Browsing by Subject "Cognitivism"

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    Emotion as a form of perception: why William James was not a Jamesian
    (Cognitive Science Society, 2018) Sanches de Oliveira, Guilherme; Filosofía
    Two main views have informed the literature on the psychology of emotion in the past few decades. On one side, cognitivists identify emotions with processes such as judgments, evaluations and appraisals. On the other side, advocates of non-cognitive approaches leave the “intellectual” aspects of emotional experience out of the emotion itself, instead identifying emotions with embodied processes involving physiological changes. Virtually everyone on either side of the cognitive/non-cognitive divide identify William James’ view, also known as the James-Lange theory, fully on the noncognitivist side. But this is a mistake. Re-interpreting James’ writings in its scientific context, this paper argues that he actually rejected the cognitive/non-cognitive divide, such that his view of emotions did not fit either side—that is, James was not a “Jamesian” in the sense the term is used in the literature.
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    Las teorías de aprendizaje y la formación de herramientas técnicas.
    (Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2012) Torrenteras Herrera, Javier
    In this article we will describe the design process for creating a learning plan focused on teaching a technical tool (SQL Server - Analysis Services (SSAS)). We will describe and identify the cognitive processes that usually happen before obtaining a significant learning about computer tools. Based on those processes, the most appropriated methods and environments to facilitate the creation of significant learning will be identified, focusing on defining an appropriated instructional design. To assure we have the most complete vision of all the basic elements which should be considered to obtain the proposed learning objective, we will create a concept map and an analysis of the tasks that should be learned to accomplish all learning objectives.
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    The Cognition-Perception Distinction Across Paradigms: An Ecological View
    (Cognitive Science Society, 2018) Raja Galián, Vicente; Sanches de Oliveira, Guilherme; Filosofía
    Folk psychology takes perception and cognition to be two distinct processes. It seems that when we perceive the world we are engaged in one kind of activity and when we think about it we are engaged in a different one. This conception underlies various discussions within the cognitive sciences, such as on the architecture and modularity of the mind, and the cognitive penetrability of perception. But is the distinction justified? This paper looks for an answer in two opposing paradigms in the sciences of the mind: traditional cognitivism and ecological psychology. Even though cognitivism is the dominant paradigm, we argue that it has thus far failed to give a definite account of the relation between perception and cognition, and to support or to deny their separation. Ecological psychology, on the other hand, rejects the distinction and integrates cognition with perception. We discuss previous work within the ecological view and sketch directions for future research.