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A new way of linking information theory with cognitive science
The relationship between the notion of *information* in information theory, and the notion of *information processing* in cognitive science, has long been controversial. But as the present paper shows, part of the disagreement arises from conflating different formulations of measurement. Clarifying distinctions reveals it is the context-free nature of Shannon's information average that is particular problematic from the cognitive point of view. Context-sensitive evaluation is then shown to be a way of addressing the problems that arise.
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Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (2013)Publisher
Cognitiive Science SocietyPage range
3545-3550Presentation Type
- paper
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Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science SocietyEvent location
Berlin, GermanyEvent type
conferenceEvent date
31 July - 3 August 2013Book title
CogSci 2013 ProceedingsISBN
9780976831891Department affiliated with
- Informatics Publications
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