Reconciling Mechanistic and Non-Mechanistic Explanation in
... proving and computable games such as tic-tac-toe. In these areas, there exist algorithms at the level of the tasks themselves, which is not the case with the other two areas. In particular, nonformal activities—which include everything from open-structured games (e.g., Twenty Questions) games to no ...
... proving and computable games such as tic-tac-toe. In these areas, there exist algorithms at the level of the tasks themselves, which is not the case with the other two areas. In particular, nonformal activities—which include everything from open-structured games (e.g., Twenty Questions) games to no ...
Computational Intelligence and Knowledge
... There are many interesting philosophical questions about the nature and substance of CI, but the bottom line is that, in order to understand how intelligent behavior might be algorithmic, you must attempt to program a computer to solve actual problems. It isn’t enough to merely speculate that some p ...
... There are many interesting philosophical questions about the nature and substance of CI, but the bottom line is that, in order to understand how intelligent behavior might be algorithmic, you must attempt to program a computer to solve actual problems. It isn’t enough to merely speculate that some p ...
Explaining the Ineffable
... intuition is being exhibited by a human being and when it is not. It is not too difficult to construct such a definition. The marks that are usually used to attribute an intelligent act (say, a problem solution) to intuition are that: (1) the solution was reached rather rapidly after the problem was ...
... intuition is being exhibited by a human being and when it is not. It is not too difficult to construct such a definition. The marks that are usually used to attribute an intelligent act (say, a problem solution) to intuition are that: (1) the solution was reached rather rapidly after the problem was ...
Realism, relativism and Evolutionary Psychology
... concede that some things may be socially constructed, culturally specific, subjective, or otherwise relative, but, surely, there is a bottom line, a foundation of objective reality, that cannot be relativised. EAP distinguish two broad categories of bottom line arguments: 'Death' and 'Furniture'. 'D ...
... concede that some things may be socially constructed, culturally specific, subjective, or otherwise relative, but, surely, there is a bottom line, a foundation of objective reality, that cannot be relativised. EAP distinguish two broad categories of bottom line arguments: 'Death' and 'Furniture'. 'D ...
Optical Illusions
... 1. a. An erroneous perception of reality. b. An erroneous concept or belief. 2. The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief. 3. Something, such as a fantastic plan or desire, that causes an erroneous belief or perception. 4. Illusionism in art. ...
... 1. a. An erroneous perception of reality. b. An erroneous concept or belief. 2. The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief. 3. Something, such as a fantastic plan or desire, that causes an erroneous belief or perception. 4. Illusionism in art. ...
One More Turn after the Social Turn: Easing Science Studies into
... and Yearley, 1990). All the intermediary cases are seen as a mixture of these two pure forms, Nature and Society. ...
... and Yearley, 1990). All the intermediary cases are seen as a mixture of these two pure forms, Nature and Society. ...
Friendship - The University of Sydney
... it perceives that we think; and if perceiving that we perceive or think is perceiving that we exist (for as we said, existing [to einai] is perceiving or thinking); and if perceiving that one is alive is pleasant (edeon) in itself (for being alive is something naturally good, and perceiving what is ...
... it perceives that we think; and if perceiving that we perceive or think is perceiving that we exist (for as we said, existing [to einai] is perceiving or thinking); and if perceiving that one is alive is pleasant (edeon) in itself (for being alive is something naturally good, and perceiving what is ...
Altered States of Consciousness
... Adapted from How the Brain Might Work: A New Theory of Consciousness By SANDRA BLAKESLEE ...
... Adapted from How the Brain Might Work: A New Theory of Consciousness By SANDRA BLAKESLEE ...
A Neurocomputational Instructional Indicator of Working Memory
... completing all the topics, based on the constraints of the dependency graph, forms the environment space. As the number of topics increases the cardinality of the environment space becomes explosively large1. The learner needs to explore that space in the most beneficial way, having to select the be ...
... completing all the topics, based on the constraints of the dependency graph, forms the environment space. As the number of topics increases the cardinality of the environment space becomes explosively large1. The learner needs to explore that space in the most beneficial way, having to select the be ...
