Towards a Multi-level Exploration of Human and Computational Re-representation in Unified Cognitive Frameworks

• Main Authors: Ana-Maria Olteţeanu, Mikkel Schöttner, Arpit Bahety
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
• Series: Frontiers in Psychology
• Subjects: re-representation; cognitive systems; creative problem-solving; computational modeling; creativity
• Online Access: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00940/full

Re-representation is a critical ability to (i) understanding human creative problem solving, and (ii) modeling computational cognitive systems able to support or perform creative problem solving tasks on their own. This paper proposes a unified multi-level cognitive approach to investigating re-representation: the study of sensory-based, concept-based and problem template based possible forms of re-representations in an integrated manner. Descriptions and explanations of each level prepare the ground for further computational modeling. A study is deployed in order to explore the relationship between the various tasks proposed to reflect re-representation. A significant correlation between the investigated tasks is discovered. Two previous studies from the literature are replicated. A new strong and significant relationship between the Pattern Meanings Test and the Alternative Uses Test is observed.