Scientific Discovery Processes in Humans and Computers

Theory and Research in Psychology and Artificial Intelligence

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Scientific Discovery Processes in Humans and Computers

Theory and Research in Psychology and Artificial Intelligence

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Wagman offers a critical analysis of current theory and research in the psychological and computational sciences, directed toward the elucidation of scientific discovery processes and structures. It discusses human scientific discovery processes, analyzes computer scientific discovery processes, and makes a comparative evaluation of the two. This work examines the scientific reasoning of the discoverers of the inhibition mechanism of gene control; scientific discovery heuristics used at different developmental levels; artificial intelligence and mathematical discovery; the ECHO system; the evolution of artificial intelligence discovery systems; the PAULI system; and the KEKADA system. It concludes with an examination of the extent to which computational discovery systems can emulate a set of 10 types of scientific problems.

Table of Contents

Preface
Human Scientific Discovery Processes
Conceptual Discovery in Molecular Genetics
Scientific Discovery Heuristics and Developmental Level
Computer Scientific Discovery Processes
Mathematical Discovery
Explanatory Systems
The Evolution of Scientific Discovery Systems
Artificial Intelligence Discovery in Chemistry
Artificial Intelligence Discoveries in Particle Physics
Human and Computer Scientific Discovery Processes
General Processes of Scientific Discovery
Computational Simulation of Scientific Discovery Processes
Conclusions
Scientific Problem Types and Computational Discovery Systems
Bibliography
Indexes

Product details

Published 30 May 2000
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 216
ISBN 9780275966546
Imprint Praeger
Dimensions 235 x 156 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Morton Wagman

MORTON WAGMAN is Professor Emeritus of Psychology,…

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