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Private versus public: A dual model for resource-constrained conflict representations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2022

Simon DeDeo Open the ORCID record for Simon DeDeo [Opens in a new window]
Simon DeDeo*
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Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, USA. sdedeo@andrew.cmu.edu Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 08541, USA; http://santafe.edu/~simon
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Abstract

Pietraszewski's representation scheme is parsimonious and intuitive. However, internal mental representations may be subject to resource constraints that prefer more unusual systems such as sparse coding or compressed sensing. Pietraszewski's scheme may be most useful for understanding how agents communicate. Conflict may be driven in part by the complex interplay between parsimonious public representations and more resource-efficient internal ones.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e102
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