This site represents work that I have done in support of my efforts to learn to model cognitive processes at SUNY Oswego during the Fall 2021 semester. The materials will be temporally organized for the most part. Links to external sites that pertain to Prolog, CSNePS, modeling, Web development, and related matters will be placed after the personally created artifacts.
Prolog Challenge 1: Logic Problem Practice
Imaginary Friends Solution |
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Prolog Challenge 2: Heuristic Maze Solving
Follow the Left Wall Solution |
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Heuristic Improvement Solution |
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My Heuristic Solution + Explanation |
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Mon, Oct 11 : Thoughts on Behavior, CSC 366 Elevator and more
1) For the first of these, think of a case where the belief is changed without a second thought. For example, when we get on an elevator at floor 1, we believe the elevator is on the first floor. When we get off of it on the 3rd floor, we believe it is on the 3rd floor and our 1st floor belief disappears without any deep consideration because that's just how the world works! We'll expand on my elevator example Wednesday, so try to come up with a different one. Think about modeling the situation - sketch out some propositions about the state of the world and how they change.
When you hide in your closets you believe that once you leave the closet you will end up back in your room. Think Narnia. Similarly when you go to sleep you believe you will wake up in the same place you fell asleep. Now think of how bizarre it was when you as a child fell asleep on the couch and woke up in your bed. These things aren’t something that we think about but we just take as fact, much like the elevator example.
Propositions about falling asleep:
When you fall asleep on one spot you will wake up in the same spot.
You are in your bed.
You fall asleep.
You wake up.
You're in your bed.
2) For the second one, think of something more complex wherein someone requires convincing to change their belief. Think about what makes it different from the first case. Why does it require more work to change the belief? What sorts of things are required to change the belief? What are the effects? Again sketch out some initial thoughts about this.
I think that this has to do with the type of belief you are trying to change. For example if it's trying to convince someone that climate change exists then you would have to provide evidence for the existence of climate change. For example, studies about the ice core in the arctic. Most people can be convinced by showing them evidence for another belief. But I think more importantly the person first has to be open minded enough to consider the possibilities. And the effects would be that people would change their behavior. Because the only way to really know what someone believes is to see if they act out their belief. So the effects of a changed belief would then be a change in behavior.
Prolog Challenge 3 : Blocks World
Task 1: Update User Interface Solution |
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Task 2: Update Resolution Solution |
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Task 3: Update Heuristic Planning Solution |
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