布尔思维语言可以从学习数据中恢复.
Fausto Carcassi1, Jakub Szymanik2
1Department of Linguistics, University of Tübingen, Keplerstraße 2, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.
Cognition
|July 20, 2023
概括
研究人员探索了思维语言假设 (LoTH),发现人类布尔式认知表征可以从实验数据中恢复. 这种恢复的成功取决于实验设计和认知系统的复杂性.
科学领域:
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 思想的哲学 思想的哲学
- 计算语言学 计算语言学
背景情况:
- 思想语言假设 (LoTH) 假设人类的认知依赖于正式语言中的象征性推理.
- LoTH的关键方面包括概念作为表达式,演作为语法操纵,学习作为推理.
研究的目的:
- 调查从实验数据中可以恢复人类"思维语言" (LoT) 的程度.
- 专注于代表布尔类别的LoT片段,并模拟其恢复.
主要方法:
- 模拟类别学习实验,以测试布尔式LoTs的可恢复性.
- 专注于从行为数据中恢复布尔表示的结构.
主要成果:
- 证明绝大多数的布尔定值可以从实验数据中准确地恢复.
- 发现LOT恢复的成功严重依赖于实验设计.
- 观察到,运营商较少的LOT从类别学习数据中更快地恢复.
结论:
- 从实验数据中恢复人类布尔"思维语言"表示原则上是可能的.
- 实验设计是影响LOT回收的准确性和效率的关键因素.
- 简单的认知架构 (较少的运算符) 便于更快地推断"思维语言".
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