Situated cognition, prescriptive theory, evolution, and something

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 19 (2):324-326 (1996)
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This response agrees with Stanovich's emphasis on the need for decentering, and, in response to Beyth-Marom, attempts to clarify the normative-prescriptive-descriptive distinction and point in the direction of prescriptive models. It takes issue with Cabanac and with Lindsay & Gorayska.

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