Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in cognitive science / selected, edited, and with introductions by Marion Mason.
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TextSeries: Taking sidesPublication details: Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, c2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxvi, 435 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0072953284
- Clashing views on controversial issues in cognitive science
- Controversial issues in cognitive science
- Cognitive science
- BF 309 .T35 2005
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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?