Continuity in cognition

Designing for continuous interaction requires designers to consider the way in which human users can perceive and evaluate an artefact’s observable behaviour, in order to make inferences about its state and plan, and execute their own continuous behaviour. Understanding the human point of view in continuous interaction requires an understanding of human causal reasoning, of the way in which humans perceive and structure the world, and of human cognition. We present a framework for representing human cognition, and show briefly how it relates to the analysis of structure in continuous interaction, and the ways in which it may be applied in design

Conceptual Role Semantics, the Theory Theory, and Conceptual Change

The purpose of the paper is twofold. I first outline a philosophical theory of concepts based on conceptual role semantics. This approach is explicitly intended as a framework for the study and explanation of conceptual change in science. Then I point to the close similarities between this philosophical framework and the theory theory of concepts, suggesting that a convergence between psychological and philosophical approaches to concepts is possible. An underlying theme is to stress that using a non-atomist account of concepts is crucial for the successful study of conceptual development and change—both for the explanation of individual cognitive development and for the study of conceptual change in science

О ЗНАЧЕНИИ ПРИНЦИПОВ И МЕТОДОВ ЛОГИКИ В ЮРИДИЧЕСКОМ ПОЗНАНИИ В СФЕРЕ ГРАЖДАНСКОГО ПРАВА: ФИЛОСОФСКИЙ И ПРАВОВОЙ АСПЕКТЫ ОСМЫСЛЕНИЯ

Статья посвящена обоснованию необходимой связи в сфере познания между философией, логикой и юриспруденцией, гражданским правом. Основываясь на правовых, философских и логических работах, автор рассматривает вопрос о роли принципов, форм и методов логики как конструктивных оснований рационального познания в гражданском праве. Автор приходит к выводу о значимости междисциплинарного похода в исследовании темы работы, возможности осуществлять преемственность в познании, историзм и развивать коммуникативный подход во взаимодействии ученых в сфере философских и правовых наук

Not quite as grown-up as we like to think: parallels between cognition in childhood and adulthood

Greater continuity in cognition between children and adults may exist than is usually appreciated. It was thought that after 3 to 4 years of age, the problem in switching on the dimensional-change card-sort task disappears. We show here, however, that if speed is used as the dependent measure, the effect of the first dimension is evident even in adults. Adults, like preschoolers, show difficulty in switching from a block of sorting by color or shape to a block of sorting by the other dimension. Notably, performance throughout the session was affected by the first dimension by which stimuli were sorted. We hypothesize that perhaps adults never fully outgrow any of the cognitive and perceptual biases of infancy and early childhood. Other examples of such biases that appear to still be present in adults are discussed. Conversely, the assumption that the optimal dependent measure for adults is the most sensitive measure for children is questioned