This volume argues in favor of rethinking basic issues in cognitive science in the context of recent developments. Some issues that are investigated include: the importance of simulation as a methodological tool for theory development in cognitive science, the necessity of linguistic transparenc
Representation and Understanding. Studies in Cognitive Science
β Scribed by Jerry Bobrow (Auth.)
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc, Academic Press
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 430
- Series
- Language, Thought & Culture
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
LANGUAGE, THOUGHT, AND CULTURE: Advances in the Study of Cognition, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
PREFACE, Pages ix-xii
DIMENSIONS OF REPRESENTATION, Pages 1-34
WHAT'S IN A LINK: Foundations for Semantic Networks, Pages 35-82
REFLECTIONS ON THE FORMAL DESCRIPTION OF BEHAVIOR, Pages 83-102
SYSTEMATIC UNDERSTANDING: Synthesis, Analysis, and Contingent Knowledge in Specialized Understanding Systems, Pages 103-129
SOME PRINCIPLES OF MEMORY SCHEMATA, Pages 131-149
A FRAME FOR FRAMES: Representing Knowledge for Recognition, Pages 151-184
FRAME REPRESENTATIONS AND THE DECLARATIVE/PROCEDURAL CONTROVERSY, Pages 185-210
NOTES ON A SCHEMA FOR STORIES, Pages 211-236
THE STRUCTURE OF EPISODES IN MEMORY, Pages 237-272
CONCEPTS FOR REPRESENTING MUNDANE REALITY IN PLANS, Pages 273-309
MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE FOR TUTORIAL REASONING, Pages 311-349
THE ROLE OF SEMANTICS IN AUTOMATIC SPEECH UNDERSTANDING, Pages 351-382
REASONING FROM INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE, Pages 383-415
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 417-420
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 421-427
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