Reasoning Processes in Humans and Computers

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Reasoning Processes in Humans and Computers Theory and Research in Psychology and Artificial Intelligence

Morton Wagman

Book Code: C7525

ISBN: 0-275-97525-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97525-8

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320 pages, figures, tables

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 2/28/2003

List Price: $86.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: Advancing research in artificial intelligence is creating reasoning systems that increasingly emulate or surpass the power of human reasoning. This volume presents a critical analysis of current theory and research in psychological and computational sciences addressing reasoning processes. Distinguished from narrowly technical books on the one hand, and from general philosophical books on the other, this work gives a broad, structured, detailed, and critical account of advancing intellectual developments in theories on the nature of reasoning. Of special interest is the conclusion that artificial intelligence reasoning systems are deepening and broadening theories of human reasoning. A unified theory of intelligent reasoning encompassing natural and computational systems is an important current objective of cognitive science. Reasoning systems such as the CHARADE program, which simulates the course of inductive reasoning leading to medical discoveries, and the CONSYDERR program, which executes the robust theory of common sense reasoning, are important demonstrations of the feasibility of a unified theory of human and artificial intelligence.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Human Reasoning and Reasoning Systems
Plausible Reasoning
Abstract Rules and Reasoning
Causal Reasoning
Logical Reasoning and Belief-Bias Effects
Inductive Reasoning
Bayesian Reasoning
Syllogistic Reasoning
Commonsense Reasoning
Temporal Reasoning
Similarity-Based Reasoning
Appendix A: The n Factor Problem
Appendix B: Adaptation Knowledge
Appendix C: Plant Control Models
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index

LC Card Number: 2002072848

LCC Class: BF442

Dewey Class: 153


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