Newell and Shanks' approach to psychology is a dead end.
Newell & Shanks (N&S) criticize theories on decision making that include unconscious processes. To the extent that their own perspective becomes apparent, however, it is dated, implausible, and at odds with the major developments of the past decades. Their conclusions are, at least for research areas we feel entitled to evaluate, based on a biased sampling of the literature.
Department of Social Psychology, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands. a.dijksterhuis@psych.ru.nl a.vanknippenberg@psych.ru.nl r.holland@psych.ru.nl h.veling@psych.ru.nl.
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Dijksterhuis
Department of Social Psychology, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands. a.dijksterhuis@psych.ru.nl a.vanknippenberg@psych.ru.nl r.holland@psych.ru.nl h.veling@psych.ru.nl.
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van Knippenberg
Department of Social Psychology, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands. a.dijksterhuis@psych.ru.nl a.vanknippenberg@psych.ru.nl r.holland@psych.ru.nl h.veling@psych.ru.nl.
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Holland
Department of Social Psychology, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands. a.dijksterhuis@psych.ru.nl a.vanknippenberg@psych.ru.nl r.holland@psych.ru.nl h.veling@psych.ru.nl.
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D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology