Definition of connectionism in English English dictionary
any of several fields of psychology that model brain processes in terms of interconnected networks
(Psikoloji, Ruhbilim) A theory of cognition which regards the brain as a massive interactive network with multiple connections between nodes
In cognitive science, an approach that proposes to model human information processing in terms of a network of interconnected units operating in parallel. The units are typically classified as input units, hidden units, or output units. Each unit has a default activation level that can vary as a function of the strength of (1) the inputs it receives from other units, (2) the different weights associated with its connections to the other units, and (3) its own bias. Connectionism, unlike traditional computational models in cognitive science, holds that information is distributed throughout entire networks instead of being localized in functionally discrete, semantically interpretable states
{i} theory that mental processes and behavior are based on patterns of stimulus and response that have been inherited or learned