Parsimony and the triple-system model of concepts.
Machery's dismissive position on parsimony requires that we examine especially carefully the data he provides as evidence for his complex triple-system account. We use the prototype-exemplar debate as an example of empirical findings which may not, in fact, support a multiple-systems account. We discuss the importance of considering complexity in scientific theory.
Zaki
Safa
S
Department of Psychology and Program in Cognitive Science, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. szaki@williams.edu
Cruz
Joe
J
D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory