Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind - Brossura

Friedenberg, Jay; Silverman, Gordon

 
9781412925686: Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind
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ISBN 10: 1412925681 ISBN 13: 9781412925686
Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 2005

Sinossi

This landmark text introduces the novice reader to what great thinkers think about thought. Unlike most texts, authors Jay Friedenberg and Gordon Silverman use a theoretical, rather than empirical, approach to examine the most important theories of mind from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. While experiments are discussed, they are used primarily to illustrate the specific characteristics of a model.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Jay Friedenberg is Associate Chair and Associate Professor of the Psychology Department at Manhattan College, where he directs the Cognitive Science program. He obtained his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology in 1995 at the University of Virginia. His academic interests are in the areas of vision and philosophy of mind. He teaches courses in introductory and physiological psychology, sensation and perception, and research methods.

Dr. Friedenberg has an active research program, investigating the visual estimation of center of mass. He has published articles on symmetry detection and face perception. Dr. Friedenberg is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, The Psychonomic Society, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi. He is a yoga instructor and lives in Riverdale New York with a fat cat called Mimi.



Gordon Silverman is Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Manhattan College. His professional career spans more than 50 years of corporate, teaching, consulting, and research experience, during which he has developed a range of scientific instruments, particularly for use in physiological psychology research environments. He is the holder of eight patents, some related to behavior modification. The author of more than 20 journal articles and books, he has also served on the faculties of The Rockefeller University and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Silverman’s current research interests include telemedicine, rehabilitation medicine, artificial intelligence, and biomedical instrumentation and modeling.

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Editore
Sage Pubns
Data di pubblicazione
2005
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1412925681
ISBN 13 
9781412925686
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
529
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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9781412977616: Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  1412977614 ISBN 13:  9781412977616
Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 2011
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