Behavior-Oriented Approaches to Cognition: Theoretical Perspectives

Mallot, HA

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Mallot, HA
Department Human Perception, Cognition and Action, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;

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Mallot, H.(1997). Behavior-Oriented Approaches to Cognition: Theoretical Perspectives (50). Tübingen, Germany: Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-EA24-1

Abstract

Understanding complex behavior requires a multidisplinary effort from the
neurosciences, psychology, behavioral biology, and computer science. This
paper gives an overview of the current state of theoretical thinking in the
field. The focus is on a behavior-oriented approach to cognition, i.e., not
so much on the mental representations themselves, but on the behaviors that do
require these representations. It is the intention of the paper to support
the exchange between the different disciplines involved. Examples of different
types of models and explanations are discussed, but no comprehensive review of
all relevant work is attempted. In the second part, I collect a number of
elements that in my view are essential to a future theory of cognitive
behavior.