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Informationen zum Autor Rom Harré is a Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford and Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University, Washington, DC Klappentext This is the first major textbook to offer a truly comprehensive review of cognitive science in its fullest sense. Ranging from artificial intelligence models of neural processes and cognitive psychology to recent discursive and cultural theories, Rom Harré offers an original yet accessible integration of the field. At its core, this textbook addresses the question `How can psychology become a science?'. The answer is based on a clear account of method and explanation in the natural sciences and how they can be adapted to psychological research.Fluently written and well structured, this is an ideal text for students who want to gain a comprehensive view of the current state of the art with its seeming divergence into studies of meanings and studies of neurology. The book is divided into four basic modules, with suggestions for three lectures in each. The plan is related to the overall pattern of the semester programme. The reader is guided with helpful learning points, sections of study questions for review, and key readings for each chapter. Zusammenfassung Offers a comprehensive review of cognitive science. This book addresses the question 'How can psychology become a science?' It provides a link between computational! philosophical and biological models in an accessible format for students. It presents a vision of psychology as a scientific discipline. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: THE NATURE AND METHODS OF SCIENCE A Science for Psychology The Natural Sciences Understanding Scientific Method PART TWO: THE SEARCH FOR A SCIENCE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR Psychology as the Science of Mental Substance Psychology as the Science of Material Substance The Beginnings of Cognitive Science PART THREE: TOWARDS A SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY Grammar and Cognition Cognitive Science The Analytical Phase Connectionism and the Brain PART FOUR: COGNITIVE SCIENCE IN ACTION The Memory Machine The Psychology of Classifying Cognitive Disorders ...
List of contents
PART ONE: THE NATURE AND METHODS OF SCIENCE
A Science for Psychology
The Natural Sciences
Understanding Scientific Method
PART TWO: THE SEARCH FOR A SCIENCE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Psychology as the Science of Mental Substance
Psychology as the Science of Material Substance
The Beginnings of Cognitive Science
PART THREE: TOWARDS A SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY
Grammar and Cognition
Cognitive Science
The Analytical Phase
Connectionism and the Brain
PART FOUR: COGNITIVE SCIENCE IN ACTION
The Memory Machine
The Psychology of Classifying
Cognitive Disorders
