Browsing Theses by Subject "embodied cognition"
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Determinants of Cognitive Offloading: Toward a Metacognitive Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-22)Individuals frequently make use of the body and environment when engaged in a cognitive task. For example, individuals will often spontaneously physically rotate when faced with rotated objects, such as an array of words, ... -
Explaining the Mind: The Embodied Cognition Challenge
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-15)This thesis looks at a relatively new line of research in Cognitive Science – embodied cognition. Its relation to the computational-representational paradigm, primarily symbolicism, is extensively discussed. It is argued ... -
Measuring Tool Embodiment in Ready-to-Hand and Unready-to-Hand Situations Using Virtual and Physical Tools
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-30)Virtual environments can provide access to a variety of information that can be designed to mimic physical attributes or afford physical-like actions. Virtual reality and other ways of interactions such as multi-touch, ...