Description |
1 online resource (366 pages) |
Contents |
Part I. Experienced cognition : consciousness and cognitive skill -- part II. The structure of consciousness and the architecture of the mind -- part III. Consciousness and skilled cognitive activity -- part IV. Implications |
Summary |
This volume presents a theoretical framework for understanding consciousness and learning. Drawing on work in cognitive psychology and philosophy, this framework begins with the observation that to be conscious is literally to have a point of view. From this starting point, the book develops a descriptive scheme that allows perceptual, symbolic, and emotional awareness to be discussed in common theoretical terms, compatible with a computational view of the mind. A central theme is our experience of ourselves as agents, consciously controlling activities situated in environments. In contrast to |
Notes |
Originally published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 16, 2014) |
Subject |
Consciousness.
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Cognition.
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Cognitive psychology.
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cognition.
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Cognition
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Cognitive psychology
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Consciousness
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781410603265 |
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1410603261 |
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