Representation and behavior /

Keijzer provides a reconstruction of cognitive science's implicit representational explanation of behavior, which he calls Agent Theory (AT), the use of mind as a subpersonal mechanism of behavior. Representation is a fundamental concept within cognitive science. Most often, representations are...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keijzer, Fred A., 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2001.
©2001
Series:Bradford book.
Subjects:
Cognitive science.
Human behavior.
Mental representation.
Human information processing.
Behavior
Mental Processes
Sciences cognitives.
Comportement humain.
Représentation mentale.
Traitement de l'information chez l'homme.
human behavior.
PSYCHOLOGY > Movements > Behaviorism.
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Behavior: levels and explanations
  • 2. The agent theory: mind turned into a subpersonal mechanism
  • 3. Why the agent theory is a bad idea
  • 4. Behavioral systems theory: organism-environment interaction as a potential alternative
  • 5. Behavioral systems theory and anticipatory behavior.

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