Alexandros comments on Open Thread, August 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alexandros 06 August 2010 08:31:31AM 4 points [-]
Comment author: hegemonicon 09 August 2010 05:16:22PM *  1 point [-]

Related - verbal overshadowing, where describing something verbally blocks retrieving perceptual memories of it. Critically, verbal overshadowing doesn't always occur - sometimes verbal descriptions improve reasoning.

Doesn't refute Lehrer's main point exactly, but does complicate it somewhat.