George A. Miller

Cognitive Science American 1920 – 2012 106 quotes

A pioneering cognitive psychologist known for his seminal paper 'The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two' on short-term memory capacity.

Quotes by George A. Miller

Information theory provided a new way to think about the mind.

The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information 1956

The limits of our language are the limits of our world.

The Science of Words 1991

To understand a sentence is to understand its meaning.

Psycholinguistics 1965

The mind is not a blank slate; it comes equipped with innate capacities.

Psychology: The Science of Mental Life 1967

The study of language is the study of human nature.

The Science of Words 1991

We are all psychologists, whether we know it or not.

Psychology: The Science of Mental Life 1967

The most exciting thing about cognitive science is its interdisciplinary nature.

Interview 1979

The computer is a tool for thinking, not a substitute for it.

Speech 1980

The goal of science is to make the invisible visible.

Psychology: The Science of Mental Life 1967

The human mind is a miracle of evolution.

The Science of Words 1991

The greatest challenge in psychology is to understand consciousness.

Interview 1990

Language is the most complex and fascinating of all human behaviors.

The Science of Words 1991

Our understanding of the mind is still in its infancy.

Interview 2000

The future of psychology lies in its integration with other sciences.

Cognitive Science: A New Discipline 1979

The mind is not a black box; we can open it up and see how it works.

Psychology: The Science of Mental Life 1967

The study of cognition is the study of how we know, perceive, remember, and think.

Psychology: The Science of Mental Life 1967

The power of language is its ability to create new realities.

The Science of Words 1991

The most important thing I've learned is how little we know.

Interview 2000

The mind is a system of systems.

Plans and the Structure of Behavior 1960

The cognitive revolution was a paradigm shift in psychology.

Interview 1979