# Cognitive Models ## Overview Cognitive models are theoretical representations of the cognitive processes that occur in the human mind. These models aim to explain how humans perceive, think, remember, and learn. They are used in various fields such as psychology, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. ## Key Points - Cognitive models represent the mental processes involved in perception, memory, learning, and decision making. - They are used to predict human behavior and performance. - Cognitive models can be descriptive, explaining observed behaviors, or prescriptive, suggesting how behaviors should occur. - They can be symbolic, based on rule-based systems, or connectionist, based on neural networks. ## Major Works - The Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory (Atkinson, R.C., & Shiffrin, R.M. (1968). "Human memory: A proposed system and its control processes". In Spence, K.W., & Spence, J.T. The psychology of learning and motivation (Volume 2). New York: Academic Press. pp. 89–195.) - The ACT-R cognitive architecture (Anderson, J.R. (1990). "The Adaptive Character of Thought". Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.) ## Related Topics - [[Cognitive Science]] - [[Artificial Intelligence]] - [[Neural Networks]] - [[Psychology]]