Chapter 5

Cognitive Architecture

Michael D. Byrne
Rice University

 

Outline

Introduction

What are Cognitive Architectures

Relevance to Human-Computer Interaction

A Brief Look at Past Systems in Human-Computer Interaction

The Model Human Processor and GOMS

Cognitive Complexity Theory

Collaborative Activation-Based Production System

Contemporary Architectures

LICAI/CoLiDes

Soar

EPIC

ACT-R/PM

Comparisons

The Future of Cognitive Architectures in Human-Computer Interactions

References

 

Figures

Figure 5.1: Model human processor. From The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction (p.00),by S. K. Card, T. P. Moran,& A. Newell, 1983,Hillsdale,NJ: Erlbaum. Copyright 1983 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Adapted with permission.

Figure 5.2: Overall structure of the EPIC architecture. From The EPIC Architecture: Principles of Operation [On-line ],by D.E.Kieras & D.E.Meyer,1996.Available:ftp://ftp.eecs.umich.edu/people/kieras/EPICarch.ps.Copyright 1996 by ——.Adapted with permission. Online version not available

Figure 5.3: Overall structure of the ACT-R/PM architecture. From The Atomic Components of Thought (p.00),by M. D. Byrne & J.R.Anderson,1998,Hillsdale,NJ:Erlbaum.Copyright 1998 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Adapted with permission.