The computational theory
The computational model of the mind started from the theory of Noam Chomsky. According to him, there are rules that explain the ease with which we all learn language from a young age. Those rules would start from our natural and automatic ability to recognize symbols.
The mind isn’t seen as a computer but as a system that manipulates complex symbols. It’s comparable to the machine that Alan Turing built at the time.
- A computation is a set of rules that articulate and process each stimulus we receive
- The way the human mind works is similar to a device that constantly creates symbols
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