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Uncovering cognitive constraints is the bottleneck in resource-rational analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

Cvetomir Dimov Open the ORCID record for Cvetomir Dimov [Opens in a new window]
Cvetomir Dimov*
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Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA15213. cdimov@andrew.cmu.edu
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Abstract

A major constraint in resource-rational analysis is cognitive resources. Yet, uncovering the nature of individual components of the human mind has progressed slowly, because even the simplest behavior is a function of most (if not all) of the mind. Accelerating our understanding of the mind's structure requires more efforts in developing cognitive architectures.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e8
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