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Models of Cognition

• Aitkenhead, A. M., and Slack, J. M. [Eds.] (1985). Issues in Cognitive Modelling. London: Lawrence Erlbaum.

  A collection of readings, including important papers on mental imagery, mental models, memory organization, and analogical problem solving. The readings have been abbreviated, often drastically.

• Anderson, J. R. (1983). The Architecture of Cognition. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.

  An attempt to set out the basic principles of operation for the human cognitive system, including memory and problem solving.

• Rumelhart, D. E., McClelland, J. L., and the PDP Research Group (1986). Parallel Distributed Processing, (Two Volumes). Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

  The books that started the resurgence of interest in parallel distributed processing. Volume 1 lays the foundations and introduces the techniques. Volume 2 describes models of perception, memory, language, and thought.