David A. Rosenbaum Bücher

Behavioral scientists rely heavily on computers for data collection, analysis, presentation, and simulation. Despite this, no book has specifically addressed programming for them using a general-purpose language. This textbook is an invaluable resource that guides behavioral scientists through the programming process in a relevant and accessible manner. Authored by David A. Rosenbaum, a cognitive psychologist with a Ph.D. in experimental psychology, it introduces MATLAB, a powerful programming language widely used across various scientific fields. MATLAB's high-level commands facilitate calculations for both large and small datasets and enable the creation of publication-quality graphics. Each principle is illustrated with practical code examples, and chapters begin with actionable suggestions and the necessary commands. The book serves as a handy reference, allowing readers to quickly find information on specific topics. An accompanying website provides access to programs and code output, featuring color, motion, and sound. This resource empowers behavioral scientists to tackle computational challenges effectively, enhancing their clarity in thinking, writing, and communication.

Cognitive Science is a single-source undergraduate text that broadly surveys the theories and empirical results of cognitive science within a consistent computational perspective. In addition to covering the individual contributions of psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and artificial intelligence to cognitive science, the book has been revised to introduce the connectionist approach as well as the classical symbolic approach and adds a new chapter on cognitively related advances in neuroscience. Cognitive science is a rapidly evolving field that is characterized by considerable contention among different views and approaches. Cognitive Science presents these in a relatively neutral manner. It covers many new orientations theories and findings, embedding them in an integrated computational perspective and establishing a sense of continuity and contrast with more traditional work in cognitive science. The text assumes no prerequisite knowledge, introducing all topics in a uniform, accessible style. Many topics, such as natural language processing and vision, however, are developed in considerable depth, which allows the book to be used with more advanced undergraduates or even in beginning graduate settings. A Bradford Book