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Category mistakes in act and gaps

remarks on Anderson's adaptive control of thought and tulving's general abstract processing system

R. J. Jorna

pp. 273-284

Abstract

In this article two theories of human cognition will be discussed, those of Anderson (1983) and Tulving (1983). It is claimed that in these theories category mistakes can be discerned, because of the fact that various levels of description and also various forms of representation are confused. The instruments for analyzing the levels of description and forms of representations have been borrowed from Dennett (1978) and Arnheim (1971). It is stated that in order to study mental representations the different features of mental codes (or symbols) should be investigated.

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Mos Leendert (1988) Recent trends in theoretical psychology: proceedings of the second biannual conference of the international society for theoretical psychology, april 20–25, 1987, banff, Alberta, canada. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 273-284

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-3902-4_26

Full citation:

Jorna R. J. (1988) „Category mistakes in act and gaps: remarks on Anderson's adaptive control of thought and tulving's general abstract processing system“, In: L. Mos (ed.), Recent trends in theoretical psychology, Dordrecht, Springer, 273–284.