBN:

0262325446

9780262325448

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.