Connectionists: A New book from Cambridge U. Press: The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology

[Professor Ron Sun]

The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology

edited by Ron Sun

published by Cambridge U. Press

see:  http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp? 
isbn=9780521857413

This book is a definitive reference source for the growing,  
increasingly more important, and interdisciplinary field of  
computational cognitive modeling, that is, computational psychology.  
It combines breadth of coverage with definitive statements by leading  
scientists in this field. Research in computational cognitive  
modeling (or, simply, computational psychology) explores the essence  
of cognition and various cognitive functionalities through developing  
detailed, process-based understanding by specifying computational  
mechanisms, structures, and processes. Given the complexity of the  
human mind and its manifestation in behavioral flexibility, process- 
based computational models may be necessary to explicate and  
elucidate the intricate details of the mind. The key to understanding  
cognitive processes is often in fine details. Computational models  
provide algorithmic specificity: detailed, exactly specified, and  
carefully thought-out steps, arranged in precise yet flexible  
sequences. These models provide both conceptual clarity and precision  
at the same time. This book substantiates this approach through  
overviews and many examples.

Table of Contents
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Part 1: Introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction to Computational Cognitive Modeling.
Ron Sun


Part 2:  Cognitive Modeling Paradigms

Chapter 2.  Connectionist Models of Cognition.
Michael Thomas and James McClelland

Chapter 3. Bayesian Models of Cognition.
Thomas Griffiths, Charles Kemp, and Joshua Tenenbaum

Chapter 4. Dynamical Systems Approaches to Cognition.
Gregor Schoener

Chapter 5. Declarative/Logic-Based Computational Cognitive Modeling.
Selmer Bringsjord

Chapter 6. Constraints in Cognitive Architectures.
Niels Taatgen and John Anderson


Part 3: Computational Modeling of Various Cognitive Functionalities
and Domains

Chapter 7. Computational Models of Episodic Memory.
Kenneth Norman, Greg Detre, and Sean Polyn

Chapter 8. Computational Models of Semantic Memory.
Timothy Rogers

Chapter 9. Models of Categorization.
John Kruschke

Chapter 10.  Micro-Process Models of Decision Making.
Jerome Busemeyer and Joseph Johnson

Chapter 11. Models of Inductive Reasoning.
Evan Heit

Chapter 12.  Mental Logic, Mental Models, and Simulations of Human
Deductive Reasoning.
Philip Johnson-Laird and Yingrui Yang

Chapter 13. Computational Models of Skill Acquisition.
Stellan Ohlsson

Chapter 14. Computational Models of Implicit Learning.
Axel Cleeremans and Zoltan Dienes

Chapter 15. Computational Models of Attention and Cognitive Control.
Nicola De Pisapia, Grega Repovs, Todd Braver

Chapter 16.  Computational Models of Developmental Psychology.
Thomas Shultz and Sylvain Sirois

Chapter 17. Computational Models of Psycholinguistics.
Nick Chater and Morten Christiansen

Chapter 18.  Computational Models in Personality and Social
Psychology.
Stephen Read and Brian Monroe

Chapter 19. Cognitive Social Simulation.
Ron Sun

Chapter 20.  Models of Scientific Explanation.
Paul Thagard and Abninder Litt

Chapter 21. Cognitive Modeling for Cognitive Engineering.
Wayne Gray

Chapter 22. Models of Animal Learning and Their Relations to
Human Learning.
Francisco Lopez and David Shanks

Chapter 23. Computational Modeling of Visual Information Processing.
Pawan Sinha and Benjamin Balas

Chapter 24. Models of Motor Control.
Ferdinando Mussa-Ivaldi and Sara Solla


Part 4: Concluding Remarks

Chapter 25.  An Evaluation of Computational Modeling in Cognitive
Science.
Margaret Boden

Chapter 26.  Putting the Pieces Together Again.
Aaron Sloman

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Professor Ron Sun
Cognitive Science Department
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street, Carnegie 302A
Troy, NY 12180, USA

phone: 518-276-3409
fax:   518-276-3017
email: rsun at rpi.edu
web:   http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun
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