Generative Theories in Cognitive Psychology  

Oleh:

Strube, Gerhard

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Theory and Psychology vol. 10 no. 1 (Feb. 2000), page 117–126.
Topik: cognitive; cognitive architecture; cognitive modeling; cognitive psychology; generative theory
Fulltext: 117TP101.pdf (65.58KB)

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Modern cognitive psychology has strictly adhered to the experimental methodology of the natural sciences. Often, contributions in Theory & Psychology have addressed shortcomings and possible remedies of this predominant approach and its emphasis on 'effects'. My comment contrasts this approach with the generative theories (cognitive simulation models) developed in cognitive science about 30 years ago and still not widely accepted in psychology. I characterize these generative theories, and discuss their weaknesses and their advantages over the usual way of theorizing in cognitive psychology. I hope to convince at least some readers that : (a) in order to proceed in this manner, you need not buy a ready - made 'cognitive architecture', and (b) that this approach results in a much more rigorous theorizing (although still well controllable as a scientific endeavor).

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