The false dichotomy of domain-specific versus domain-general cognition

Ivo Jacobs; Peter Gärdenfors

doi:10.1017/S0140525X16001679

The false dichotomy of domain-specific versus domain-general cognition

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Abstract

The qualitative division between domain-general and domain-specific
cognition is unsubstantiated. The distinction is instead better
viewed as opposites on a gradual scale, which has more explanatory
power and fits current empirical evidence better. We also argue that
causal cognition may be more general than social learning, which it
often involves.

Original language	English
Article number	e207
Pages (from-to)	34-35
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X16001679
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)

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