Unification at the cost of realism and precision

Rachael L. Brown; Carl Brusse; Bryce Huebner; Ross Pain

doi:10.1017/S0140525X19002760

Unification at the cost of realism and precision

Rachael L. Brown, Carl Brusse, Bryce Huebner, Ross Pain

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Veissière et al. must sacrifice explanatory realism and precision in order to develop a unified formal model. Drawing on examples from cognitive archeology, we argue that this makes it difficult for them to derive the kinds of testable predictions that would allow them to resolve debates over the nature of human social cognition and cultural acquisition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e95
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19002760
Publication status	Published - 28 May 2020

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