HOW DO WE STUDY COGNITIVE ISSUES (THE MACHINERY OF THE MIND) TODAY
 

• EXPERIMENTALLY
• ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE MODELS THAT CAN EXPLAIN INPUT-OUTPUT RELATIONS
• TESTING THE MODELS (OR IMPLICATIONS THAT ARISE FROM THEM) BY SYSTEMATICALLY (AND IN A CONTROLLED MANNER) MANIPULATING THE INPUT TO SEE IF THE OUTPUT RESPONDS AS PREDICTED BY THE MODEL
• COMPUTER MODELING
• BUILD A COMPUTER MODEL OF THE THE THEORY.. AND THEN SEEING HOW THE MODEL ACTS UNDER DIFFERENT CONTITIONS. DOES THE MODEL SIMULATE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

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