Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/pUgJ9O Mental Models in Discourse Processing and Reasoning By: Rickheit, G.; Habel, C. Publisher: Elsevier Science Print ISBN: 9780444502742, 0444502742 eText ISBN: 9780444502742, 9780080536224, 0080536220 Pages: 418 Format: PDF Available from $ 205.00 USD SKU 9780444502742 In this interdisciplinary discussion on mental models, researchers from various areas in cognitive science tackle the following questions: What is a mental model? What are the prospects and limitations in applying the mental model notion in cognitive science? How can the ideas on the nature of mental models and their mode of operation be empirically substantiated? The primary goal of the research group was to work out a definition of mental models that embraces the overall use of this construct in cognitive science as well as the more specific conceptions used in particular research domains such as cognitive linguistics. Theoretical claims about the properties of mental models were discussed and their tenability evaluated against the empirical evidence. The volume is divided into three parts. Fundamental aspects of mental models are presented in the first section, the following part contains contributions to the function of mental models in discourse processing, and finally problems of mental models in reasoning and problem solving are outlined.
