The Role of Computational Models in Neuropsychological Investigations of Language Reply to Ruml and Caramazza (2000)

• Published in: Psychological review Vol. 107; no. 3; pp. 635 - 645
• Main Authors: Dell, Gary S, Schwartz, Myrna F, Martin, Nadine, Saffran, Eleanor M, Gagnon, Deborah A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Psychological Association 01-07-2000; American Psychological Association, etc
• Subjects: Aphasia; Biological and medical sciences; Cognition & reasoning; Computer based modeling; Error Analysis; Errors; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Human; Humans; Language; Lexical Access; Models, Psychological; Naming; Neurophysiology; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Reproducibility of Results; Theories; Human; Nervous system diseases; Theoretical model; Language; Central nervous system disease; Aphasia; Critical study; Cognition; Neurological disorder; Language disorder; Cerebral disorder; Lexical access
• ISSN: 0033-295X; 1939-1471
• DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.107.3.635

W. Ruml and A. Caramazza's (2000) analysis of the model of normal and aphasic lexical access proposed by
G. S. Dell, M. F. Schwartz, N. Martin, E. M. Saffran, and D. A. Gagnon (1997
) is completely at odds with current practice concerning the use of models in psychology. An evaluation of Dell et al.'s original claims using Ruml and Caramazza's model parameters sustains these claims in all respects.