--- abstract: The logic underlying the rationale for the use of computers to model human cognition is faulty as the researcher must decide as a precondition in the development of a program that which he deems essential characteristics of the targeted cognitive processes. Some consequences resulting from this faulty logic are discussed. altloc: [] chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: [] creators_name: - family: Snyder given: Douglas M. honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 1985 date_type: published datestamp: 1999-10-12 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/08/34 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 834 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/834/3/computer.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: 'intelligence, cognition, problem solving, information processes, computer simulation, Newell, Simon, theory validation, experimental controls, verbal reports, limits on simulation' lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:54:20 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: ~ pagerange: 1317-1318 pubdom: FALSE publication: Psychological Reports publisher: ~ refereed: TRUE referencetext: ~ relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 12 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2007-09-12 16:34:57 subjects: - cog-psy - comp-sci-art-intel succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: On Computer Simulation of Human Cognition type: journalp userid: 257 volume: 57