Theories
Perceptual Systems and Affordance Hypothesis – James J. Gibson
A comprehensive academic analysis of James J. Gibson's ecological psychology, the mechanics of perceptual systems,...
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Experiments
Joshua Knobe The Temporal Discounting Experiments – George Ainslie The
An academic examination of Joshua Knobe's experimental philosophy on temporal discounting synthesized with George Ainslie's...
Experiments
Dumbfounding Experiment – Jonathan Haidt The Knobe Effect (Side-Effect Effect)
A comprehensive academic analysis of moral dumbfounding, Jonathan Haidt's social intuitionist model, and Joshua Knobe's...
Experiments
Mental Models Experiment (Syllogisms) – Philip Johnson-Laird The Iowa Gambling
A comprehensive academic analysis of Johnson-Laird's mental models theory of syllogistic reasoning contrasted with the...
Experiments
Script Theory Experiment (Restaurant) – Roger Schank and Robert Abelson
An academic examination of Schank and Abelson's restaurant script theory experiment, cognitive schema structures, episodic...
Theories
Parallel Distributed Processing (PDP / Connectionism) – David E. Rumelhart & James L. McClelland
A comprehensive academic examination of Parallel Distributed Processing (PDP), connectionist cognitive architecture, and the seminal...
Theories
Pandemonium Model of Pattern Recognition – Oliver Selfridge
A comprehensive academic analysis of Oliver Selfridge's Pandemonium model, exploring its architectural demons, computational mechanics,...
Theories
Outgroup Homogeneity Effect – George Quattrone & Edward Jones
An in-depth academic examination of the Outgroup Homogeneity Effect established by George Quattrone and Edward...
Experiments
Studies – Tali Sharot The Belief Bias Experiment – Jonathan Evans The Backfire
An academic examination of cognitive bias, syllogistic reasoning by Jonathan Evans, Tali Sharot's neurocognitive studies,...
Experiments
The Illusion of Explanatory Depth Experiment – Leonid Rozenblit and Frank Keil
A comprehensive academic analysis of the seminal 2002 Rozenblit and Keil experiment on the Illusion...
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Neurocognitive Model of Dreaming – G. William Domhoff
A comprehensive academic analysis of G. William Domhoff's neurocognitive model of dreaming, bridging cognitive neuroscience,...
Theories
Neural Darwinism (Neuronal Group Selection Theory) – Gerald Edelman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Gerald Edelman's Theory of Neuronal Group Selection (Neural Darwinism), brain...