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The Sciences of Cognition Theory and Research in Psychology and Artificial Intelligence
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Morton Wagman
Book Code: C4948
ISBN: 0-275-94948-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-94948-8
184 pages, figures, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/30/1995
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Overall a good integrative discussion of extant research in AI and cognitive psychology. Recommended for graduate and upper-division undergraduate students, faculty, and researchers interested in the development of integration of AI and cognitive psychology.
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Description: Wagman presents a general, unified theory of artificial and human intelligence under which the nature of human reasoning, problem solving, analogical thinking, and scientific discovery is examined from theoretical, research and computational perspectives. The work analyzes foundational issues regarding the nature of intelligent systems and intelligence, and significant and current research in the area is discussed. This book will be of interest to scholars dealing with psychology, artificial intelligence and cognitive science.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • The Nature of Intelligence and Intelligent Systems
  • General Unified Theory of Intelligence
  • Critiques of Pure Reason
  • Artificial Intelligence and Its Objective
  • Foundational Problems of Artificial Intelligence
  • Theories of Unified Cognition
  • Cognitive Psychology: Objectives, Sources, and Approaches
  • Reasoning
  • Reasoning with Knight-Knave Problems
  • Problem Solving
  • Strategic Approach and Knowledge Organization in Problem Solving
  • Analogical Thinking
  • Analogical Mapping in the ACME System
  • Scientific Discovery
  • Scientific Discovery and Artificial Intelligence
  • Experimental Rediscovery of Kepler's Third Law
  • Scientific Discovery and Human Intellect
  • Discovery and a General Theory of Intelligence
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
LC Card Number: 94-28001
LCC Class: BF311
Dewey Class: 153
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