A Life in Cognition: Studies in Cognitive Science in Honor of Csaba Pléh

Preface
Tabula Gratulatoria
Pléh-Numbers
Contents
Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
The Competition Model: Past and Future
	1 Introduction
	2 The Classic Competition Model
		2.1 Cues and Competition
		2.2 Methods
		2.3 Cue Cost
		2.4 Cue Detectability
		2.5 Findings
	3 The Unified Competition Model
		3.1 Unification of L1 and L2 Learning Models
		3.2 Levels Analysis
		3.3 Time/Process Frames
	4 Conclusion
	References
The Interface of Psychology and Second Language Acquisition
	1 Introduction
	2 The Past: Linguistic Dominance in Second Language Acquisition
		2.1 Linguistic Knowledge and SLA
		2.2 SLA’s Uneasy Fit Within Psychology and Education
		2.3 The Compartmentalisation of Linguistics and Psychology
		2.4 Interim Summary
	3 The Present: The Growing Influence of Psychology
	4 The Future: Challenges and Opportunities
		4.1 Challenges
		4.2 A Proposed Research Agenda
	5 Conclusion
	References
The Cognitive Gap in Modern Semantics
	1 Introduction
	2 The Origin of Sense
	3 The Problem of Descriptions
	4 A Missing Link: Similarity
	5 Another Missing Link: Interaction
	6 Some Implications
	References
The Pragmatic Functions of Metaphorical Language
	1 Introduction
	2 Conceptual Metaphor Theory
	3 Relevance Theory
		3.1 Loose Language Use
		3.2 Metaphors in Relevance Theory
		3.3 Indirect Speech
	4 The Pragmatic Functions of Metaphor
		4.1 Sensualizing: Broadening for a Particular Novel Figurative Meaning
		4.2 Speaking Figuratively: Broadening for Creating Ambiguity
	5 Abstract Conceptual Substitution
	6 Conclusion
	References
Predictions in Conversation
	1 Introduction
	2 Spontaneity and Constraints in Conversations
	3 Prediction of the Content
		3.1 Speech Production Is Relatively Slow
		3.2 Language Comprehension Is Predictive
		3.3 Speech Planning Might Start Early
	4 Prediction of the Turn-Ends
		4.1 Speakers Probably Time Their Turns
		4.2 Turn-Yielding Cues
		4.3 Estimation of Turn-Duration
	5 Conclusion
	References
Thought, Behaviour, and Thought-Chunking
	1 Introduction
	2 Thought-Chunking
	3 The Emergence of Language and Its Role in Social Life
	4 Conclusion
	References
Preposition Stranding in Archaic and Medieval Chinese
	1 Introduction
	2 Archaic and Medieval Chinese
		2.1 Archaic Chinese
		2.2 Medieval Chinese
	3 Contemporary Chinese
		3.1 Standard Mandarin
		3.2 Other Sinitic Languages
	4 Discussion, Conclusion, and Further Investigations
	References
Surprise: Nonfinite Clause with Finite Complementizer
	1 Introduction
	2 Nonfinites in Hungarian
	3 A Construction in Emergence
	4 Pilot Survey
	5 A Second Survey
	6 Conclusions
	References
The Early Acquisition of Morphology in Agglutinating Languages: The Case of Hungarian
	1 Introduction
		1.1 A Short Description of Hungarian Morphology
		1.2 Theories of Morphological Acquisition and Processing
	2 Statistical Information About Morphology in the Input to Young Learners
	3 Hungarian Infants Are Sensitive to Vowel Harmony by 13 Months
	4 Hungarian Infants Can Decompose Morphologically Complex Words with Frequent Suffixes
	5 Conclusion
	References
Challenges of Different Approaches and Methodologies in Psycholinguistics: The Example of an RC Attachment Preference Study in Croatian
	1 Introduction
	2 Former and Current State-of-the-Art: Theories, Methods, Approaches
		2.1 Interdisciplinary Awareness
		2.2 From English-Dominated to Cross-Linguistic Studies
