wonderful looking book, thanks for pulling it together
I have a question for the group:
Why does there seem to be such a lack of integration between
models focused on inter-agent interactions
and models focused on intra-agent dynamics?
Thanks,
Steve
Professor Ron Sun wrote:
> The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology
>
> edited by Ron Sun
>
> published by Cambridge U. Press
>
> see: http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521857413
>
> This book is a definitive reference source for the growing,
> increasingly more important, and interdisciplinary field of
> computational cognitive modeling, that is, computational psychology.
> It combines breadth of coverage with definitive statements by leading
> scientists in this field. Research in computational cognitive modeling
> (or, simply, computational psychology) explores the essence of
> cognition and various cognitive functionalities through developing
> detailed, process-based understanding by specifying computational
> mechanisms, structures, and processes. Given the complexity of the
> human mind and its manifestation in behavioral flexibility,
> process-based computational models may be necessary to explicate and
> elucidate the intricate details of the mind. The key to understanding
> cognitive processes is often in fine details. Computational models
> provide algorithmic specificity: detailed, exactly specified, and
> carefully thought-out steps, arranged in precise yet flexible
> sequences. These models provide both conceptual clarity and precision
> at the same time. This book substantiates this approach through
> overviews and many examples.
>
> Table of Contents
> ------------------------------------------
> Part 1: Introduction
>
> Chapter 1. Introduction to Computational Cognitive Modeling.
> Ron Sun
>
>
> Part 2: Cognitive Modeling Paradigms
>
> Chapter 2. Connectionist Models of Cognition.
> Michael Thomas and James McClelland
>
> Chapter 3. Bayesian Models of Cognition.
> Thomas Griffiths, Charles Kemp, and Joshua Tenenbaum
>
> Chapter 4. Dynamical Systems Approaches to Cognition.
> Gregor Schoener
>
> Chapter 5. Declarative/Logic-Based Computational Cognitive Modeling.
> Selmer Bringsjord
>
> Chapter 6. Constraints in Cognitive Architectures.
> Niels Taatgen and John Anderson
>
>
> Part 3: Computational Modeling of Various Cognitive Functionalities
> and Domains
>
> Chapter 7. Computational Models of Episodic Memory.
> Kenneth Norman, Greg Detre, and Sean Polyn
>
> Chapter 8. Computational Models of Semantic Memory.
> Timothy Rogers
>
> Chapter 9. Models of Categorization.
> John Kruschke
>
> Chapter 10. Micro-Process Models of Decision Making.
> Jerome Busemeyer and Joseph Johnson
>
> Chapter 11. Models of Inductive Reasoning.
> Evan Heit
>
> Chapter 12. Mental Logic, Mental Models, and Simulations of Human
> Deductive Reasoning.
> Philip Johnson-Laird and Yingrui Yang
>
> Chapter 13. Computational Models of Skill Acquisition.
> Stellan Ohlsson
>
> Chapter 14. Computational Models of Implicit Learning.
> Axel Cleeremans and Zoltan Dienes
>
> Chapter 15. Computational Models of Attention and Cognitive Control.
> Nicola De Pisapia, Grega Repovs, Todd Braver
>
> Chapter 16. Computational Models of Developmental Psychology.
> Thomas Shultz and Sylvain Sirois
>
> Chapter 17. Computational Models of Psycholinguistics.
> Nick Chater and Morten Christiansen
>
> Chapter 18. Computational Models in Personality and Social
> Psychology.
> Stephen Read and Brian Monroe
>
> Chapter 19. Cognitive Social Simulation.
> Ron Sun
>
> Chapter 20. Models of Scientific Explanation.
> Paul Thagard and Abninder Litt
>
> Chapter 21. Cognitive Modeling for Cognitive Engineering.
> Wayne Gray
>
> Chapter 22. Models of Animal Learning and Their Relations to
> Human Learning.
> Francisco Lopez and David Shanks
>
> Chapter 23. Computational Modeling of Visual Information Processing.
> Pawan Sinha and Benjamin Balas
>
> Chapter 24. Models of Motor Control.
> Ferdinando Mussa-Ivaldi and Sara Solla
>
>
> Part 4: Concluding Remarks
>
> Chapter 25. An Evaluation of Computational Modeling in Cognitive
> Science.
> Margaret Boden
>
> Chapter 26. Putting the Pieces Together Again.
> Aaron Sloman
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> To order, go to:
> http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521857413
> or
> http://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Handbook-Computational-Psychology/dp/0521674107/ref=ed_oe_p
>
>
> ========================================================
> Professor Ron Sun
> Cognitive Science Department
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
> 110 Eighth Street, Carnegie 302A
> Troy, NY 12180, USA
>
> phone: 518-276-3409
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