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Peer reviewedMarcus, Gary F. – Cognition, 1998
Demonstrates that connectionist models described in "Rethinking Innateness" (Elman, et al., 1996) depend on innately assumed representations and do not offer a genuine alternative to nativism. Presents simulation results showing that the models are incapable of deriving genuine abstract representations that are not presupposed. Maintains…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Processes, Learning Theories