		2.3 A Variety of Methodological Approaches
	3 New Directions in Psycholinguistic Research: Trends, Needs, and Challenges
	4 An RC Attachment Preference Study in Croatian
		4.1 Main Ideas and Research Questions
		4.2 Methodological Considerations and Key Findings
	5 Final Thoughts and Conclusions
	References
Preschoolers’ Sensitivity to the Infringement of Conversational Maxims in View of Mentalization
	1 Introduction
	2 The Development of the Understanding of Conversational Maxims
	3 Experimental Pragmatic Study of Hungarian Preschoolers’ Sensitivity to the Recognition of the Infringement of Gricean Maxims
		3.1 Objective
		3.2 Hypotheses
		3.3 Method
		3.4 Subjects
	4 Tasks
		4.1 Mentalization Tasks
		4.2 Maxims Tasks
	5 Results
		5.1 Results of the Mentalization Tasks
		5.2 Results of the Maxims Task in View of Mentalization Skills
	6 Discussion
		6.1 Discussion of the Results in the Maxim Infringement Tasks
		6.2 Results in View of the Difficulty of the Maxims in the Two Groups
	7 Conclusions—General Discussion of the Results in View of the Order of the Maxims in Each Group
		7.1 Correlations Among the Different Maxims
		7.2 Testing Relevance as a Supermaxim of Sperber and Wilson (1986)
	8 Bird’s Eye View of Mentalization Levels and Corresponding Pragmatic Complexity—Completing the Continuum (Schnell, 2012, 2019) with the Maxims
		8.1 Corollaries—Effect of Age in the Successful Recognition of Maxim Infringements
	References
History and Philosophy of Cognitive Science
The Foundational Document of Cognitive Science
	1 Introduction
	2 The Character of Hume’s Empiricism
	3 The Centrality of Association
	4 A Newtonian Mind
	5 Hume’s Elusive Self
	References
Between Fodor and Darwin
	1 Introduction
	2 Evolution and Mind
	3 Fodor’s Anti-evolutionary Argument
	4 The Culprit: Language of Thought
	5 Dennett as the Missing Link
	References
Psychology Meets Evolutionary Theory
	1 Memetic Selection
	2 Epidemiology of Representations
	3 Naturalistic Approach to Culture
	4 Evolutionary Epistemology
	5 Summary Remarks
	References
Taking the Historian’s Stance in a Natural Science
	1 Introduction
	2 How Can We Measure the Capacity of Iconic (Very Short-Term) Memory in Infants?
	3 Are Children’s Long-Term Memories Always Worse Than Adults’?
	4 Can We Measure How Hard Infants Are Trying to Solve a Task?
	5 Conclusion: What History Can Teach Us
	Appendix: How Csaba Pléh Instilled the Historian’s Stance in Us
	Concluding Thoughts: How to Foster a Historian’s Stance in Psychology Students, Based on How Csaba Did It.
	References
Semantic Systems After 30 Years
	1 Introduction
	2 Semantic Systems and the Chinese Room Argument
	3 Self-modifying Systems (SMS)
	4 The Success of Applied AI and the Extension of Computational Domains
	5 The Change of the Perspective
	6 Semantic Systems 2.0
	References
A Short History of Theories of Intuitive Theories
	1 Introduction
	2 Intuitive Theories
	3 Intuitive Theories Might Function to Maximize the Accuracy of Our Beliefs
	4 Intuitive Theories Might Function to Solve the Trade-Off Between Accuracy and Computational Efficiency
	5 Intuitive Theories Might Function to Maximize the Expected Fitness Value of Our Beliefs
	6 Intuitive Theories Might Serve Strategic Social Functions
	7 Intuitive Theories Might Serve Coordinative Social Functions
	8 Conclusion
	References
Individual Differences: The History of the Abandoned Child of Experimental Psychology
