Introduction to the Special Section on Cognitive Science and Psychological Assessment.
This introduction to the Special Section on Cognitive Science and Psychological Assessment begins with a brief overview of cognitive science and its interface with the clinical assessment of cognitive functioning. Concepts and themes permeating the articles in this section are then taken up. Included are cognitive-model architectures and model parameters, differential emphasis on efficiency versus content of cognition, and implementation of stochastic and dynamical aspects of cognitive processes. Selected distinguishing attributes of the respective contributions are highlighted.
Neufeld
Richard W J
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Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada. rneufeld@uwo.ca
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