The main purpose of this article is to discuss the social information processing model relative to social competence in children and adolescents. It is assumed that a reformulation of the social information processing model (Crick & Dodge, 1994) presents limitations related to the connectionist approach. The authors do not contest the predictive value of the model but argue that the multiple steps of the social information processing can also be explained by means of an hybrid architecture. The main conclusion is that another reformulation of this model is possible. This article also discusses the difficulty in obtaining conclusive results regarding this question.
aggressive behavior; information processing; cognitive sciences; connectionism