	1 Introduction
	2 A History of Separation
		2.1 The Beginnings of Individual Differences Research
		2.2 Binet and the Invention of the Modern Intelligence Test
		2.3 Intelligence Testing in the US and the Politics of IQ
		2.4 The Puzzle of g and the Two Disciplines of Scientific Psychology
	3 Attempts at Unification
		3.1 Conceptual and Methodological Issues
		3.2 Working Memory Capacity and Contemporary Efforts
	4 Intelligence in the Schools: Competing Approaches to Abilities
	5 Stern’s Program(s) of Differential Psychology
	6 Personal Concluding Remarks
	References
De(v)bugging the Brain
	References
The Cognitive Science of the Ranking Game
	1 Introduction
	2 Comparison, Ranking, Rating and Lists
		2.1 Social Comparison and Our Brain
		2.2 Ranking
		2.3 Rating
		2.4 Remembering Lists
	3 The Evolution of Social Ranking
	4 Cognitive Architectures for Individual and Institutional Ranking
		4.1 Against the Myth of Rationality: Cognitive Bias
		4.2 Social Choice
		4.3 Cyclic Ranking: The Violation of Transitivity
	5 Ignorance and Manipulation
	6 How to Combine Human and Machine Intelligence?
		6.1 Recommendation Systems
		6.2 Metrics and Algorithms
	7 Conclusion
	References
Psychology
Ego-centered Social Network Characteristics of Patients Suffering from Personality Disorders
	1 The Intrinsically and Specifically Social Mind/Brain
	2 Representing the Individual’s Social World
	3 Domain Specific Impairment of Social Functioning in Personality Disorders
	4 Aims of the Current Study
	5 Methods
		5.1 Participants
		5.2 Measures
	6 Results
	7 Discussion
		7.1 Network Size
		7.2 Network Composition
		7.3 Associations with Well-Being
	References
Individual in the Social Environment: From Groups to Social Networks
	1 Introduction
	2 Relationship with Groups
	3 Roles Within the Relationship Structure
	4 Cognitive Schemas of Relationship Types
	5 Cognitive Capabilities Organize the Relationship Structure
	6 The Relationship Structure and Its Impact on the Individual
	7 A Network of Theories
	8 Do We Need a Conclusion?
	References
Changes in the Focus of Developmental Models: From Social Contexts to Social Cognition
	1 Models of Cognitive Development
		1.1 ‘The Context of Unfolding Is—Undoubtedly—Social’
		1.2 ‘The Emergence of Cognition Is Guided by Innate Principles’
		1.3 Innate Biases
		1.4 The Concept of ‘Social’ in the Models of Cognitive Development
	2 The Role of Interpretative Schemas (Generative Models) in Cognitive Development
		2.1 The Teleological Stance and the Naïve Utility Calculus
		2.2 Are These Interpretative Schemas Socially Induced?
	3 Navigating in the World: Social Learning
	4 Navigating in the Social World: Naïve Psychology
	5 Conclusion
	References
Consequences of Perspective Taking: Some Uncharted Avenues
	1 Introduction
	2 Sustaining Multiple Perspectives: Interference and Facilitation Effects
	3 Sustaining Multiple Perspectives in Communication
	4 Interpretative Commitments in Social Contexts
		4.1 Improved Retention of Contextual Information
		4.2 Adjustment of Semantic Commitments
	5 Concluding Remarks
	References
Dissociating Measures of Information- and Control-Seeking in 12-Month-Olds’ Contingency Exploration
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Participants
		2.2 Apparatus
		2.3 Stimuli and Procedure
		2.4 Data Analysis
	3 Results
		3.1 Preferential Looking
		3.2 Pupil Dilation
	4 Discussion
	References
Memory Skill: The Proceduralization of Declarative Memory Through Retrieval Practice
	1 Introduction
	2 Translational Educational Science
	3 The Core Properties of Automaticity and Skill Learning
	4 The Testing Effect
	5 Similarities Between Skill Learning and Retrieval-Enhanced Learning
	6 The Automatization of Retrieval During Practice: Evidence from Response Latency, Psychophysiology, and Brain Stimulation
	7 Highlights and Suggestions for Educational Practice: The Role of Feedback and the Effect of Acute Stress
	8 Conclusions
	References
An Exploratory Study of Corpora for National Differences in Personality Terms
	1 Introduction
	2 Design
	3 Methodology
		3.1 Agreeableness and Culture
		3.2 Corpus
		3.3 Agreeableness Adjective Selection
	4 Results
		4.1 Agreeableness Score
	5 Discussion
	6 Conclusion
	References
Processing Symbolic Numbers: The Example of Distance and Size Effects
	1 Introduction
	2 The Approximate Number System Account
	3 An Alternative Account: Discrete Semantic System
	4 Contrasting the Two Accounts with New Phenomena
	5 Conclusions
	References