Connectionism and the Mind: Introduction to Parallel Processing in Networks
Bechtel, William; Abrahamsen, Adele A.
Language: English
Published by Blackwell Publishers, Oxford; Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991
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- Title
- Connectionism and the Mind: Introduction to Parallel Processing in Networks
- Author
- Bechtel, William; Abrahamsen, Adele A.
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishers, Oxford; Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Publication year
- 1991
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0631165770
- ISBN 13
- 9780631165774
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 700 grams
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- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Connectionism and the Mind provides an introduction to this newly emerging approach to understanding the mind. The first few chapters focus on network architecture, offering accessible treatment of the equations that describe learning and the propagation of activation (including a glossary for reference). Furthermore, the reader is walked step–by–step through the activities of networks engaged in pattern recognition, learning, and cognitive tasks such as memory retrieval and prototype formation. The remainder of the book addresses the implications of connectionism for theories of the mind, both philosophical and psychological. Foe example: What Role is played by pattern recognition and completion as basic as cognitive functions? Connectionist models have particular strength in learning and pattern recognition; should they be limited to those functions, or can they provide an overall account of cognitive functioning? In particular, can connectionist models provide an adequate account of the ability to employ linguistic and other symbol systems, or must an adequate system incorporate symbol processing as a basic cognitive capacity?
Finally, Connectionism and the Mind examines the relation of connectionist models to philosophical accounts of propositional attitudes, and to a variety of other inquiries in cognitive psychology, linguistics, developmental psychology, artificial intelligence and neuroscience.
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About the Author
Adele Abrahamsen is a cognitive and developmental psychologist whose work has focused on language and on the relation between linguistics and psychology; most recently she has studied the onset of language in the vocal and manual modalities. She is an Associate Research Scientist at Georgia State University and is author of Child Language (1977).
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