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Representing is more than emulating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2004

Hongbin Wang*
Affiliation:
School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX77030http://www.shis.uth.tmc.edu/
Yingrui Yang*
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY12180

Abstract:

Mental representations are more than emulations. Different types of representations, including external representations, various mental models (distorted and abstract), and emulative models, can all play important roles in human cognition. To explain cognitive performance in a specific task, a systematic analysis of the underlying representational structures and their interactions is needed.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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