Many cognitive scientists, having discovered that some computational-level characterization f of a cognitive capacity φ is intractable, invoke heuristics as algorithmic-level explanations of how cognizers compute f. We argue that such explanations are actually dysfunctional, and rebut five possible objections. We then propose computational-level theory revision as a principled and workable alternative. © 2010 The Author(s).
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van Rooij, I., Wright, C. D., & Wareham, T. (2012). Intractability and the use of heuristics in psychological explanations. Synthese, 187(2), 471–487. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-010-9847-7
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