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Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in cognitive science / Clashing views on controversial issues in cognitive science Controversial issues in cognitive science Cognitive science selected, edited, and with introductions by Marion Mason. - 1st ed. - Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, c2005. - xxvi, 435 p. ; 24 cm. - Taking sides 15487555 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Mind and brain. Are mind and brain the same? ; Do children develop theories about other people's minds? ; Is mindfulness a cognitive style? --
part 2. Concepts. Are we overestimating infants' math ability? ; Can infants develop abstract concepts? ; Is sensory information the strongest part of a stored concept? --
part 3. Memory. Is novice memory based on associations? ; Is imagination inflation imaginary? Is adult memory for childhood abuse unreliable? --
part 4. Language. Is context stronger than frequency? Is stuttering isolated from lexical retrieval? Can computer models explain language disorders? --
part 5. Intelligence. Is emotional intelligence really a form of intelligence? Is the birth order effect on intelligence real? --
part 6. Reasoning and intuition. Can a neural network model account for moral development? Do we use reasoning to make moral decisions? ; Is intuition a valid way of knowing? ; Should school teach for wisdom?

ISBN: 0072953284

LCCN: 2004301221

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cognitive science.

LC Class. No.: BF 309 / .T35 2005