Straw-men and selective citation are needed to argue that associative-link formation makes no contribution to human learning

Dwyer, Dominic M.; Le Pelley, Michael E.; George, David N.; Haselgrove, Mark; Honey, Robert C.

Abstract

Mitchell et al. contend that there is no need to posit a contribution based on the formation of associative links to human learning. In order to sustain this argument, they have ignored evidence which is difficult to explain with propositional accounts; and they have mischaracterised the evidence they do cite by neglecting features of these experiments that contradict a propositional account. © 2009 Cambridge University Press.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2009-04
• Journal: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
• Print ISSN: 0140-525X
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-1825
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 206
• APA6 Citation: Dwyer, D. M., Le Pelley, M. E., George, D. N., Haselgrove, M., & Honey, R. C. (2009). Straw-men and selective citation are needed to argue that associative-link formation makes no contribution to human learning. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 32(2), 206. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x09000946
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x09000946
• Keywords: Physiology; Behavioral Neuroscience; Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology