Models of Incremental Concept Formation

Abstract

This document reviews three previous models of incremental concept formation and presents a model, CLASSIT, that extends these earlier systems. All of the models integrate the process of recognition and learning, and all can be viewed as carrying out a search through the space of possible concept hierarchies. In an attempt to show that CLASSIT is a robust model of concept formation, empirical studies of the system's behavior under a variety of conditions are also presented. Keywords: Cognitive psychology; Tutors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA191597

Entities

People

  • Doug Fisher
  • John H. Gennari
  • Pat Langley

Organizations

  • University of California, Irvine

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Climbing
  • Clustering
  • Computer Science
  • Concept Formation
  • Data Sets
  • Discrimination
  • Environment
  • Hierarchies
  • Human Behavior
  • Language
  • Learning
  • Military Research
  • Probability
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Social Sciences

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence

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  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers