Proposal to Use Rational Analysis to Design an Architecture for Learning and Problem Solving

Abstract

The goal of this research has been to develop a new production rule model of cognition which (a) is an extension of the ACT theory (Anderson, 1983) and (b) incorporates the insights of the rational analysis of cognition (Anderson, 1990). A new computer simulation model, ACT-R, has been completed which achieves this goal. It has been implemented in Mac LISP and runs on Macintosh computers. We have distributed it to a number of sites and are actively supporting its use. In addition we have performed a series of experiments studying its application to navigation in an artificial environment, to the Tower of Hanoi task, and to the results from a number of skill acquisition studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 1993
Accession Number
ADA285933

Entities

People

  • John R. Anderson

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cognition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Environment
  • Inventions
  • Learning
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Patents
  • Production
  • Simulations
  • Universities
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Database Systems and Applications