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Noah Goodman

Assistant Professor Cognitive Psychology
Assistant Professor (by courtesy) Linguistics and Computer Science
Primary Area: 
Office Location: 
450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 420Jordan Hall, Rm. 356 Stanford, CA 94305
Office Phone: 
650 725-2417
Fax: 
650 725-5699
Administration: 
Danoyan, Tamara

Research Summary

Computational models of cognition, integrating logic and probability. Concepts, categorization, and intuitive theories. Causal learning and reasoning. Social cognition: reasoning about others' goals, beliefs, and actions. Cognitive development, especially the acquisition of abstract knowledge. Natural language semantics and pragmatics. Probabilistic programming languages.