Contextuality From Quantum Physics To Psychology

by Ehtibar N Dzhafarov, J Scott Jordan, Ru Zhang, Victor H Cervantes

Overview

The book explores the variety of meanings of contextuality across different disciplines, with the emphasis on quantum physics and on psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814730600
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/28/2016
Series:	Advanced Series On Mathematical Psychology , #6
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Preface v

1 Conversations on Contextuality Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov Janne V. Kujala 1

2 Contextual Semantics Samson Abramsky 23

3 From Coupling to Copula Hans Colonius 51

4 Einstein, Bohm, and Leggett-Garg Guido Bacciagaluppi 63

5 It is the Theory Which Decides What We Can Observe Thomas Filk 77

6 Reality, Contextuality, and Probability in Quantum Theory and Beyond Arkady Plotnitsky 93

7 Contextual Emergence Harold Atmanspacher 139

8 Contextuality in Physics and Quantum Cognition J. Acacio de Barros Gary Oas 153

9 End-Directedness and Context in Nonliving Dissipative Systems James A. Dixon Dilip Kondepudi Bruce A. Kay Tehran J. Davis 185

10 Foregrounding the Background J. Scott Jordan Jiuyang Bai Vincent Cialdella Daniel S. Schloesser 209

11 Symmetry-Breaking in Multiagent Coordination Michael J. Richardson Rachel W. Kallen 229

12 Probabilistic Contextuality Janne V. Kujala Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov 287

13 Quantum Thinking and Counterfactual Reasoning Louis Narens 309

14 Quantum Theory, Active Information and the Mind- Matter Problem Paavo Pylkkänen 325

15 Principles Defining Quantum Mechanics Gary Oas J. Acacio de Barros 335

16 Our (Represented) World: A Quantum-Like Object Ariane Lambert-Mogiliansky François Dubois 367

17 Why Would You Want to Borrow Prom my Discipline? Emmanuel Haven 387

18 Quantum Information Biology Masanari Asano Irina Basieva Andrei Khrennikov Masanori Ohya Yoshiharu Tanaka Ichiro Yamato 399

19 Similarity Judgments: From Classical to Complex Vector Psychological Spaces Albert Barque Duran Emmanuel M. Pothos James M. Yearsley James A. Hampton Jerome R. Busemeyer Jennifer S. Trueblood 415

20 A Quantum Bayes Net Approach to Causal Reasoning Jennifer S. Trueblood Percy K. Mistry Emmanuel M. Pothos 449

Index 465