Can connectionism save constructivism?

Cognition

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-182

  Marcus, Gary F ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectionism; Constructivism; Nativism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DRIVE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSTINCT; LEARNING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032060847     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-0277(98)00018-3     Document Type: Article

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