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Some comments on “computer simulation of a model of neurotic defense processes”

Author(s) -

Blackmore W. R.

Publication year - 1972

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.3830170205

Subject(s) - freudian slip , psychoanalytic theory , theme (computing) , fantasy , psychoanalysis , epistemology , empirical modelling , neuroticism , psychology , computer science , cognitive science , philosophy , artificial intelligence , simulation , personality , operating system

The article by Moser, von Zeppelin and Schneider (1970) is critized on three basic counts: (1) Empirical evidence is cited to suggest that the psychoanalytic model used is invalid. (2) No empirical validation is offered for the mathematical forms of the postulated relationships. (3) No data are offered or exist against which the model predictions could be tested. It is argued that their article is a fantasy on a Freudian theme. It is not science and never will be.

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