ABSTRACT
Klein and Loftus' (chapter 1, this volume) proposals concerning the bases of mental representations of the self provoked considerable discussion between the two authors of this chapter. We found ourselves disagreeing with each other and with Klein and Loftus on a number of points, but we also discovered that we were intrigued by the theoretical implications of their analysis. Their research led us to think about old issues from different perspectives, as we debated the ramifications of functional independence. We describe some of these considerations in the second half of this chapter; first, however, we question a few of Klein and Loftus' assumptions, and discuss our concerns about the interpretation of their data.
