Unified theories of cognition
The psychology of proof: deductive reasoning in human thinking
The psychology of proof: deductive reasoning in human thinking
The Architecture of Cognition
Human Problem Solving
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Rips, in The Psychology of Proof, argues that, through theprocesses of evolution, logic (e.g., modus ponens) hasbecome established in the human mind as the basis forthinking, and that production systems rest on thisfoundation. In this paper we defend the converse argumentthat, through evolution, a production system architecturehas become the basis for human thinking, and that formallogics rest on this production system and the accompanyingmechanisms for recognition and search. It is through the’’automaticity‘‘ of the execution of productions that weexperience the compellingness of deductive arguments.