COGS 2160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4.4:Modularity : Leda Cosmides, John Tooby, Modus Tollens

• School: York University
• Department: Cognitive Science
• Course: COGS 2160
• Professor: Muhammad Ali Khalidi

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If a then b, if not b then not a = rule is called modus tollens: if that is the cathedral (a, then, the library must be over there (b) So that (cid:272)an"t (cid:271)e the (cid:272)athedral (cid:894)not a(cid:895) Anything can replace a and b, therefore this inferential transition is domain-general. Domain-general: learning theories of development hold that people develop a global knowledge structure which contains cohesive, whole knowledge internalized from experience. Domains of knowledge are thus interdependent, and training in one domain may well affect performance in another domain. Piaget believed that we form cohesive knowledge structures. For example: if a has a chance of 0. 25, then b must have a chance of 0. 75. Correct answer is e to ensure that a even number is on the other side and 5, because the condition would be rejected if they do not have a vowel on the other side.