The Multiplicity of Explanation in Cognitive Science
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DOI: 10.1007/s10699-020-09653-5
Abstract: In this paper, I argue that explaining cognitive behavior can be achieved through what I call hybrid explanatory inferences: inferences that posit mechanisms, but also draw on observed regularities. Moreover, these inferences can be used… read more here.
Keywords: multiplicity explanation; science multiplicity; science; cognitive science ... See more keywords
Translation of basic research in cognitive science to HIV-risk: a randomized controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1007/s10865-018-9999-3
Abstract: Many people enrolled in drug diversion programs are not receiving evidence-based prevention for HIV or hepatitis. This study translated basic research from cognitive science to increase screening for infection and condom use in this population.… read more here.
Keywords: research; hiv; cognitive science; research cognitive ... See more keywords
A dilemma for Heideggerian cognitive science
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DOI: 10.1007/s11097-016-9487-6
Abstract: Abstract‘Naturalizing phenomenology’ by limiting it to the ontology of the sciences is problematic on both metaphysical and phenomenological grounds. While most assessments of the prospects for a ‘naturalized phenomenology’ have focused on approaches based in… read more here.
Keywords: ontology; phenomenology; cognitive science; subjectivity ... See more keywords
Building blocks for a cognitive science-led epistemology of arithmetic
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DOI: 10.1007/s11098-021-01729-7
Abstract: In recent years philosophers have used results from cognitive science to formulate epistemologies of arithmetic (e.g. Giaquinto in J Philos 98(1):5–18, 2001). Such epistemologies have, however, been criticised, e.g. by Azzouni (Talking about nothing: numbers,… read more here.
Keywords: building blocks; cognitive science; epistemology; epistemology arithmetic ... See more keywords
Learning about learning: patterns of sharing of research knowledge among Education, Border, and Cognitive Science fields
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-019-03012-3
Abstract: This study explores the patterns of exchange of research knowledge among Education Research, Cognitive Science, and what we call “Border Fields.” We analyze a set of 32,121 articles from 177 selected journals, drawn from five… read more here.
Keywords: research; education research; cognitive science; education ... See more keywords
What’s wrong with the minimal conception of innateness in cognitive science?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-020-02543-0
Abstract: One of the classic debates in cognitive science is between nativism and empiricism about the development of psychological capacities. In principle, the debate is empirical. However, in practice nativist hypotheses have also been challenged for… read more here.
Keywords: minimal conception; conception; cognitive science; conception innateness ... See more keywords
Appraisal of certain methodologies in cognitive science based on Lakatos’s methodology of scientific research programmes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-020-02612-4
Abstract: Attempts to apply the mathematical tools of dynamical systems theory to cognition in a systematic way has been well under way since the early 90s and has been recognised as a “third contender” to computationalist… read more here.
Keywords: methodology scientific; methodology; cognitive science; scientific research ... See more keywords
Deep learning and cognitive science
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104365
Abstract: In recent years, the family of algorithms collected under the term "deep learning" has revolutionized artificial intelligence, enabling machines to reach human-like performances in many complex cognitive tasks. Although deep learning models are grounded in… read more here.
Keywords: learning cognitive; learning; learning models; cognitive science ... See more keywords
Hoping for more: How cognitive science has and hasn't been helpful to the OCD clinician.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.04.003
Abstract: Cognitive-behavioural models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) stemmed from knowledge acquired from cognitive science. Researchers continue to apply basic cognitive-affective science methods to understanding OCD, with the overarching goal of improving and refining evidence-based treatments. However,… read more here.
Keywords: helpful ocd; science; cognitive science; hoping cognitive ... See more keywords
Integrating statistical learning into cognitive science
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2020.104167
Abstract: Abstract Over the last two decades statistical learning (SL) has evolved into a key explanatory mechanism underlying the incidental learning of regularities across different domains of cognition, such as language, visual and auditory perception, and… read more here.
Keywords: learning cognitive; research; integrating statistical; cognitive science ... See more keywords
Leveraging cognitive science to foster children’s persistence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.05.005
Abstract: Persistence is crucial for overcoming academic and interpersonal challenges. However, there has been little progress in developing effective interventions to improve persistence in childhood. Here we outline how recent insights from cognitive science can be… read more here.
Keywords: children persistence; science foster; leveraging cognitive; cognitive science ... See more keywords