Computational models of cognitive processes : proceedings of the 13th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop, San Sebastian, Spain, 12-14 July 2012 / / editors, Julien Mayor (University of Geneva, Switzerland), Pablo Gomez (De Paul University, USA)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453374803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2014]; ©2014
• ISBN: 981-4458-84-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Collana: Progress in neural processing ; ; volume 21
• Altri autori (Persone): MayorJulien; GomezPablo (Pablo Alegria)
• Disciplina: 612.8/233
• Soggetti: Neural networks (Neurobiology); Cognition; Neural stimulation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Contents; Language; Modelling Language - Vision Interactions in the Hub and Spoke Framework; 1. Introduction; 2. Virtues of the Hub & Spoke Framework; 3. A Hub & Spoke Model of Language Mediated Visual Attention; 3.1. Language Mediated Visual Attention & The Visual World Paradigm; 3.2. Method; 3.2.1. Network; 3.2.2. Artificial Corpus; 3.2.3. Training; 3.2.4. Pre-Test; 3.3. Results; 3.3.1. Simulation of Phonological Effects; 3.3.2. Simulation of Visual Effects; 3.3.3. Simulation of Semantic Effects; 4. Discussion; References; Modelling Letter Perception: The Effect of Supervision and Top-Down Information on Simulated Reaction Times1. Introduction; 2. Method; 2.1. Simulations; 2.2. Neural Network Algorithms; 2.2.1. Restricted Boltzmann Machines; 2.2.2. Training a Deep-Belief Network; 2.2.3. Delta-Rule and Back-Propagation; 2.2.4. Simulating Reaction Times; 2.3. Human Reaction Time Data; 3. Results; 4. Conclusions; References; Encoding Words into a Potts Attractor Network; 1. Introduction; 2. BLISS: The Training Language; 3. Potts Attractor Network: a Simplified ; Model of the Cortex; 4. Implementation of Word Representation in the Potts Network4.1. Semantic Representation; 4.2. Syntactic Representation; 5. Discussion; References; Unexpected Predictability in the Hawaiian Passive; 1. Introduction; 2. Data; 3. Methods; 3.1. Pre-processing; 3.2. The model; 3.3. Error measures; 3.3.1. Mean Squared Error; 3.3.2. Classification Error; 3.4. Baseline estimates; 3.4.1. Random guess: adaptation to the range of target values; 3.4.2. Weighted guess: adaptation to the distribution of target values; 4. Results; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Difference Between Spoken and Written Language Based on Zipf 's Law Analysis1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 3. Results; 3.1. Log- log frequency vs. rank plots; 3.2. Five most frequent words in 1-, 2-, and 3-grams; 3.3. Exponent of rank; 4. Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Reading Aloud is Quicker than Reading Silently: A Study in the Japanese Language Demonstrating the Enhancement of Cognitive Processing by Action; 1. Introduction; 2. Material and Methods; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; References; Development; Testing a Dynamic Neural Field Model of Children's Category Labelling; 1. Introduction2. Simulation; 2.1. Dynamic Neural Fields; 2.2. Categorisation by Shared Features; 2.3. Method; 2.3.1. Architecture; 2.3.2. Stimuli; 2.3.3. Design and Procedure; 2.3.4. Results and Discussion; 3. Experiment; 3.1. Method; 3.1.1. Participants; 3.1.2. Stimuli; 3.1.3. Procedure and Design; 3.2. Results and Discussion; 4. General Discussion; References; Theoretical and Computational Limitations in Simulating 3- to4-Month-Old Infants' Categorization Processes; 1. Introduction; 2. Simulation 1. Reproduction of the asymmetric categorization effect; 2.1. Stimuli; 2.2. Neural network procedure
• Sommario/riassunto: Computational Models of Cognitive Processes collects refereed versions of papers presented at the 13th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop (NCPW13) that took place July 2012, in San Sebastian (Spain). This workshop series is a well-established and unique forum that brings together researchers from such diverse disciplines as artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, neurobiology, philosophy and psychology to discuss their latest work on models of cognitive processes.

