This study proposes a model of computational consciousness for non-interacting agents. The phenomenon interest was assumed as sequentially dependent on the cognitive tasks sensation, perception, emotion, affection, attention, awareness, and consciousness. Starting from Smart Sensing prodromal study, layers associated with processes were formally defined tested together other concerning affectio...

In order to build complex Bayesian models from experts' input, we must elicit many probabilities; to assure continuing expert assistance , the process must be as painless and quick as possible. Previous work on the elic-itation problem has occurred in two areas: online tools and by-hand methods designed to improve accuracy and increase speed. We have merged these two streams in HYPO, the Help w...

Sensitivity analyses, wherein estimation is performed for each of a range of values of a sensitivity parameter, are of particular use in causal inference, where estimands often are identified because of untestable assumptions. Sensitivity parameters may have counterfactual interpretations, making their elicitation especially challenging. Here we describe our experience eliciting a counterfactua...

Survival depends on the ability of animals to avoid threats and approach rewards. Traditionally, these two opposing motivational systems have been studied separately. In nature, however, they regularly compete for control behavior. When threat- reward-eliciting stimuli (learned or unlearned) occur simultaneously, a conflict emerges that challenges individuals weigh available options execute sin...

Learning involves the integration of new information into existing knowledge. Generoting explanations to oneself (self-explaining) facilitates that integration process. Previously, self-explanation has been shown to improve the acquisition of problem-solving skills when studying worked-out examples. This study extends that finding, showing that self-explanation can also be facilitative when it ...

Shortened title: Eliciting a terminology for mammography ABSTRACT AIM Two studies were carried out to establish, validate and assess descriptors for use in the differential diagnosis of mammographic calcifications. METHODS In Study 1, eleven radiologists were asked to 'think out loud' as they interpreted 20 sets of calcifications. Participants used 159 terms to describe calcifications. We used ...

Elicitation of information structure from speech is a crucial step in automatic speech understanding. In terms of both production and perception, we consider intonational phrase to be the basic meaningful unit of information structure in speech. The current paper presents a method of detecting these units in speech by processing both the recorded speech and its textual representation. Using syn...