Tutorial 2b: Cognitive (Production System) Modelling of How an Expert Uses a Cartesian Graph

Abstract

This tutorial covers, in brief, the road from observing behavior to the implementation of the observed behavior in a mixed rule-based and parallel network computer model. The emphasis will be on production system, or rule-based modelling. Rule-based modeling uses independently firing if-then rules to capture behavior. Why do this type of modeling, what types of data do you need, what are some advantages and limitations of the method? Simple examples of rule-based modeling will be given; these will be extended to a brief explanation of the mixed model. This model gives a theoretical explanation of the behavior of an expert using visual reasoning based on a Cartesian graph combined with verbal reasoning to teach Economics principles to students.