You are probably right about centrality, but I wouldn't exclude it either.
Vygotsky was talking about this particular experiment in reference to
concept development. So, while double stimulation is not central to
scientific/everyday concepts, I think the particular experiment which he
characterized as a method of "double stimulation" has a strong connection.
In a "real life" situation the auxiliary stimuli would not be nonsense
words, but scientific-academic concepts.
Nate
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Cole <mcole who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
To: <xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 11:04 AM
Subject: double stimulation
>
> Folks-- Isn't the method of double stimulation a model of the "cultural
> habit of behavior" which sets up conditions where people can use
> auxiliary stimuli and hence engage in higher mental functions? The
> Leontiev experiments are one example. A ton of Luria's work in
> developmental and neuropsychology use the same principle. I do not
> see the centrality of the everyday/scientific distinction to this
> general principle. What am I missing?
> mike
>