The author looks in detail at the nature of scientific explanations, the reasons for developing them, and the way they are assessed. He describes the work carried out by cognitive scientists and considers the questions that motivate it.

Originally published in 1987 this volume presented a comprehensive state-of-the-art account of what was known about the psychology of reading at the time.

Originally published in 1987 this volume presented a comprehensive state-of-the-art account of what was known about the psychology of reading at the time.

Underlying the approach of this book is the goal of providing a self-contained source for the derivation of the basic equations of vision science.

Originally published in 1987 this volume presented a comprehensive state-of-the-art account of what was known about the psychology of reading at the time.

Problems with the Naming Task

This resulted in an interdisciplinary symposium on "Cognitive Processes in Writing" and subsequently this book, which includes the papers from the symposium as well as further contributions from several of the attendees.

Its context is a variety of changes in education that brought the explicit teaching of thinking to the consciousness of more and more teachers and administrators.

There were three reasons why the book was needed at the time. First, it makes use of the empirical results available, something only partially present in many theories of the time.

Its context is a variety of changes in education that brought the explicit teaching of thinking to the consciousness of more and more teachers and administrators.