Identifying the optimal response is not a necessary step toward explaining function (2009)
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Abstract
Oaksford \& Chater (O \& C) argue that a rational analysis is required to explain why a functional process model is successful, and that, when a rational analysis is intractable, the prospects for understanding cognition from a functional perspective are gloomy. We discuss how functional explanations can be arrived at without seeking the optimal response function demanded by a rational analysis, and argue that explaining function does not require optimality.
Bibliographic entry
Brighton, H. J., & Olsson, H. (2009). Identifying the optimal response is not a necessary step toward explaining function. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 32, 85-86. doi:10.1017/S0140525X09000302 (Full text)
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| Publication year | 2009 | |
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| Document type: | Article | |
| Publication status: | Published | |
| External URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X09000302 View | |
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