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The problem with using associations to carry binding information

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2006

Leonidas A. A. Doumas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 90095-1563 adoumas@psych.ucla.eduholyoak@lifesci.ucla.edujhummel@psych.ucla.edu
Keith J. Holyoak
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 90095-1563 adoumas@psych.ucla.eduholyoak@lifesci.ucla.edujhummel@psych.ucla.edu
John E. Hummel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 90095-1563 adoumas@psych.ucla.eduholyoak@lifesci.ucla.edujhummel@psych.ucla.edu

Abstract

van der Velde & de Kamps argue for the importance of considering the binding problem in accounts of human mental representation. However, their proposed solution fails as a complete account because it represents the bindings between roles and their fillers through associations (or connections). In addition, many criticisms leveled by the authors towards synchrony-based bindings models do not hold.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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