Keijzer provides a reconstruction of cognitive science's implicit representational explanation of behavior, which he calls Agent Theory (AT), the use of mind as a subpersonal mechanism of behavior.
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Keijzer provides a reconstruction of cognitive science's implicit representational explanation of behavior, which he calls Agent Theory (AT), the use of mind as a subpersonal mechanism of behavior.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9780262112598.
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Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. 23x15cm, ix, 276 pp. Contents: Behavior: Levels & Explanations; The Agent Theory: Mind Turned into a Subpersonal Mechanism; Why the Agent Theory Is a Bad Idea; Behavioral System Theory: Organism-Environment Interaction as a Potential Alternaive; Behavioral Systems Theory & Anticipatory Behavior.
For students of how the brain works this book clearly argues that the claim that the brain builds representations of the external world that it uses to respond to that world just doesn't work.A behavioral ystems alternative is offered.