Stevens' handbook of experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Volume 3, Language & thought / editors, John T. Wixted, Sharon L. Thompson-Schill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wixted, John T., editor.

Thompson-Schill, Sharon L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive neuroscience--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cognitive neuroscience.

Psychology, Experimental--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Psychology, Experimental.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (662 pages)

Online

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2018.

Summary:

III. Language & Thought: Sharon Thompson-Schill (Volume Editor) (Topics covered include embodied cognition; discourse and dialogue; reading; creativity; speech production; concepts and categorization; culture and cognition; reasoning; sentence processing; bilingualism; speech perception; spatial cognition; word processing; semantic memory; moral reasoning.)

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contributors

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Speech Perception

Introduction

What Speech Is

What Speech Perception Entails

Stages of Perceptual Processing

Auditory Preprocessing

Prelexical Segmental Processing

Prelexical Suprasegmental Processing

Lexical Form Processing

Flow of Information: How Do the Different Stages Talk to Each Other?

Cascaded Processing

Segmentalâ€"Suprasegmental Cross-Talk

No Online Top-Down Informational Feedback

Summary

Conclusion

List of Abbreviations

References

Chapter 2: The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Speech Production

Basic Principles of Production

Independent Levels of Representation/Processing

Parallel Activation and Interaction

Selection and Structure-Sensitive Sequencing

Basic Organizational Principles of Production

How Does Production Interface With Other Cognitive Systems?

Monitoring

Executive Control

Intentions

Conclusion and Future Directions

Chapter 3: Word Processing

Representations in Word Processing

Lexical Semantics as Grounded in Sensorimotor Systems

Lexical Semantics as Statistical Patterns in the Language

Integrating Different Approaches

Processing Semantically Ambiguous Words

Meaning Frequency

The Role of Linguistic Context

The Maintenance of Meanings Beyond Initial Processing

Neuroscientific Processing of Ambiguous Words

Linking Up Processing With Representation

Putting Words in Context

Prior Context

Concurrent Context

Subsequent Context

Context in the Framework of Inferential Language Processing

Chapter 4: Sentence Processing

Syntactic Parsing

Syntactic Ambiguity Resolution and Parsing.

The Distinct Neural Processes of Syntactic and Semantic Analysis

The Role of Stored Knowledge in Sentence Interpretation

Grammatical Knowledge is Stored and Retrieved with the Words

Semantic Knowledge and Memory

Prediction

Lexical-Semantic Prediction

Predicting Word Forms

Implications of Prediction

Maintenance, Control, and Reanalysis

Complex Sentences

Individual Differences in Processing Resources

The Role of the Left Inferior Frontal Cortex in Processing Sentences

Conclusions

Chapter 5: Discourse and Dialogue

Background and Classic Issues

Experimental Traditions in Discourse and Dialogue

From Words to Discourse

Linguistic Variability: Every Difference Makes a Difference

Models of Discourse and Dialogue

Models of Discourse

Models of Dialogue Structure and Coordination

Future Directions, Emerging Trends

Spoken Dialogue Systems

Neural Bases of Discourse and Dialogue

Chapter 6: Reading

Background Issues

The Building Blocks of the Reading System

Computational Models of Reading

The Neural Basis of Reading

Chapter 7: Bilingualism

Models of Bilingual Processing

The Revised Hierarchical Model

The BIA and BIA+ Model

The Inhibitory Control Model

Bilingualism and Its Consequences

The Consequences of Bilingualism for Language Processing

The Consequences of Bilingualism for Cognition

Chapter 8: Categorization and Concepts

What Are Concepts?

Concepts, Categories, and Internal Representations

Equivalence Classes

What Do Concepts Do for Us?

Components of Thought

Inductive Predictions

Communication

Cognitive Economy

How Are Concepts Represented?.

Rules

Prototypes

Exemplars

Category Boundaries

Theories

Summary to Representation Approaches

Connecting Concepts

Connecting Concepts to Perception

Connecting Concepts to Language

How to Improve Category Learning?

Chapter 9: Semantic Memory

What Is Semantic Memory?

What Is Semantic Memory For?

What Is the Structure and Organization of Semantic Memory?

What Is a Concept Made Of?

How Are Concepts Organized?

Summary of the Structure and Organization of Semantic Memory

How Is Semantic Memory Acquired?

