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Computational Rationality: Linking Mechanism and Behavior Through Bounded Utility Maximization
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Richard L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHowes, Andrewen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Satinderen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-23T15:59:32Z
dc.date.available2015-06-01T15:48:46Zen_US
dc.date.issued2014-04en_US
dc.identifier.citationLewis, Richard L.; Howes, Andrew; Singh, Satinder (2014). "Computational Rationality: Linking Mechanism and Behavior Through Bounded Utility Maximization." Topics in Cognitive Science (2): 279-311.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1756-8757en_US
dc.identifier.issn1756-8765en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/106911
dc.description.abstractWe propose a framework for including information‐processing bounds in rational analyses. It is an application of bounded optimality (Russell & Subramanian, 1995) to the challenges of developing theories of mechanism and behavior. The framework is based on the idea that behaviors are generated by cognitive mechanisms that are adapted to the structure of not only the environment but also the mind and brain itself. We call the framework computational rationality to emphasize the incorporation of computational mechanism into the definition of rational action. Theories are specified as optimal program problems , defined by an adaptation environment, a bounded machine, and a utility function. Such theories yield different classes of explanation, depending on the extent to which they emphasize adaptation to bounds, and adaptation to some ecology that differs from the immediate local environment. We illustrate this variation with examples from three domains: visual attention in a linguistic task, manual response ordering, and reasoning. We explore the relation of this framework to existing “levels” approaches to explanation, and to other optimality‐based modeling approaches.en_US
dc.publisherLawrence Erlbaumen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherUtility Maximizationen_US
dc.subject.otherBounded Rationalityen_US
dc.subject.otherCognitive Architectureen_US
dc.subject.otherRationalityen_US
dc.subject.otherBounded Optimalityen_US
dc.subject.otherRational Analysisen_US
dc.subject.otherCognitive Modelingen_US
dc.titleComputational Rationality: Linking Mechanism and Behavior Through Bounded Utility Maximizationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelNeurology and Neurosciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106911/1/tops12086.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/tops.12086en_US
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