Repair Theory - Intro to Cognitive Science: Cognitive Modeling - Fall 2009

Contents

Overview of Today's Class [1/5]

ACT-R Example [2/5]

Reflection exercise [3/5]

Repair theory [4/5]

Project 2 [5/5]

Slides

Overview of Today's Class [1/5, 2009/10/01]

On the radio a few hours ago, invented languages.
ACT-R example dig-in
The lost reflection exercise
Repair theory
P2 description

ACT-R Example [2/5, 2009/10/01]

ACT: A Simple Theory of Complex Cognition

Reflection exercise [3/5, 2009/10/01]

Much of language can be described as rule-like.

Small group discussion: Groups of 2-4.

Think of a cognitive task besides language (maybe one of your "expertises").
Speculate on how that task could be "modeled" with a rule-based system.
Write down some rules. If condition(s), then action(s).
5 minutes, then report.

Repair theory [4/5, 2009/10/01]

Discussion topics

Concepts:

Bug
GAO graph
Repair
Principles
Critics

Examples (with Fig 1, p 387)
Adequacy of the cognitive model

Project 2 [5/5, 2009/10/01]

Next time: In the lab (in 1307).
Each group should bring a list of 10 bugs from Appendix 2 that they think could be generated by 2 (of the 3) procedures (5 each), explaining how the bug would be generated. (There may be overlap between the bug list for the 2 procedures.)