Causal Cognition : A Multidisciplinary Approach

James Premack

ISBN 10: 0198524021 / ISBN 13: 9780198524021

Verlag: OUP Oxford, 1996

Beschreibung

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - While most psychologists agree that understanding cause-effect relationships is fundamental to the study of cognition, exactly how those relationships should be interpreted is open to serious debate. In Causal Cognition, leading experts from a range of disciplines--including philosophy, anthropology, and comparative, social, and developmental psychology--come together to offer an interdisciplinary, cutting-edge account of the field. Reflecting on a range of topics, from the role and forms of causal knowledge (both in animal and human cognition) to the development of human causal understanding, the various contributors highlight areas where different approaches converge and conflict. The result is an insightful status report of a fascinating subject that will appeal to students and researchers across the social sciences.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780198524021

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Causal Cognition : A Multidisciplinary Approach
• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0198524021
• ISBN-13: 9780198524021
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe

While most psychologists agree that understanding cause-effect relationships is fundamental to the study of cognition, exactly how those relationships should be interpreted is open to serious debate. In Causal Cognition, leading experts from a range of disciplines-including philosophy, anthropology, and comparative, social, and developmental psychology-come together to offer an interdisciplinary, cutting-edge account of the field. Reflecting on a range of topics, from the role and forms of causal knowledge (both in animal and human cognition) to the development of human causal understanding, the various contributors highlight areas where different approaches converge and conflict. The result is an insightful status report of a fascinating subject that will appeal to students and researchers across the social sciences.

Críticas

This book brings together approaches from disciplines such as comparative psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and philosophy to present the newest developments in the study of causal cognition and to discuss their different perspectives. (Journal of Consumer 20:4, Dec 1997)