Induction Processes of Inference, Learning, and Discovery

Author/creator Holland, John H. Author
Other author Holyoak, Keith J. Author
Other author Nisbett, Richard E. Author
Other author Thagard, Paul R. Author
Format Electronic
EditionReprint
Publication InfoCambridge : MIT Press
Description416 p. 22.100 x 017.800 in.
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SeriesComputational Models of Cognition and Perception Ser.
Summary Annotation <p>Two psychologists, a computer scientist, and a philosopher have collaborated to present a framework for understanding processes of inductive reasoning and learning in organisms and machines. Theirs is the first major effort to bring the ideas of several disciplines to bear on a subject that has been a topic of investigation since the time of Socrates. The result is an integrated account that treats problem solving and induction in terms of rule&shy;based mental models.John Holland is Professor of Electrical Engineering at Michigan University. Keith Holyoak is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Richard Nisbett is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and Paul Thagard is Research Scientist at Princeton University's Cognitive Science Laboratory Induction is included in the Computational Models of Cognition and Perception Series. A Bradford Book.</p>
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