Computational [Principles of] Psychology∗

This course states, motivates, and offers detailed support to the observation that cognition is fun-damentally a computational process [28]. Students are introduced to a number of conceptual tools for thinking about cognitive information processing, including statistical learning from experience and the use of patterns distilled from past experience in guiding future actions. The application of these tools to the understanding of natural minds and to advancing the goals of artificial intelligence is illustrated on selected examples drawn from the domains of perception, memory, motor control, language, action planning, problem solving, decision making, reasoning, and creativity. The material is conceptually advanced and moderately technical. It is aimed at advanced undergrad