Learning From Surprise: Harnessing a Metacognitive Surprise Signal to Build and Adapt Belief Networks

• Published in: Topics in cognitive science Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 164 - 177
• Main Authors: Munnich, Edward, Ranney, Michael A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Belief networks; Belief revision; Learning; Metacognition; Reasoning; Surprise; Learning; Surprise; Reasoning; Metacognition; Belief revision

One's level of surprise can be thought of as a metacognitive signal indicating how well one can explain new information. We discuss literature on how this signal can be used adaptively to build, and, when necessary, reorganize belief networks. We present challenges in the use of a surprise sign...