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...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 169; no. 3; pp. 521 - 539 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Springer Nature
Aug2009
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=42120162&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 42120162 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00397857 4LI jtl: Synthese issn: 00397857 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2009 vid: 169 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 42120162 10.1007/s11229-008-9432-5 ppf: 521 ppct: 18 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 209KB tig: atl: Learning from the existence of models: On psychic machines, tortoises, and computer simulations. aug: au: Schlimm, Dirk affil: McGill University, 855 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2T7 su: Simulation methods & models Psychology Computer simulation Mathematical models Models & modelmaking sug: subj: Simulation methods & models Psychology Computer simulation Mathematical models Models & modelmaking keyword: Clark L. Hull Cognitive psychology Computer simulations History of psychology Learning Models Scientific practice William Grey Walter Methodology ab: 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 impossible on a priori grounds. This shows a new way in which scientists can learn from models that extends the analysis of Morgan (1999), who has identified the construction and manipulation of models as those phases in which learning from models takes place. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Synthese is a copyright of Springer, 2009. All Rights Reserved. item: Synthese holder: Springer Nature dt: @attributes: year: 2009 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|