Cognitive Sciences

PrefaceIntroduction1. A New Theory of Time 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Objective and Subjective Time Scales 1.3 Psychological Models of Formation of Judgments w(a, b) 1.4 Mechanisms of Comparison of Time Intervals 1.5 Some Problems of Existence of Events: An Alternative Approach 1.6 Time and Frequency of Events 1.7 Fuzzification of Time and Stochastic Processes 1.8 Comments 1.9 Summary and Discussion Appendix2. Events and Observability 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Spatial and Temporal Fuzziness of Objects 2.3 Predicates 2.4 Predicates and Events 2.5 Theory of Events 2.6 Events in Probability Theory and Causal Relations 2.7 Fuzzy Markov Chains 2.8 Observability Constraints 2.9 Filters and Masks Appendix3. Multimedial Units and Languages: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Basic Conceptual Scheme 3.3 Semantics 3.4 Pragmatic Semantics 3.5 Definition of a Unit in the General Case 3.6 Languages of Particular Media 3.7 Fuzzy Unit and Perception 3.8 A Formal Approach to Dialogues4. Judgment Formation and Problems of Description 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Models of Answering Questions 4.3 Verbal Copies and Classification Theory 4.4 Complex Descriptions: A Theory of Texts 4.5 Generation of a Text 4.6 Texts and a Theory of Knowledge 4.7 An Algebraic Approach to Discourses and Their Goals Appendix5. Memory and Perception: Some New Models 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Memory with Event-Time Horizon 5.3 A Model of Memory of Sentences: Application of the Model of Variable Storage Horizon 5.4 Models of Perception Processes 5.5 Heuristic Model of Memory 5.6 Eye Control Allocation for Hand Movements in Multitask Situations with Some Possible Applications to the Foundations of Robotics Appendix6. Stochastic Models of Expertise Formation, Opinion Change, and Learning 6.1 Introduction 6.2 A Model of Expertise Formation 6.3 Time Allocation to Topics in a Course of Study 6.4 Informational Synergy 6.5 CommentsAppendix A.1 Relation A.2 Fuzzy Sets A.3 ProbabilityReferencesIndex