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Depletable resources: Necessary, in need of fair treatment, and multi-functional

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2013

Nigel Harvey*
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. n.harvey@ucl.ac.ukhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/research/CPB/people/cpb-staff/n_harvey

Abstract

I make three points. First, processors and depletable resources should not be regarded as alternative means of processing information: they are both necessary. Second, comparing a processor account with a rational allocation mechanism to a depletable-resources account without one is not a fair comparison. Third, depletable resources can act as signals as well as fuels.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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