Bayesian learning mechanisms are probabilistic
causal models
In the philosophy of science, a causal model (or structural causal model) is a conceptual model that describes the causal mechanisms of a system. Causal models can improve study designs by providing clear rules for deciding which independent va ...
used in computer science to research the fundamental underpinnings of
machine learning, and in
cognitive neuroscience, to model conceptual development.
Bayesian learning mechanisms have also been used in
economics and
cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and reasoning.
Cognitive psychology originated in the 1960s in a break from behaviorism, which ...
to study
social learning in theoretical models of herd behavior.
See also
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Active learning
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Bayesian learning
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Cognitive acceleration
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Cognitivism (learning theory)
In psychology, cognitivism is a theoretical framework for understanding the mind that gained credence in the 1950s. The movement was a response to behaviorism, which cognitivists said neglected to explain cognition. Cognitive psychology derived i ...
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Constructivist epistemology
Constructivism is a view in the philosophy of science that maintains that scientific knowledge is constructed by the scientific community, which seeks to measure and construct models of the natural world. According to the constructivist, natura ...
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Developmental psychology
Developmental psychology is the science, scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult deve ...
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Fluid and crystallized intelligence
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Inquiry-based learning
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Kohlberg's stages of moral development
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Theory theory The theory-theory (or theory theory) is a scientific theory relating to the human development of understanding about the outside world. This theory asserts that individuals hold a basic or 'naïve' theory of psychology ("folk psychology") to infer t ...
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