This chapter takes as its departure point a neural level theory of insight that arose from studies of the sparse, distributed, content-addressable architecture of associative memory. It is argued that convergent thought is most fruitfully characterized in terms of, not the generation of a single correct solution (as it is conventionally construed), but using concepts in their most compact form ...

We have augmented the Deep Thought logic tutor with a Hint Factory that generates data-driven, context-specific hints for an existing computer aided instructional tool. We investigate the impact of the Hint Factory’s automatically generated hints on educational outcomes in a switching replications experiment that shows that hints help students persist in a deductive logic proofs tutor. Three in...

Structural views assume that a single, comprehensive system of thought underlies cognitive activity. Although developmental research with both children and adults has tended to assume the validity of a structural model of cognitive development, this assumption may be invalid when applied to the social cognitive judgments of adults. There are two basic concerns in examining the area of social co...

In this article, I discuss the implications of postmodernism on religious thought, with special reference to Islamic thought. Firstly, nature and characteristics postmodernist thinking, different schools thought/’postmodernisms’ that fall under rubric. My contention is a response modernism rather than religion, although it has Secondly, examine compare points between post-modernism. then argue ...

It has been a remarkable text, Wilfred Bion's Experiences in Groups (1961); a landmark in thought and conceptualization of the unconscious functioning of human beings in groups. The working hypotheses he formulated on the mental activity of members of groups have robustly stood the test of time. In part, this has been because of the Working Conferences on Group Relations which started from his ...

Attachment theory is a prominent social psychological framework for understanding patterns of thinking about relationships. According to this theory, individuals gradually develop mental models of relationships, and these models influence subsequent information processing. Different experiences in relationships are posited to lead to differences in accessibility of particular mental models. The...