P312 Ch05_PerceivingObjectsII
... 1) There is some evidence of the existence of neurons that respond to specific volumetric shapes and respond about the same regardless of the perspective or changes in properties that would usually accompany rotation. (Kayaert, Biederman, & Vogels, 2003). These neurons could be the geon detectors. 2 ...
... 1) There is some evidence of the existence of neurons that respond to specific volumetric shapes and respond about the same regardless of the perspective or changes in properties that would usually accompany rotation. (Kayaert, Biederman, & Vogels, 2003). These neurons could be the geon detectors. 2 ...
Expert systems have not lived up to expectations and have not
... Expert systems have not lived up to expectations and have not revolutionized the business environment. The main reasons are: The human knowledge is too complex to understand, capture, or manipulate. Their applications are also rather restricted. They work best with two simultaneous conditions: ...
... Expert systems have not lived up to expectations and have not revolutionized the business environment. The main reasons are: The human knowledge is too complex to understand, capture, or manipulate. Their applications are also rather restricted. They work best with two simultaneous conditions: ...
Cultures of Learning or Learning of Cultures
... social construction of the mind (Leont'ev, 1981). Much of this work is referred to as ‘sociocultural theory’ and distinguished partly by the importance it attaches to social interaction, community and culture, and inter-relationships between learner, activity and context. ‘Explanations of developmen ...
... social construction of the mind (Leont'ev, 1981). Much of this work is referred to as ‘sociocultural theory’ and distinguished partly by the importance it attaches to social interaction, community and culture, and inter-relationships between learner, activity and context. ‘Explanations of developmen ...
The hard part of taking advantage of this flood of geospatial
... There is no conceptual model for GIS as systems and not representations of system elements or applications. Concept models for GIScience have been proposed and applied as the discipline has developed and are relevant to system definitions, cartography, analysis and application. These apply to isolat ...
... There is no conceptual model for GIS as systems and not representations of system elements or applications. Concept models for GIScience have been proposed and applied as the discipline has developed and are relevant to system definitions, cartography, analysis and application. These apply to isolat ...
Criticizing the Tendency for Evolutionary Psychologists to Adopt
... Behavior analytic explanations of language have been criticized and ignored because of the common assumption that principles derived largely from rats and pigeons are insufficient to explain anything as complex as human language and cognition (Hayes et al., 2001, p. 145). The long-standing rational ...
... Behavior analytic explanations of language have been criticized and ignored because of the common assumption that principles derived largely from rats and pigeons are insufficient to explain anything as complex as human language and cognition (Hayes et al., 2001, p. 145). The long-standing rational ...
Toward a Developmental Evolutionary Psychology
... human cognitive architecture, one based on massive modularity, is inconsistent with the permissible mechanisms underlying evolutionary alterations to neural structures. I then present an alternative, hierarchical behavioral systems view of the evolved human cognitive architecture that is based on i ...
... human cognitive architecture, one based on massive modularity, is inconsistent with the permissible mechanisms underlying evolutionary alterations to neural structures. I then present an alternative, hierarchical behavioral systems view of the evolved human cognitive architecture that is based on i ...
Conscious Intentions and Mental Causes
... actions, even if we assume that the idea of experience of will – the idea of consciousness of a prior mental item of the right sort; the sort of consciousness relevant to Libet’s experiment – is the same as the idea of awareness of what we intend to do which figures in the commonplaces. For it does ...
... actions, even if we assume that the idea of experience of will – the idea of consciousness of a prior mental item of the right sort; the sort of consciousness relevant to Libet’s experiment – is the same as the idea of awareness of what we intend to do which figures in the commonplaces. For it does ...
SIGCHI Conference Paper Format
... category is based on the use of visual sensing facilities, e.g., camera-based surveillance systems, to monitor an actor’s behavior and environmental changes (Moeslund et al., 2006). These approaches exploit computer vision techniques to analyse visual observations for pattern recognition (Turaga et ...
... category is based on the use of visual sensing facilities, e.g., camera-based surveillance systems, to monitor an actor’s behavior and environmental changes (Moeslund et al., 2006). These approaches exploit computer vision techniques to analyse visual observations for pattern recognition (Turaga et ...
