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Reinforcement and inference in cross-situational world learning
Fecha
2013-11Registro en:
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Lausanne : Frontiers Research Foundation, v. 7, p. 163-1-163-11, Nov. 2013
1662-5153
10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00163
Autor
Tilles, Paulo F. C.
Fontanari, José Fernando
Institución
Resumen
Cross-situational word learning is based on the notion that a learner can determine the referent of a word by finding something in common across many observed uses of that word. Here we propose an adaptive learning algorithm that contains a parameter that controls the strength of the reinforcement applied to associations between concurrent words and referents, and a parameter that regulates inference, which includes built-in biases, such as mutual exclusivity, and information of past learning events. By adjusting these parameters so that the model predictions agree with data from representative experiments on cross-situational word learning, we were able to explain the learning strategies adopted by the participants of those experiments in terms of a trade-off between reinforcement and inference. These strategies can vary wildly depending on the conditions of the experiments. For instance, for fast mapping experiments (i.e., the correct referent could, in principle, be inferred in a single observation) inference is prevalent, whereas for segregated contextual diversity experiments (i.e., the referents are separated in groups and are exhibited with members of their groups only) reinforcement is predominant. Other experiments are explained with more balanced doses of reinforcement and inference.
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