The propositional nature of human associative learning

Behavioral and Brain Sciences - Tập 32 Số 2 - Trang 183-198 - 2009
Chris Mitchell1, Jan De Houwer2, Peter F. Lovibond1
1School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Kensington 2052
2Department of Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent

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AbstractThe past 50 years have seen an accumulation of evidence suggesting that associative learning depends on high-level cognitive processes that give rise to propositional knowledge. Yet, many learning theorists maintain a belief in a learning mechanism in which links between mental representations are formed automatically. We characterize and highlight the differences between the propositional and link approaches, and review the relevant empirical evidence. We conclude that learning is the consequence of propositional reasoning processes that cooperate with the unconscious processes involved in memory retrieval and perception. We argue that this new conceptual framework allows many of the important recent advances in associative learning research to be retained, but recast in a model that provides a firmer foundation for both immediate application and future research.

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