?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Computation+vs.+Information+Processing%3A+Why+Their+Difference+Matters+to+Cognitive+Science&rft.creator=Piccinini%2C+Dr.+Gualtiero&rft.creator=Scarantino%2C+Dr.++Andrea&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.description=Since+the+cognitive+revolution%2C+it%E2%80%99s+become+commonplace+that+cognition+involves+both+computation+and+information+processing.+Is+this+one+claim+or+two%3F+Is+computation+the+same+as+information+processing%3F+The+two+terms+are+often+used+interchangeably%2C+but+this+usage+masks+important+differences.+In+this+paper%2C+we+distinguish+information+processing+from+computation+and+examine+some+of+their+mutual+relations%2C+shedding+light+on+the+role+each+can+play+in+a+theory+of+cognition.+We+recommend+that+theorists+of+cognition+be+explicit+and+careful+in+choosing%0D%0Anotions+of+computation+and+information+and+connecting+them+together.+Much+confusion+can+be+avoided+by+doing+so.&rft.date=2009-05-21&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6833%2F1%2FComputation_vs_Information_Processing_23_Studies_HPS.pdf&rft.identifier=++Piccinini%2C+Dr.+Gualtiero+and+Scarantino%2C+Dr.+Andrea++(2009)+Computation+vs.+Information+Processing%3A+Why+Their+Difference+Matters+to+Cognitive+Science.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6833%2F