Useful Theories Make Predictions

Topics in Cognitive Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-86

  Howes, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational theory; Dynamic systems; Embodiment; Emergence; Prediction; Useful theory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DECISION MAKING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPEECH;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; COMMUNICATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPEECH;

EID: 84855977272     PISSN: 17568757     EISSN: 17568765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2011.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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