Cognitive Science articles from January 2001

Cognitive Science archives from January 2001

Editorial statement.(management plans)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... This issue of Cognitive Science marks the start of a new editorial board. Although most, if not all, of the articles appearing in this year's volume will be handled by Dr. James Greeno's editorial board, the new editorial board began...

Comparative visual search: a difference that makes a difference.
January 1, 2001... 1. Introduction 1.1. Visual search To date, attempts at investigating the cognitive processes involved in visual search have led to an immensely large number of empirical studies (cf. Brogan, Gale & Cart, 1993). The standard task for...

Interactionally situated cognition: a classroom example.
January 1, 2001... 1. Introduction Situated cognition depends on various interlocking structures and processes, many of which lie beyond the individual mind. These structures and processes are found in others' knowledge as well as in physical and symbolic...

Integrating analogical mapping and general problem solving: the path-mapping theory.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... 1. Introduction Analogy--the process of finding and using correspondences between concepts--plays a fundamental and ubiquitous role in human cognition. From mathematical problem solving (Novick & Holyoak, 1991) to computer programming...

What do double dissociations prove?(syntax errors in brain-damaged patients)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... 1. Introduction Suppose you came across a patient, with brain damage, who has lost the ability to use syntax. The patient still understands the meanings of words but can no longer string words together to produce proper sentences. The...