Computational modeling in cognition : principles and practice /: principles and practice. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephan Lewandowsky and Simon Farrell.
• Other Names: Lewandowsky, Stephan; Farrell, Simon, 1976-
• Contents: Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Models and Theories in Science; 1.2 Why Quantitative Modeling?; 1.3 Quantitative Modeling in Cognition; 1.4 The Ideas Underlying Modeling and Its Distinct Applications; 1.5 What Can We Expect From Models?; 1.6 Potential Problems; 2. From Words to Models: Building a Toolkit; 2.1 Working Memory; 2.2 The Phonological Loop: 144 Models of Working Memory; 2.3 Building a Simulation; 2.4 What Can We Learn From These Simulations?; 2.5 The Basic Toolkit; 2.6 Models and Data: Sufficiency and Explanation; 3. Basic Parameter Estimation Techniques; 3.1 Fitting Models to Data: Parameter Estimation; 3.2 Considering the Data: What Level of Analysis?; 4. Maximum Likelihood Estimation; 4.1 Basics of Probabilities; 4.2 What Is a Likelihood?; 4.3 Defining a Probability Function; 4.4 Finding the Maximum Likelihood; 4.5 Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Multiple Participants; 4.6 Properties of Maximum Likelihood Estimators; 5. Parameter Uncertainty and Model Comparison; 5.1 Error on Maximum Likelihood Estimates; 5.2 Introduction to Model Selection; 5.3 The Likelihood Ratio Test; 5.4 Information Criteria and Model Comparison; 5.5 Conclusion; 6. Not Everything That Fits Is Gold: Interpreting the Modeling; 6.1 Psychological Data and The Very Bad Good Fit; 6.2 Parameter Identifiability and Model Testability; 6.3 Drawing Lessons and Conclusions From Modeling; 7. Drawing It All Together: Two Examples; 7.1 WITNESS: Simulating Eyewitness Identification; 7.2 Exemplar Versus Boundary Models: Choosing Between Candidates; 7.3 Conclusion; 8. Modeling in a Broader Context; 8.1 Bayesian Theories of Cognition; 8.2 Neural Networks; 8.3 Neuroscientific Modeling; 8.4 Cognitive Architectures; 8.5 Conclusion; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (376 pages)
• Subjects: 153.01/5118; Cognition -- Mathematical models
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452236193; 1452236194
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