Individual Differences in Semantic Memory

Differences in Categorization

Expertise-Induced Differences

Bodily Induced Differences

Summary of Individual Differences in Semantic Memory

Which Brain Regions Support Semantic Memory, and How?

Computational Models of Semantic Representation

Passive Co-Occurrence Models

Latent Abstraction Models

Predictive Models

Bayesian Models

Retrieval-Based Models

Challenges for Distributional Semantic Models

Summary of Computational Models of Semantic Representation

Semantic Memory: A Common Thread, and a Look Ahead

The Roles of Abstraction

Can Abstraction Help Explain the Representation of Abstract Concepts and Features?

Is There Differential Reliance on Different Types of Semantic Information Across Development and Across Levels Of Abstraction?

An Integrated Memory System

Episodic, Implicit, and Semantic Memories

Do Concepts Really Change Across Time and Differ Among Individuals?

Chapter 10: Embodiment and Grounding in Cognitive Neuroscience

Issue 1: Cognitivism Versus Embodied and Grounded Cognitive Science

Issue 2: A Taxonomy of Embodied and Grounded Approaches.

Issue 3: The Conceptualization Hypothesis in Cognitive Neuroscience

Recent/Emerging Trends

Issue 4: Major Themes Arising in Grounded Cognitive Research

Future Directions

Issue 5: Consequences of Grounding for Cognitive Neuroscience

Issue 6: Major Critiques

Chapter 11: Reasoning

Core Inference: Deduction, Induction, and Abduction

What Counts As a Rational Deduction?

Logic and Its Limitations

Probability and Uncertainty

Models of Possibilities

What's the Relation Between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning?

Probabilistic Reasoning

Default Reasoning

How Do People Create Explanations?

Causality and Explanatory Reasoning

Evaluating Explanatory Fitness

Explanatory Heuristics

Definitions and Terms

Chapter 12: Moral Reasoning

How People Make Moral Judgments

Mental States Matter for Moral Judgment

Mental States Matter Differently Across Moral Domains

Mental States Matter More for Judgments of Actions Impacting Other People

How People Interact With Others

Affiliation and Cooperation

Competition and Deception

Theory of Mind for Cooperation and Competition

When Social Interactions Lead to Less Consideration of Mental States

Consideration of Others' Minds May Improve Interpersonal and Intergroup Relations

Chapter 13: Creativity

Issues of Definition and Methodological Approaches to the Study of Creativity

Issues of Measurement in the Study of Creativity

Theoretical Perspectives to the Experimental Study of Creativity

Recent Trends

Creativity and the Brain

Insight

Unconscious Processing: Incubation, Mind Wandering, and Sleep

Creativity and Affect.

Spontaneous and Controlled Processing in Creative Thought

Creativity Networks

Enhancing Creativity

Chapter 14: Culture and Cognition

Cultural Influences on Cognition

Holistic and Analytic Thinking Styles

Attention and Perception

Categorization

Memory

Causal Attribution

Cognitive Heuristics, Judgments, and Decision Making

Culture and Time

Cultural Products and Practices

Language

Physical Environments

Paintings and Drawings

Social Media

Hypothesis and Models of Culture and Cognition

Social Orientation Hypothesis

Philosophical Traditions

Social Class

Ecology and Environment

Chapter 15: Three Kinds of Spatial Cognition

The View From Psychometrics

A New Typology

Different Evolutionary Roots

Distinguishing Behavioral Characteristics

Distinct Neural Bases

Navigation

Object Representation and Transformation

Navigation: Current Knowledge, Future Directions

Object Encoding and Transformation: Current Knowledge, Future Directions

Refining the Typology

Learning and Development

Commonalities

Egocentric Frameworks

Quantitative and Qualitative Coding

Bayesian Combination

Scale Translation

Spatializing as a Symbolic Tool

Chapter 16: The Neurocognitive Bases of Numerical Cognition

Insights From Developmental and Experimental Psychology

Preverbal Numerical Mechanisms

Numerical Skills in Infants

Nonsymbolic and Symbolic Numerical Processing in Children and Adults

Numbers and Space

The Interaction Between Numerical and Physical Magnitude: The Size Congruity Effect

Arithmetic Facts and Mental Calculation

Numerical Processes and Mathematical Achievement.

Insights From Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 7, 2018).

ISBN:

9781119170716

1119170710

9781119170730

1119170737

OCLC:

1022795793