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Problems of computer simulation
Author(s) -
Frijda Nico H.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830120109
Subject(s) - relation (database) , computer science , process (computing) , management science , computer program , industrial engineering , data mining , programming language , engineering
Abstract Computer simulation of psychological processes presents a number of problems, which are too infrequently discussed explicitly. The most important of those are the relation between a program and the theory it embodies—it is often difficult to distinguish between the theoretically relevant aspects and those of a merely technical nature—and validation of program output. Some illustrations of the activity of detailed process simulation and some suggestions concerning validation are presented.