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Zhu, Jian-Qiao, Sanborn, Adam N., Chater, Nick and Griffiths, Tom (2023) Computation-limited Bayesian updating. In: 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Sydney, Australia, 26 – 29 Jul 2023. Published in: Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 45 pp. 2057-2064. ISSN 1069-7977.
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Abstract
Effectively updating one’s beliefs requires sufficient empirical evidence (i.e., data) and the computational capacity to process it. Yet both data and computational resources are limited for human minds. Here, we study the problem of belief updating under limited data and limited computation. Using information theory to characterize constraints on computation, we find that the solution to the resulting optimization problem links the data and computational limitations together: when computational resources are tight, agents may not be able to integrate new empirical evidence. The resource-rational belief updating rule we identify offers a novel interpretation of conservative Bayesian updating.
Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | |||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Machine learning, Machine learning -- Statistical methods, Bayesian statistical decision theory, Intelligent agents (Computer software) , Information theory, Cognition | |||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society | |||||||||
Publisher: | Cognitive Science Society | |||||||||
ISSN: | 1069-7977 | |||||||||
Official Date: | July 2023 | |||||||||
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Volume: | 45 | |||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 2057-2064 | |||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | |||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | |||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | |||||||||
Copyright Holders: | ©2023 The Author(s) | |||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 March 2024 | |||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 11 March 2024 | |||||||||
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Conference Paper Type: | Paper | |||||||||
Title of Event: | 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society | |||||||||
Type of Event: | Conference | |||||||||
Location of Event: | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||
Date(s) of Event: | 26 – 29 Jul 2023 |
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