Cognition and the Symbolic Processes

Originally published in 1974 and taking the revolution in psycholinguistics and cognitive psychology as a point of departure, this book summarizes the lessons learned from past attempts to construct a psychology of the higher mental processes. Even more importantly, it crystallizes specific directives and research proposals that show where cognitive psychology ought to go in the future. The relationship of learning theory, linguistics, and perception to the broad field of cognition and the nature of mind and knowledge are examined in detail. Today it can be read in its historical context.

Auteur

Walter B. Weimer and David S. Palermo

Contenu

Preface. 1. There is No Convincing Evidence for Operant or Classical Conditioning in Adult Humans William F. Brewer 2. On the Support of Cognitive Theory in Opposition to Behavior Theory: A Methodological Problem Don E. Dulany 3. Brewer-Dulany Discussion 4. Three Batons for Cognitive Psychology John Robert Ross 5. On What is Deep About Deep Structures James D. McCawley 6. Ross-McCawley Discussion 7. Ecologically Stimulating Cognitive Psychology: Gibsonian Perspectives William M. Mace 8. Constructive Theory, Perpetual Systems, and Tacit Knowledge M. T. Turvey 9. Mace-Turvey Discussion 10. A Sketch of a Cognitive Approach to Comprehension: Some Thoughts About Understanding What it Means to Comprehend John D. Bransford and Nancy S. McCarrell 11. Toward Understanding Understanding Jeffrey J. Franks 12. The Problem of Meaning and the Interrelations of the Higher Mental Processes William F. Brewer 13. Bransford-McCarrell-Franks Discussion 14. Algoristic Foundations to Cognitive Psychology Robert Shaw and Michael McIntyre 15. Shaw-McIntyre Discussion 16. Structural Realism, Coalitions, and the Relationship of Gibsonian, Constructivist, and Buddhist Theories of Perception Terry Halwes 17. A Possible Solution to the Pattern Recognition Problem in the Speech Modality Terry Halwes and Bobbette Wire 18. Wholistic and Particulate Approaches in Neuropsychology Robert M. Anderson, Jr. 19. Toward a Third Metaphor for Psycholinguistics George A. Miller 20. Overview of a Cognitive Conspiracy: Reflections on the Volume Walter B. Weimer. Author Index.