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Modeling a theory without a model theory, or, computational modeling “after Feyerabend”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1999

Arthur M. Jacobs  and
Jonathan Grainger
Arthur M. Jacobs
Affiliation:
Fachbereich Psychologie, Philipps-University Marburg, D-35032 Marburg, Germanyjacobsa@mailer.uni-marburg.de staff-www.uni-marburg.de/~agjacobs
Jonathan Grainger
Affiliation:
CREPCO-CNRS, Université de Provence, 13621 Aix-en-Provence, Francegrainger@newsup.univ-mrs.fr
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Abstract

Levelt et al. attempt to “model their theory” with weaver++. Modeling theories requires a model theory. The time is ripe for a methodology for building, testing, and evaluating computational models. We propose a tentative, five-step framework for tackling this problem, within which we discuss the potential strengths and weaknesses of Levelt et al.'s modeling approach.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 1999 , pp. 46 - 47
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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