Cognitive architectures as lakatosian research programs: Two case studies

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-220

  Cooper, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACT R; Cognitive Architecture; Falsification; Soar; Theory Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644809849     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080500462388     Document Type: Article

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