Childhood as a solution to explore–exploit tensions
A Gopnik - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
I argue that the evolution of our life history, with its distinctively long, protected human
childhood, allows an early period of broad hypothesis search and exploration, before the …
childhood, allows an early period of broad hypothesis search and exploration, before the …
Balancing exploration and exploitation with information and randomization
Explore-exploit decisions require us to trade off the benefits of exploring unknown options to
learn more about them, with exploiting known options, for immediate reward. Such decisions …
learn more about them, with exploiting known options, for immediate reward. Such decisions …
Theory before the test: How to build high-verisimilitude explanatory theories in psychological science
I van Rooij, G Baggio - Perspectives on Psychological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Drawing on the philosophy of psychological explanation, we suggest that psychological
science, by focusing on effects, may lose sight of its primary explananda: psychological …
science, by focusing on effects, may lose sight of its primary explananda: psychological …
Building machines that learn and think like people
Recent progress in artificial intelligence has renewed interest in building systems that learn
and think like people. Many advances have come from using deep neural networks trained …
and think like people. Many advances have come from using deep neural networks trained …
Changes in cognitive flexibility and hypothesis search across human life history from childhood to adolescence to adulthood
How was the evolution of our unique biological life history related to distinctive human
developments in cognition and culture? We suggest that the extended human childhood and …
developments in cognition and culture? We suggest that the extended human childhood and …
Early adversity and the development of explore–exploit tradeoffs
WE Frankenhuis, A Gopnik - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Childhood adversity can have wide-ranging and long-lasting effects on later life. But what
are the mechanisms that are responsible for these effects? This article brings together the …
are the mechanisms that are responsible for these effects? This article brings together the …
The anchoring bias reflects rational use of cognitive resources
Cognitive biases, such as the anchoring bias, pose a serious challenge to rational accounts
of human cognition. We investigate whether rational theories can meet this challenge by …
of human cognition. We investigate whether rational theories can meet this challenge by …
[图书][B] The gardener and the carpenter: What the new science of child development tells us about the relationship between parents and children
A Gopnik - 2016 - books.google.com
In The Gardener and the Carpenter, Alison Gopnik, one of the world's leading child
psychologists, illuminates the paradoxes of parenthood from a scientific perspective and …
psychologists, illuminates the paradoxes of parenthood from a scientific perspective and …
[PDF][PDF] Bayesian models of cognition
For over 200 years, philosophers and mathematicians have be en using probability theory to
describe human cognition. While the theory of prob abilities was first developed as a means …
describe human cognition. While the theory of prob abilities was first developed as a means …
The logical primitives of thought: Empirical foundations for compositional cognitive models.
ST Piantadosi, JB Tenenbaum… - Psychological review, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
The notion of a compositional language of thought (LOT) has been central in computational
accounts of cognition from earliest attempts (Boole, 1854; Fodor, 1975) to the present day …
accounts of cognition from earliest attempts (Boole, 1854; Fodor, 1975) to the present day …