This classic volume compiles and describes interdisciplinary research on the formal nature of human knowledge about the world. Three key dimensions that characterize mental models research are examined: the nature of the domain studied, the nature of the theoretical approach, and the nature of the methodology.
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This book goes far beyond earlier work, both in research methodology, and specificity of theory.
—American Journal of Psychology
Mental Models succeeds as an introduction to the vigorous, multidisciplinary attack on the ethereal problems surrounding knowledge representation.
—Dennis E. Egan
AT&T Bell Laboratories
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One function of this chapter is to belabor the obvious; people's views of the world, of themselves, of their own capabilities, and of the tasks that they are asked to perform, or topics they are asked to learn, depend heavily on the conceptualizations that they bring to the task. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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One function of this chapter is to belabor the obvious; people's views of the world, of themselves, of their own capabilities, and of the tasks that they are asked to perform, or topics they are asked to learn, depend heavily on the conceptualizations that they bring to the task. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
correct causal model, naive impetus theory, general reasoning procedures, curvilinear impetus, emergency island, sidereal compass, goal island, schema slots, reference island, generative analogies, reliability priority, mental models research, conceptual instruction, parallel reservoirs, thermal concepts, fixed coin, envisioning process, protocol segment, cliff problem, inferencing rules, rocket problem, device topology, artificial freezing, star bearings, mapping instruction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Caroline Island, Sequence Graph, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Ohm's P-prim, American Journal of Physics, New York, Metric Diagram, Space Graph, University of California, Cambridge University Press, International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, Schmitt Trigger, Cambridge Mass, Ohm's Law, Academic Press, Accademia del Cimento, Franklin Institute Press, The Physics Teacher, Typical Incorrect Answer, University of Chicago Press, University of Wisconsin Press, All Domains, European Journal of Science Education, Journal of Educational Psychology New!
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- Linguistic Theory and Psychological Reality (Mit Bicentennial Studies Series: N0. 4) by Morris Halle on page 52
- Artificial Intelligence (3rd Edition) by Winston on page 129
- Galileo: Two New Sciences by Galileo Galilei on page 323
- Parallel Models of Associative Memory: Updated Edition (Cognitive Science Series) by Geoffrey E. Hinton in Front Matter
- Human Problem Solving by Allen Newell on page 52
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