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Dynamics and Automaticity of Context: A Cognitive Modeling Approach

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Modeling and Using Context (CONTEXT 1999)

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AI and psychological approaches to context are contrasted and the dynamic and automatic nature of the continuous context change in human cognition is emphasized. A dynamic theory of context is presented which defines context as the dynamic state of human mind. It describes the interaction between memory, perception, and reasoning in forming context as well as how they are influenced by context. A general cognitive architecture, DUAL, is presented that implements the mechanisms of context formation and accounts for the context-sensitivity of human cognition. A model of human problem solving, AMBR, has been built upon the DUAL architecture and the simulation experiments performed with it produce data that are coherent with experimental data on human problem solving.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bl.8, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria

    Boicho Kokinov

  2. Central and East European Center for Cognitive Science, New Bulgarian University, 21 Montevideo Str., Sofia, 1635, Bulgaria

    Boicho Kokinov

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  1. University of Trento, DISA, 5, via Inama, I-38050, Trento, Italy

    Paolo Bouquet  & Massimo Benerecetti  & 

  2. IRST-ITC, Pante di Povo, I-38050, Trento, Italy

    Luciano Serafini

  3. University Paris VI, LIP6 4, Place Jussieu, F-75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Patrick Brézillon

  4. University of Trento, 26, via Verdi, I-38050, Trento, Italy

    Francesca Castellani

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Kokinov, B. (1999). Dynamics and Automaticity of Context: A Cognitive Modeling Approach. In: Bouquet, P., Benerecetti, M., Serafini, L., Brézillon, P., Castellani, F. (eds) Modeling and Using Context. CONTEXT 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1688. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48315-2_16

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