Causal Cognition : A Multidisciplinary Approach

James Premack

ISBN 10: 0198524021 / ISBN 13: 9780198524021

Published by OUP Oxford, 1996

About this Item

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - An understanding of cause--effect relationships is fundamental to the study of cognition. In this book, outstanding specialists from comparative psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and philosophy present the newest developments in the study of causal cognition and discuss their different perspectives. They reflect on the role and forms of causal knowledge, both in animal and human cognition, on the development of human causal cognition from infancy, and on the relationship between individual and cultural aspects of causal understanding. The result is a state-of-the-art, informative, insightful, and interdisciplinary debate aimed at the non-specialist.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Causal Cognition : A Multidisciplinary Approach
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198524021
• ISBN 13: 9780198524021
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 37D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 37 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1033 grams

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Synopsis

While most psychologists agree that understanding cause-effect relationships is fundamental to the study of cognition, exactly how those relationships should be interpreted is open to serious debate. In Causal Cognition, leading experts from a range of disciplines--including philosophy, anthropology, and comparative, social, and developmental psychology--come together to offer an interdisciplinary, cutting-edge account of the field. Reflecting on a range of topics, from the role and forms of causal knowledge (both in animal and human cognition) to the development of human causal understanding, the various contributors highlight areas where different approaches converge and conflict. The result is an insightful status report of a fascinating subject that will appeal to students and researchers across the social sciences.

About the Author

D. Sperber is at CREA, CNRS, Paris. D. Premack is at CNRS, Paris.