clashing views on controversial issues in cognitive science Mason, Marion. text iau Dubuque, Iowa McGraw-Hill/Dushkin c2005 2005 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxvi, 435 p. ; 24 cm. 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? selected, edited, and with introductions by Marion Mason. Includes bibliographical references and index. Cognitive science BF 309 .T35 2005 0072953284 2004301221 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh051/2004301221.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh051/2004301221.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh051/2004301221.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh051/2004301221.html MLX 040812 20151027095330.0 13685680