Introduction to Systems and Modeling and Simulation
... • Some argues that agents should contain both baselevel rules for behavior as well as a higher-level rule set of “rules to change the rules”. • Base-level rules: responses to the environment • Higher-level rules: provide adaptation • Some emphasizes the essential characteristic of autonomous behavio ...
... • Some argues that agents should contain both baselevel rules for behavior as well as a higher-level rule set of “rules to change the rules”. • Base-level rules: responses to the environment • Higher-level rules: provide adaptation • Some emphasizes the essential characteristic of autonomous behavio ...
Theories and Models
... these cognitive structures could be modified or adapted through the processes of assimilation and adaptation (Huitt & Hummel, 2003). Assimilation involves transforming the environment to fit the existing structure, while accommodation involves changing the existing structure to accept something in ...
... these cognitive structures could be modified or adapted through the processes of assimilation and adaptation (Huitt & Hummel, 2003). Assimilation involves transforming the environment to fit the existing structure, while accommodation involves changing the existing structure to accept something in ...
the scottish enlightenment, unintended consequences and the
... knowledge in terms of a process of identification and classification. Science is understood as generalisation from evidence to explain causal relationships, and the science of man must proceed along empirical lines if it is to provide a secure basis for the other sciences. Mandeville enters the fray ...
... knowledge in terms of a process of identification and classification. Science is understood as generalisation from evidence to explain causal relationships, and the science of man must proceed along empirical lines if it is to provide a secure basis for the other sciences. Mandeville enters the fray ...
ap psychology topics and learning objectives
... Describe sensory adaptation and explain its functional value Describe visual process including the transduction of light energy and levels of visual information processing Explain Young-Helmholtz and opponent-process theories of color vision Explain auditory process, stimulus input and the p ...
... Describe sensory adaptation and explain its functional value Describe visual process including the transduction of light energy and levels of visual information processing Explain Young-Helmholtz and opponent-process theories of color vision Explain auditory process, stimulus input and the p ...
knowledge, sociology of
... on different (group) aspects. This understanding of ideology refers to a person’s, group’s, or society’s way of conceiving things situated within particular historical and social settings. Like ideologies, ‘‘utopias’’ arise out of particular social and political conditions, but are distinguished by ...
... on different (group) aspects. This understanding of ideology refers to a person’s, group’s, or society’s way of conceiving things situated within particular historical and social settings. Like ideologies, ‘‘utopias’’ arise out of particular social and political conditions, but are distinguished by ...
Cultures of Learning or Learning of Cultures
... well as Vygotsky’s (1981) work on psychological development and the social construction of the mind (Leont'ev, 1981). Much of this work is referred to as ‘sociocultural theory’ and distinguished partly by the importance it attaches to social interaction, community and culture, and inter-relationship ...
... well as Vygotsky’s (1981) work on psychological development and the social construction of the mind (Leont'ev, 1981). Much of this work is referred to as ‘sociocultural theory’ and distinguished partly by the importance it attaches to social interaction, community and culture, and inter-relationship ...
The emergence of a shared action ontology: Building blocks for a
... lower part of each panel illustrates schematically the experimenterÕs action as observed from the monkeyÕs vantage point: the experimenterÕs hand starting from a fixed position, moving toward an object and grasping it (panels A and B), or mimicking grasping (panels C and D). The behavioral paradigm c ...
... lower part of each panel illustrates schematically the experimenterÕs action as observed from the monkeyÕs vantage point: the experimenterÕs hand starting from a fixed position, moving toward an object and grasping it (panels A and B), or mimicking grasping (panels C and D). The behavioral paradigm c ...
RTF version - Graduate School of Education
... social construction of the mind (Leont'ev, 1981). Much of this work is referred to as ‘sociocultural theory’ and distinguished partly by the importance it attaches to social interaction, community and culture, and inter-relationships between learner, activity and context. ‘Explanations of developmen ...
... social construction of the mind (Leont'ev, 1981). Much of this work is referred to as ‘sociocultural theory’ and distinguished partly by the importance it attaches to social interaction, community and culture, and inter-relationships between learner, activity and context. ‘Explanations of developmen ...