Learning from the existence of models: On psychic machines, tortoises, and computer simulations.

Using four examples of models and computer simulations from the history of psychology, I discuss some of the methodological aspects involved in their construction and use, and I illustrate how the existence of a model can demonstrate the viability of a hypothesis that had previously been deemed impo...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 169; no. 3; pp. 521 - 539
Autor principal: Schlimm, Dirk
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2009
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