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External symbols are a better bet than perceptual symbols

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1999

A. J. Wells
A. J. Wells
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychology, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, England a.j.wells@lse.ac.uk
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Abstract

Barsalou's theory rightly emphasizes the perceptual basis of cognition. However, the perceptual symbols that he proposes seem ill suited to carry the representational burden entailed by the architecture in which they function, given that Barsalou accepts the requirement for productivity. A more radical proposal is needed in which symbols are largely external to the cognizer and linked to internal states via perception.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , August 1999 , pp. 634 - 635
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© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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