Cumulative Record. Chapter 7: Are Theories of Learning Necessary. Quote 24

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Beyond the collection of uniform relationships lies the need for a formal representation of the data reduced to a minimal number of terms. A theoretical construction may yield greater generality than any assemblage of facts. (pp. 99-100)

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