Mental Models
| Author | : Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 532 |
| Release | : 1983 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674568826 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674568822 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (822 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mental Models by : Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird
Download or read book Mental Models written by Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a unified theory of the major propertries of mind, including comprehension, inference, and consciousness. The author argues that we apprehend the world by building inner mental replicas of the relationships among objects and events that concern us. The mind is essentially a model-building device that can itself be modeled on a computer. The book provides a blueprint for building such a model and numberous important illustrations of how to do it.
