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Finite State Automata: Dynamic Task Environments In Problem Solving Research, Axel Buchner, Joachim Funke
Finite State Automata: Dynamic Task Environments In Problem Solving Research, Axel Buchner, Joachim Funke
Joachim Funke
This paper presents a new research paradigm for analysing human learning in dynamic task environments based on the theory of finite-state automata. Some of the advantages of the approach are outlined. (1) It is possible to design classes of formally well-described dynamic task environments instead of idiosyncratic microworlds that are difficult if not impossible to compare. (2) The approach suggests assumptions about the mental representation of a discrete dynamic system. (3) The finite-state automata formalism suggests systematic and appropriate diagnostic procedures. (4) Using finite-state automata to design dynamic task environments, one does not have to give up the "ecological validity" …