Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological ModelingISBN: 978-1-4051-1348-9
Hardcover
296 pages
December 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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"Minds and Machines provides an easily understood
introduction to synthetic psychology – start with simple
processes, see what emerges, and analyze the resulting system.
Dawson lays a solid foundation describing the strengths and
weaknesses of various modeling approaches in psychology, and then
builds on this by giving concrete examples of how connectionism
– using the synthetic approach – can be used to provide
simple explanations of seemingly complex cognitive phenomena."
David A. Medler, The Medical College of Wisconsin
"Thisis a wonderful book, both in terms of the thought-provoking
technical content and the delightfully conversational style that
readers have come to expect from the author of Understanding
Cognitive Science. Dawson has a real gift for presenting
complex ideas in an accessible and engaging way that does not
dilute the scientific or philosophical intricacies involved."
Stefan C. Kremer, University of Guelph, Canada
"An important virtue of this book is that the content and order of presentation has clearly been tested at length in the classroom of a dedicated and creative teacher. The book has many illustrations from teaching practice, and would be an excellent basis for a senior undergraduate or introductory graducate course on cognitive modelling, and I'd be delighted to use it for that purpose myself ... This is a fine book, and I suspect it would be a valuable resource for those who don't know much about synthetic psychology but would like to get a clear sense of the lie of the land." David Spurrett, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Psychology in Society, 30, 2004, 77-79