Rationality in an uncertain world : essays on the cognitive science of human reasoning / Mike Oaksford, Nick Chater.

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: Oaksford, M. (Mike)
Other Authors: Chater, Nick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hove, East Sussex : Psychology Press, ©1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • part PART I Problems with Logicism
  • chapter 2 Autonomy, Implementation, and Cognitive Architecture: A Reply to Fodor and Pylyshyn
  • chapter 3 Connectionism, Classical Cognitive Science, and Experimental Psychology
  • chapter 4 Against Logicist Cognitive Science I: The Core Argument
  • chapter 5 Against Logicist Cognitive Science II: Objections and Replies
  • chapter 6 Reasoning Theories and Bounded Rationality
  • chapter 7 Bounded Rationality in Taking Risks and Drawing Inferences
  • chapter 8 Logicism and Everyday Reasoning: Mental Models and Mental Logic
  • chapter 9 The Falsity of Folk Theories; Implications for Psychology and Philosophy
  • part PART II The Probabilistic Approach
  • chapter 10 A Rational Analysis of the Selection Task I: Optimal Data Selection
  • chapter 11 A Rational Analysis of the Selection Task II: Abstract Materials
  • chapter 12 A Rational Analysis of the Selection Task III: Thematic Materials
  • chapter 13 A Rational Analysis of the Selection Task IV: Implications
  • chapter 4 TEEN Rational Explanation of the Selection Task
  • chapter 15 Information Gain Explains Relevance, Which Explains the Selection Task
  • chapter 6 TEEN Current Developments and Future Directions.