A General Noological Framework

A number of issues are discussed in this chapter that build on previous discussions toward the characterization of a general noological framework. Spatial movement is used as an example to discuss the connection between the needs and motivations of a noological system and its attendant behaviors. It is shown how the alternative consequences of a problem solving process can be encoded in the counterfactual portion of a script – a knowledge chunk – to accelerate future problem solving. The idea of knowledge chunking is discussed in detail using a computer simulation of a micro-world. A noological system usually has more than one need that competes for attention. Anxiousness arises in the process of attempting to satisfy needs and the process of affective competition to resolve the attentional priority is illustrated using an example from the StarCraft game environment. Neuroscience research is reviewed to illustrate the current understanding in general brain architecture and it is shown how this can map nicely onto our general noological framework constructed from computational considerations.

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