Shepard's mirrors or Simon's scissors? (2001)
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Abstract
Shepard promotes the important view that evolution constructs cognitive mechanisms that work with internalized aspects of the structure of their environment. But what can this internalization mean? We contrast three views: Shepard's mirrors reflecting the world, Brunswik's lens inferring the world, and Simon's scissors exploiting the world. We argue that Simen's scissors metaphor is more appropriate for higher-order cognitive mechanisms and ask how far it can also be applied to perceptual tasks.
Bibliographic entry
Todd, P. M., & Gigerenzer, G. (2001). Shepard's mirrors or Simon's scissors? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24, 704-705. (Full text)
Miscellaneous
| Publication year | 2001 | |
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| Document type: | Article | |
| Publication status: | Published | |
| External URL: | http://library.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/ft/pt/PT_Shepards_2001.pdf View | |
| Categories: | Environment Structure | |
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