{"product_id":"9781405113489","title":"Minds and Machines Connectionism and Psychological Modeling","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMinds and Machines\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConnectionism and Psychological Modeling\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael R. W. Dawson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Cognitive Psychology \u0026amp; Cognition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling\u003c\/i\u003e examines different kinds of models and investigates some of the basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including detailed accounts of how the internal structure of connectionist networks can be interpreted.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces connectionist models as tools that are both synthetic and representational and which can be used as the basis for conducting synthetic psychology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes distinctively varied account of modeling, historical overview of the synthetic approach, and unique perspectives on connectionism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including detailed accounts of how the internal structure can be interpreted.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides supplementary material online at \u003cb\u003ewww.bcp.psych.ualberta.ca\/~mike\/Book2\/\u003c\/b\u003e which includes free software for conducting connectionist simulations and instructions for building simple robots.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael R. W. Dawson \u003c\/b\u003eis a member of the Department of Psychology and the Biological Computation Project at the University of Alberta, Canada. His primary research interests concern the foundations of cognitive science, learning and representation in connectionist networks, and computational models of motion perception. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Cognitive Science \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell Publishers, 1998).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 December 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405113489\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379777040524,"sku":"9781405113489","price":138.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405113489_8c77f6b4-1d7c-48c0-be75-97461ce4523f.jpg?v=1780146283","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405113489","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}