TY - JOUR
T1 - The imaginary fundamentalists
T2 - The unshocking truth about Bayesian cognitive science
AU - Chater, Nick
AU - Goodman, Noah
AU - Griffiths, Thomas L.
AU - Kemp, Charles
AU - Oaksford, Mike
AU - Tenenbaum, Joshua B.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - If Bayesian Fundamentalism existed, Jones & Love's (J&L's) arguments would provide a necessary corrective. But it does not. Bayesian cognitive science is deeply concerned with characterizing algorithms and representations, and, ultimately, implementations in neural circuits; it pays close attention to environmental structure and the constraints of behavioral data, when available; and it rigorously compares multiple models, both within and across papers. J&L's recommendation of Bayesian Enlightenment corresponds to past, present, and, we hope, future practice in Bayesian cognitive science.
AB - If Bayesian Fundamentalism existed, Jones & Love's (J&L's) arguments would provide a necessary corrective. But it does not. Bayesian cognitive science is deeply concerned with characterizing algorithms and representations, and, ultimately, implementations in neural circuits; it pays close attention to environmental structure and the constraints of behavioral data, when available; and it rigorously compares multiple models, both within and across papers. J&L's recommendation of Bayesian Enlightenment corresponds to past, present, and, we hope, future practice in Bayesian cognitive science.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X11000239
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X11000239
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:80055002502
VL - 34
SP - 194
EP - 196
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
SN - 0140-525X
IS - 4
ER -