ERIC Number: EJ299794
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Publication Date: 1984
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Alternatives to the Computational View of Mind: The Baby or the Bathwater? A Commentary on Kolers and Smythe.
Allport, Alan
Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, v23 n3 p315-24 Jun 1984
Examines Kolers and Smythe's 1984 paper on the computational approach to cognition. Considers: (1) five specific criticisms of the computational approach, (2) their analysis of the conceptual basis of symbolization, and (3) their proposed alternative approach. Summarizes their position and discusses its shortcomings. (SED)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Evaluation, Learning Theories, Symbolic Learning, Verbal Learning
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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