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Towards a Quantum-Like Cognitive Architecture for Decision-Making
We propose an alternative and unifying framework for decision-making that, by
using quantum mechanics, provides more generalised cognitive and decision
models with the ability to represent more information than classical models.
This framework can accommodate and predict several cognitive biases reported in
Lieder & Griffiths without heavy reliance on heuristics nor on assumptions of
the computational resources of the mind
A Preliminar Evidence of Quantum Like Behavior in Measurements of Mental States
Experimental results presented in this paper supports the hypothesis on
quantum-like statistical behaviour of cognitive systems (at least human
beings). Our quantum-like approach gives the possibility to represent mental
states by Hilbert space vectors (complex amplitudes). Such a representation
induces huge reduction of information about a mental state. We realize an
approach that has no direct relation with reductionist quantum models and we
are not interested in statistical behavior of micro systems forming the macro
system of the brain. We describe only probabilistic features of cognitive
measurements. Our quantum-like approach describes statistics of measurements of
cognitive systems with the aim to ascertain if cognitive systems behave as
quantum-like systems where here quantum-like cognitive behavior means that
cognitive systems result to be very sensitive to changes of the context with
regard to the complex of the mental conditions
What is Quantum? Unifying Its Micro-Physical and Structural Appearance
We can recognize two modes in which 'quantum appears' in macro domains: (i) a
'micro-physical appearance', where quantum laws are assumed to be universal and
they are transferred from the micro to the macro level if suitable 'quantum
coherence' conditions (e.g., very low temperatures) are realized, (ii) a
'structural appearance', where no hypothesis is made on the validity of quantum
laws at a micro level, while genuine quantum aspects are detected at a
structural-modeling level. In this paper, we inquire into the connections
between the two appearances. We put forward the explanatory hypothesis that,
'the appearance of quantum in both cases' is due to 'the existence of a
specific form of organisation, which has the capacity to cope with random
perturbations that would destroy this organisation when not coped with'. We
analyse how 'organisation of matter', 'organisation of life', and 'organisation
of culture', play this role each in their specific domain of application, point
out the importance of evolution in this respect, and put forward how our
analysis sheds new light on 'what quantum is'.Comment: 10 page
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