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Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in cognitive science / selected, edited, and with introductions by Marion Mason.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Taking sidesPublication details: Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, c2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxvi, 435 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0072953284
Other title:
  • Clashing views on controversial issues in cognitive science
  • Controversial issues in cognitive science
  • Cognitive science
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF 309 .T35 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
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?
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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?