ABSTRACT
In his Introduction to the Cognitive Science special issue, Norman (1993) states that, in his view, the "two traditions do not seem to be contradictory. . . . They do not conflict. . . . They emphasize different behaviors and different methods of study" (p. 3). However,
the social structure of science is such that individual Scientists will justify the claims for a new approach by emphasizing the flaws of the old, as well as the virtues and goodness of the new. Similarly, other scientists will justify the continuation of the traditional method by minimizing its current difficulties and by discounting the powers or even the novelty of the new. (p. 3)
