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OverviewMany of our thoughts and decisions occur without us being conscious of them taking place; connectionism attempts to reveal the internal hidden dynamics that drive the thoughts and actions of both individuals and groups. Connectionist modeling is a radically innovative approach to theorising in psychology, and more recently in the field of social psychology. The connectionist perspective interprets human cognition as a dynamic and adaptive system that learns from its own direct experiences or through indirect communication from others. Social Connectionism offers an overview of the most recent theoretical developments of connectionist models in social psychology. The volume is divided into four sections, beginning with an introduction and overview of social connectionism. This is followed by chapters on causal attribution, person and group impression formation, and attitudes. Each chapter is followed by simulation exercises that can be carried out using the FIT simulation program; these guided exercises allow the reader to reproduce published results. Social Connectionism will be invaluable to graduate students and researchers primarily in the field of social psychology, but also in cognitive psychology and connectionist modeling. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frank Van Overwalle (Department of Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Psychology Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.929kg ISBN: 9781841696652ISBN 10: 184169665 Pages: 534 Publication Date: 26 April 2007 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn excellent and timely overview of one of the most important theoretical developments in social cognition in the past years - Gerd Bohner, University of Bielefeld, Germany An excellent and timely overview of one of the most important theoretical developments in social cognition in the past years - Gerd Bohner, University of Bielefeld, Germany An excellent and timely overview of one of the most important theoretical developments in social cognition in the past years - Gerd Bohner, University of Bielefeld, Germany Praise for the FIT program: My students are absolute beginners with respect to running a simulation, but have mastered the FIT2 program pretty quickly. Okay, mastered may be a slight exaggeration, but they learned pretty quickly how to use it. The program is a very valuable tool! - Frank Siebler, University of Bielefeld, Germany """An excellent and timely overview of one of the most important theoretical developments in social cognition in the past years"" - Gerd Bohner, University of Bielefeld, Germany ""An excellent and timely overview of one of the most important theoretical developments in social cognition in the past years"" - Gerd Bohner, University of Bielefeld, Germany Praise for the FIT program: ""My students are absolute beginners with respect to running a simulation, but have mastered the FIT2 program pretty quickly. Okay, ""mastered"" may be a slight exaggeration, but they learned pretty quickly how to use it. The program is a very valuable tool!"" - Frank Siebler, University of Bielefeld, Germany" Author InformationVan Overwalle, Frank Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |