cognitive psychologists working in this model.
-compare language acquisition the capacities of computers for storing, integrating and retrieving information.
-do not think that humans have a language-specific module (i.e. LAD) in the brain.
-do not assume that 'acquisition' and 'learning' are distinct mำntal processes.
-see L2 acquisition as the building up of knowlege that can eventually be called on automatically for speaking and understanding (i.e. general theories of learning and account of SLA)