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(1983) Rethinking cognitive theory, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
[T]he problem is that a unique abstract characterization of man’s cognitive functioning does not exist. … The fact that it is not possible to uniquely determine cognitive structures and processes poses a clear limitation on our ability to understand the nature of human intelligence. I once thought it could mean unique identification of the structures and processes underlying cognitive behavior. Since that is not possible, I propose that we take ‘understanding the nature of human intelligence’ to mean possession of a theory that will enable us to improve human intelligence.1
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-06706-0_2
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Coulter, J. (1983). On the epistemological foundations of cognitive science, in Rethinking cognitive theory, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 5-42.
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