Seeing ReasonImage and Language in Learning to Think
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23765339 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith Stenning (0000-0002-4031-1343, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Seeing Reason (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198507741.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W1592113093 |
| ISBN | 9780198507741 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
‘A picture is worth a thousand words.’ Or is it? What difference does it make whether information is presented using illustrations or language? This book is an interdisciplinary study of a central topic in cognitive science: how does the mind respond to different kinds of representation of the same information, especially when learning, reasoning, and communicating. It uses philosophical, logical, linguistic, psychological, and educational methods to explore this topic, reporting theories, observations, and arguments developed during several years' research. Though the focus is on fundamental cognitive theories of human capacities, the issues are closely related to intensely practical issues about the teaching and learning of reasoning and communication skills. Along the way the chapter examines why the human mind has so evolved, the relationship between private language and public thought, and integrates cognitive and social accounts of communication.
Cognition · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Human communication · Human language · Language acquisition · Linguistics · Logical reasoning · Mathematics education · Representation (politics) · Communication · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |