Philip J. Johnson-Laird

Philip J. Johnson-Laird is a psychologist renowned for his work on how the mind processes and understands language, reasoning, and problem-solving. He developed theories suggesting that humans create mental "models" of situations to think through problems and make decisions. His research explores how we imagine scenarios, draw conclusions, and use reasoning in everyday life. Johnson-Laird's ideas have helped improve our understanding of cognition, influencing fields like psychology, artificial intelligence, and linguistics by explaining the mental structures involved in thinking and understanding the world.