[From Bruce gregory (2004.01.18.1825)]
"Because people understand by finding in their memories the closest
possible match to what they are hearing and use that match as the basis
of comprehension, any new idea will be treated as a variant of
something the listener has already thought of or heard. Agreement with
a new idea means a listener has already had a similar thought and well
appreciates that the speaker has recognized his idea. Disagreement
means the opposite. Really new ideas are incomprehensible. The good
news is that for some people, failure to comprehend is the beginning of
understanding. For most, of course, it is the beginning of dismissal."
Bruce Gregory
"Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinions; everyone is not
entitled to his or her own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
"Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no
one was listening, everything must be said again."
Andre Gide
[From Bill Williams 18 January 2004 5:50 PM CST]
Could I bother you for a reference for Schank's Law? What being
asserted by Shank?? is so apt, I'd like to see what else he
has to say.
[From Bruce gregory (2004.01.18.1825)]
"Because people understand by finding in their memories the closest
possible match to what they are hearing and use that match as the basis
of comprehension, any new idea will be treated as a variant of
something the listener has already thought of or heard. Agreement with
a new idea means a listener has already had a similar thought and well
appreciates that the speaker has recognized his idea. Disagreement
means the opposite. Really new ideas are incomprehensible. The good
news is that for some people, failure to comprehend is the beginning of
understanding. For most, of course, it is the beginning of dismissal."
Bill Williams
[From Bruce Gregory (2004.01.18.1920)]:
Bill Williams 18 January 2004 5:50 PM CST
Could I bother you for a reference for Schank's Law? What being
asserted by Shank?? is so apt, I'd like to see what else he
has to say.
Sure:
http://www.edge.org/q2004/page7.html#schank
Schank has written several very good books, including _Dynamic Memory
Revisited_. A good place to start is:
http://www.engines4ed.org/hyperbook/misc/rcs.html
Bruce Gregory
"Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinions; everyone is not
entitled to his or her own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
"Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no
one was listening, everything must be said again."
Andre Gide
From [Marc Abrams (2004.01.18.1935)]
[From Bruce gregory (2004.01.18.1825)]
"Because people understand by finding in their memories the closest
possible match to what they are hearing and use that match as the basis
of comprehension, any new idea will be treated as a variant of
something the listener has already thought of or heard. Agreement with
a new idea means a listener has already had a similar thought and well
appreciates that the speaker has recognized his idea. Disagreement
means the opposite. Really new ideas are incomprehensible. The good
news is that for some people, failure to comprehend is the beginning of
understanding. For most, of course, it is the beginning of dismissal."
Outstanding. I would guess you got this quote from _Tell Me a Story_ by
Roger Schank. Very appropriate, and again pointing to the importance of
memory in our 'purposeful' behavior.
Marc