ABSTRACT
Having seen how the conceptual coordination perspective explains patterns of memory and comprehension, we are now in a good position to reconsider the conventional stored descriptions view of memory. In many respects, the descriptive cognitive modeling approach goes well beyond Bartlett’s theories; important insights need to be preserved and restated, even although the
I begin by considering the logicists’ position, showing how it fails to explain how new conceptualizations are possible. I then reexamine Schank’s model of episodic memory in some detail, reconsidering how past and present experience are related in storytelling. Next, I consider Feigenbaum and Simon’s model of memory, called EPAM (Elementary Perceiver and Memorizer), which can be reformulated to support the conceptual coordination perspective.
