Lampinen: a landmark innate-symbolism study spectacularly failed to replicate
AndrewLampinen · x · 2026-10-07
In his debate with jeffreybowers, Andrew Lampinen notes that one of the most oft-cited studies supporting the innate symbolic perspective spectacularly failed to replicate, and questions whether his interlocutor is offering evidence or mere hypotheticals.
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