Small variations in how a task is designed can lead humans to trade off one set of strategies for another. In this paper we discuss our failure to model such tradeoffs in the Blocks World task using ACT-R s default mechanism for selecting the best production among competing productions. ACT-R s selection mechanism, its expected value equation, has had many successes (see, for example [Anderson,...

Studies primarily describe cultural competence training in different educational settings, including nursing, social work, pediatric, and child psychology programs (Culhane-Pera et al., 2000; Flores, Gee, and Kastner, 2000; Freed, 1998; Gamble, 2000; Lindquist, 1990; Rankin and Kappy, 1993; Ricardo and Holden, 1994; Salcido and Garcia, 1997; Sublette and Trappler, 2000). Some discussed differen...

the following study aims to present an innovative approach for design. participatory design is the model of direct involvement of different social groups in the design from functional tools to environments, social institutions and businesses. diverse collection of practices has been developed to support this direct involvement by participatory design. people are invited to participate during di...

abstract human development and the importance of focusing on women’s participation has become one of the main concerns and issues attracting the attention of many people. in fact, many gender-related models and patterns have been proposed in this regard. accordingly, this paper is an attempt to evaluate the effects of development process on women’s participation in iran using an econometrics m...

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Small variations in how a task is designed can lead humans to trade off one set of strategies for another. In this paper we discuss our failure to model such tradeoffs in the Blocks World task using ACT-R s default mechanism for selecting the best production among competing productions. ACT-R s selection mechanism, its expected value equation, has had many successes (see, for example [Anderson,...

A. I. M. Jakaria Rahman , Raf Guns, Ronald Rousseau, Tim C. E. Engels a Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium b KU Leuven, Dept. of Mathematics, Celestijnenlaan 200B, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium c University of Antwerp, Faculty of Social Sciences, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium d Antwerp Maritime Academy, Noordkasteel...

in more recent years, it has become increasingly recognized that r&d; (research and development) is a key driver of economic growth, a source of innovation and change, and as such stimulates improvements in productivity and economic competitiveness. it is closely associated with knowledge and flexibility, two factors that have gained new significance as a source of competitiveness in an increas...