Symbol Grounding
Edited by Tony Belpaeme, Stephen J. Cowley and Karl F. MacDorman
[Benjamins Current Topics, 21] 2009. v, 167 pp.
Karl F. MacDorman
List of John Benjamins publications for which Karl F. MacDorman plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Cognition and language | Cognitive psychology | Theoretical linguistics
Symbol Grounding
Edited by Tony Belpaeme, Stephen J. Cowley and Karl F. MacDorman
Special issue of Interaction Studies 8:1 (2007) 180 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Evolution of language
Psychological Benchmarks of Human–Robot Interaction
Edited by Peter H. Kahn, Jr. and Karl F. MacDorman
Special issue of Interaction Studies 8:3 (2007) 166 pp.
Subjects Cognition and language | Evolution of language
Articles
2015 Individual differences predict sensitivity to the uncanny valley Interaction Studies 16:2, pp. 141–172 | Article
It can be creepy to notice that something human-looking is not real. But can sensitivity to this phenomenon, known as the uncanny valley, be predicted from superficially unrelated traits? Based on results from at least 489 participants, this study examines the relation between nine theoretically… read more
2009 Afterword: Life after the symbol system metaphor Symbol Grounding, Belpaeme, Tony, Stephen J. Cowley and Karl F. MacDorman (eds.), pp. 145–159 | Article
2007 Afterword: Life after the symbol system metaphor Symbol Grounding, Belpaeme, Tony, Stephen J. Cowley and Karl F. MacDorman (eds.), pp. 143–158 | Article
After reviewing the papers in this special issue, I must conclude that brains are not syntactic engines, but control systems that orient to biological, interindividual, and cultural norms. By themselves, syntactic constraints both underdetermine and overdetermine cognitive operations. So, rather… read more
2007 Introduction to the Special Issue on Psychological Benchmarks of Human–Robot Interaction Psychological Benchmarks of Human–Robot Interaction, Kahn, Jr., Peter H. and Karl F. MacDorman (eds.), pp. 359–362 | Article
2006 Toward social mechanisms of android science: A CogSci 2005 Workshop: 25 and 26 July 2005, Stresa, Italy Epigenetic robotics, Metta, Giorgio and Luc Berthouze (eds.), pp. 289–296 | Article
2006 The uncanny advantage of using androids in cognitive and social science research Interaction Studies 7:3, pp. 297–337 | Article
The development of robots that closely resemble human beings can contribute to cognitive research. An android provides an experimental apparatus that has the potential to be controlled more precisely than any human actor. However, preliminary results indicate that only very humanlike devices can… read more
1997 How to Ground Symols Adaptively Two Sciences of Mind: Readings in cognitive science and consciousness, Ó Nualláin, Seán, Paul Mc Kevitt and Eoghan Mac Aogáin (eds.), pp. 135 ff. | Article