Sentence examples for cognitive utility from inspiring English sources

The verisimilitude of a proposition can then be identified with the cognitive utility of accepting it.

According to Maher, the cognitive utility of a proposition A, given that Ci is the truth, is identical to the cognitive utility of accepting the proposition in those circumstances.

There are a wide range of legitimate cognitive utility functions, all of which respect the core values of scientific inquiry.

We should start with plausible constraints on cognitive value (or as he prefers to call it, cognitive utility) and derive a notion of verisimilitude from that.

If we had a decent theory of epistemic utility (also known as cognitive utility and cognitive value) perhaps what hypotheses one ought to accept, or what experiments one ought to perform, or how one ought to revise one's corpus of belief in the light of new information, could be determined by the rule: maximize expected epistemic utility (or maximize expected cognitive value).

Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries.

Clark et al. [ 11] report that although the MMSE may be sufficient to use as a screening instrument for cognitive impairment, its utility as an instrument to assess change over time accurately is limited by high measurement error and high variability of annual change between individuals.

Future research should confirm these findings in larger sample studies and investigate the utility of cognitive remediation for attentional impairment as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral therapy for hoarding disorder.

Two issues arose from the review: (1) what is the relative utility of cognitive tests versus tests of unconditioned behavior, and (2) how might cognitive tests be improved?

A small proportion of these children lived with severe cognitive morbidity, and the utility scores on the attributes of both cognition and emotion were low.

Given the limited evidence available on the efficacy and social utility of cognitive training, we have designed a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of cognitive training through memory training workshops offered to healthy older persons in terms of their immediate and delayed impact on cognitive function, health-related quality of life and functionality.