The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 29
Subtitle: Categorization by Humans and Machines
Contributors: Medin, Douglas L.; Taraban, Roman
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 573
ISBN-13: 9780080863801
Subjects: Categorization (Psychology); Cognition; Computer simulation; Learning
Description: The objective of the series has always been to provide a forum in which leading contributors to an area can write about significant bodies of research in which they are involved. The operating procedure has been to invite contributions from interesting, active investigators, and then allow them essentially free rein to present their perspectives on important research problems. The result of such invitations over the past two decades has been collections of papers which consist of thoughtful integrations providing an overview of a particular scientific problem. The series has an excellent tradi.
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Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Categorization by Humans and Machines; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION: A COUPLING OF DISCIPLINES IN CATEGORIZATION RESEARCH; I. Introduction; II. Overview of the Chapters; III. A Uniform Basis for Model Development; IV. A Coupling of Disciplines; References; PART I: MODELS OF DATA-DRIVEN CATEGORY LEARNING AND PROCESSING; CHAPTER 2. MODELS OF CATEGORIZATION AND CATEGORY LEARNING; CHAPTER 3. THREE PRINCIPLES FOR MODELS OF CATEGORY LEARNING; CHAPTER 4. EXEMPLAR MODELS AND WEIGHTED CUE MODELS IN CATEGORY LEARNING.