Implementing value pricing : a radical business model for professional firms / / Ronald J. Baker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830399203321
• Autore: Baker Ronald J (Ronald Joseph), <1962->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2011; ©2011
• ISBN: 1-119-19992-1; 1-283-91581-2; 0-470-92957-X; 0-470-92955-3
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 p.)
• Collana: Wiley Advisor
• Disciplina: 658.8/16; 658.816
• Soggetti: Pricing; Value; Fairness; Professional corporations - Prices
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "With Website"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Implementing Value Pricing: A Radical Business Model for Professional Firms; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About This Book; About the Web Site; About the Words Used in This Book; Acknowledgments; About the Author; PART I: A Radical Business Model; CHAPTER 1: The Firm of the Past; CHAPTER 2: The Firm of the Future; The Business Model of the Firm of the Future; Revenue Is Vanity-Profit Is Sanity; Businesses Have Prices, Not Hourly Rates; Why Intellectual Capital Is the Chief Source of Wealth; Negative Intellectual Capital; Why Effectiveness Trumps Efficiency; What, Exactly, Is Productivity?; There's No Such Thing as Generic "Efficiency"Where Do Profits Come From?; If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now; Summary and Conclusions; PART II: Foundations of Creating Value; CHAPTER 3: Why Are We in Business?; The Economist's Definition of Profit; The Marketing Concept and Total Quality Service; Summary and Conclusions; CHAPTER 4: A Tale of Two Theories; The Labor Theory of Value; Karl Marx, False ; Prophet; The Marginalist Revolution of 1871; Why Are Diamonds More Expensive Than Water?; Wrong Theory, Suboptimal Results; CHAPTER 5: Four Ps and Five Cs; The Five Cs of Value; You Are What You ChargeCHAPTER 6: What People Buy; The Dynamics of Customer Expectations; CHAPTER 7: How People Buy; Relative, Not Absolute, Price Matters; Price Psychology; Search, Experience, and Credence Attributes; Understanding Customer Risk; The Four Ways to Spend Mone; CHAPTER 8: Your Firm's Value Proposition; Moments of Truth; What Is Beyond Total Quality Service?; CHAPTER 9: The Consumer Surplus and Price Discrimination; Price Elasticity; Consumer Surplus; Price Discrimination; Requirements to Price Discriminate; CHAPTER 10: Macro Pricing Strategies; Skim Pricing; Penetration Pricing; Neutral PricingTwo More Curves for Value; Implications of the Curve; CHAPTER 11: Price the Customer, Not the Service; Ten Factors of Price Sensitivity; CHAPTER 12: There Is No Such Thing as a Commodity; The Perils of Benchmarking; Purging the Commodity Word; CHAPTER 13: Baker's Law: Bad Customers Drive Out Good Customers; Customer Grading Criteria; The Adaptive Capacity Model; Firing Customers; The Forced Churn; CHAPTER 14: Value Pricing and Self-Esteem; There Is No Standard Price for Intellectual Capital; CHAPTER 15: Ethics, Fairness, and Value Pricing; The Morality of Price Discrimination; Prospect TheoryIs Hourly Billing Ethical?; PART III: The Genesis and Consequences of Hourly Billing and Timesheets; CHAPTER 16: A Brief History of Hourly Billing and Timesheets; The Father of the Billable Hour and Timesheet-in the Legal Profession; Summary and Conclusions; CHAPTER 17: The Deleterious Effects of Hourly Billing; The Advantages of Hourly Billing; What about the Customer?; The Disadvantages of Hourly Billing; Summary and Conclusions; PART IV: What Replaces Hourly Billing and Timesheets; CHAPTER 18: Why Carthage Must Be Destroyed; What, Exactly, Replaces Hourly Billing and Timesheets?
• Sommario/riassunto: Praise for Implementing Value Pricing: A Radical Business Model for Professional Firms ""Ron Baker is the most prolific and best writer when it comes to pricing services. This is a must-read for executives and partners in small to large firms. Ron provides the basics, the advanced ideas, the workbooks, the case studies-everything. This is a must-have and a terrific book.""-Reed K. Holden, founder and CEO, Holden Advisors, Corp., Associate Professor, Columbia University www.holdenadvisors.com ""We've known through Ron Baker's earlier books that he's not just an extr