An overview of parallel distributed processing

Author

Jonathan P. Heyl, East Carolina University

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

3

Number

1

Page Numbers

pages 17-33

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1995

Abstract

Parallel Distributed Processing (PDP), or Connectionism, is a frontier cognitive theory that is currently garnering considerable attention from a variety of fields. Briefly summarized herein are the theoretical foundations of the theory, the key elements observed in creating simulation computer programs, examples of its applications, and some comparisons with other models of cognition. A majority of the information is culled from Rumelhart and McClelland's (1986) two volume introduction to the theory, while some concerns from the field and the theorists' accompanying responses are taken from a 1990 article by Hanson and Burr.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

17 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 3 no. 1 1995

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Heyl, Jonathan P. (1995) "An overview of parallel distributed processing," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 3: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol3/iss1/4