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Minsky, Marvin. 1977. Frame-system theory. In Johnson-Laird, Philip N. and P.C. Wason, eds. Thinking: Readings in cognitive science. Cambridge University Press. pp. 355–376.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

frame | memory

Annotation

It is argued that when one encounters a new situation one selects from memory a structure called a 'frame', which does not only help to understand the situation but also to act appropriately (linguistically and non-linguistically).