An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception
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"An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception" is a seminal cognitive psychology paper that introduced a computational model explaining how letter and word recognition are influenced by both bottom-up sensory input and top-down contextual information.
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Target entity: An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception Context triple: [David E. Rumelhart, notableWork, An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception]
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Gibsonian theory of perceptual learning
The Gibsonian theory of perceptual learning is a psychological framework proposing that perception improves through direct interaction with the environment, as individuals learn to detect increasingly subtle and useful information (or "invariants") in sensory input without relying on internal representations.
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Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition
"Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition" is a seminal 1998 paper by Yann LeCun and colleagues that introduced and demonstrated the effectiveness of convolutional neural networks for tasks like handwritten digit recognition, helping to lay the foundations of modern deep learning.
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Unified Theories of Cognition
Unified Theories of Cognition is a comprehensive cognitive science framework proposed by Allen Newell that seeks to explain diverse mental processes—such as problem solving, memory, and learning—within a single, unified theoretical architecture.
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Hopfield networks
Hopfield networks are recurrent artificial neural networks that serve as content-addressable memory systems, storing patterns as stable states and retrieving them through dynamics that minimize an energy function.
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“A Semantic Model for Memory”
“A Semantic Model for Memory” is a foundational work in cognitive science and artificial intelligence that proposes how human memory can be represented and processed using structured semantic relationships.
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Target entity: An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception Target entity description: "An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception" is a seminal cognitive psychology paper that introduced a computational model explaining how letter and word recognition are influenced by both bottom-up sensory input and top-down contextual information.
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A.
Gibsonian theory of perceptual learning
The Gibsonian theory of perceptual learning is a psychological framework proposing that perception improves through direct interaction with the environment, as individuals learn to detect increasingly subtle and useful information (or "invariants") in sensory input without relying on internal representations.
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B.
Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition
"Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition" is a seminal 1998 paper by Yann LeCun and colleagues that introduced and demonstrated the effectiveness of convolutional neural networks for tasks like handwritten digit recognition, helping to lay the foundations of modern deep learning.
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C.
Unified Theories of Cognition
Unified Theories of Cognition is a comprehensive cognitive science framework proposed by Allen Newell that seeks to explain diverse mental processes—such as problem solving, memory, and learning—within a single, unified theoretical architecture.
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D.
Hopfield networks
Hopfield networks are recurrent artificial neural networks that serve as content-addressable memory systems, storing patterns as stable states and retrieving them through dynamics that minimize an energy function.
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E.
“A Semantic Model for Memory”
“A Semantic Model for Memory” is a foundational work in cognitive science and artificial intelligence that proposes how human memory can be represented and processed using structured semantic relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
cognitive psychology paper
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computational model paper ⓘ scientific article ⓘ |
| addresses |
context effects in perception
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word superiority effect ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
account for empirical findings on word superiority
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integrate bottom-up and top-down influences in a single model ⓘ |
| assumes |
activation spreads between levels of representation
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competition among incompatible letter and word units ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | strictly bottom-up models of perception ⓘ |
| demonstrates |
importance of context in letter identification
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interaction between sensory input and expectations ⓘ |
| describes | interactive activation model ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
bottom-up processing
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interactive processing between levels ⓘ top-down processing ⓘ |
| explains |
how letter recognition is influenced by word context
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how word recognition is influenced by letter-level input ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive psychology
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cognitive science ⓘ computational modeling ⓘ visual word recognition ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
letter perception
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word recognition ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
David E. Rumelhart
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James L. McClelland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
feature level units
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letter level units ⓘ word level units ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of connectionist models in cognitive science
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research on parallel distributed processing ⓘ subsequent models of visual word recognition ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
interactive activation
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word superiority effect modeling ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
foundational paper for connectionist modeling
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seminal work in cognitive psychology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| models |
parallel processing of letters in words
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time course of activation in recognition ⓘ |
| proposes | a model of context effects in letter perception ⓘ |
| proposesMechanism |
mutual excitation between compatible units
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mutual inhibition between competing units ⓘ |
| provides | computational simulations of letter and word recognition ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
pattern recognition
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perceptual learning ⓘ |
| supports | interactive models of perception ⓘ |
| uses |
connectionist framework
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distributed processing ⓘ |
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Subject: An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception Description of subject: "An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception" is a seminal cognitive psychology paper that introduced a computational model explaining how letter and word recognition are influenced by both bottom-up sensory input and top-down contextual information.
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