Twelve Issues for Cognitive Science.

Abstract

First the roles of a science of cognition and of psychology are discussed, and then the differences between animate and artificial cognitive systems. Twelve central issues for cognitive science are next presented and discussed. Finally, other possible issues are considered, and the argument made that a wide variety of behavior must be studied before a single class can be well understood. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA080992

Entities

People

  • Donald A. Norman

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Consciousness
  • Information Processing
  • Military Research
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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