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Psycho-Symbolic Reasoner - Cognitive Bias Modeling

Overview

Hybrid reasoning combining psychological models (cognitive biases, heuristics) with symbolic logic and subsymbolic patterns.

Purpose

Model human-like reasoning including systematic biases, demonstrating more realistic AI decision-making.

Operations

  • Psychological Models: 3 (confirmation bias, availability heuristic, anchoring)
  • Symbolic Rules: 2 logical inference rules
  • Subsymbolic Patterns: 5 neural activation patterns
  • Hybrid Reasoning: 5 integrated decisions

Results

  • Throughput: 2.04 ops/sec
  • Latency: 479ms avg
  • Memory: 23 MB
  • Psychological Models: 3
  • Symbolic Rules: 2
  • Subsymbolic Patterns: 5
  • Hybrid Instances: 5

Technical Details

Psychological Layer

model: 'confirmation_bias'
strength: 0.88
// Tendency to favor confirming evidence

Symbolic Layer

rule: 'IF bias_detected THEN adjust_confidence'
confidence: 0.92

Integration

Detects cognitive biases → Applies corrective symbolic rules → Uses subsymbolic patterns for nuanced decisions

Applications

  • Decision Support Systems: Bias-aware recommendations
  • Educational Tools: Teaching critical thinking
  • UX Design: Predict user behavior patterns
  • Negotiation AI: Model human decision-making

Cognitive Biases Modeled

  1. Confirmation bias
  2. Availability heuristic
  3. Anchoring effect
  4. Representativeness heuristic
  5. Framing effects

Status: Operational | Package: psycho-symbolic-reasoner