The role of falsification in the development of cognitive architectures: Insights from a Lakatosian analysis

Cognitive Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 509-533

  Cooper, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive architecture; Falsification; Lakatos; Methodology; Popper

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447547838     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15326900701326592     Document Type: Article

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