Rethinking learning: comments on Rethinking innateness
Rethinking learning: comments on Rethinking innateness
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重新思考学习:对重新思考先天性的评论
DOI:
10.1017/s0305000998293743
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发表时间:
1999
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Virginia Valian
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作者:
Virginia Valian
In his review of Rethinking innateness (Elman, Bates, Johnson, Karmiloff-Smith, Parisi & Plunkett, 1996; henceforth, RI), Rispoli (this volume) comments favourably on the dynamical change models presented in RI's Chapter 4. I think a more critical stance is warranted. In particular, I will argue that dynamical change models cannot in principle make reference to mental representation, that the models are stipulative, and that they fail as descriptions of behaviour. (For more extensive discussion, see Valian, in press.) The relation between dynamical change models and connectionist networks is not spelled out in RI, so it is not clear which of the criticisms that I direct at dynamical change models also hold for connectionist models.