@inbook{1118949c778240ceab48e4fd0ca8b8cb,
title = "A computational analysis of cognitive effort",
abstract = "Cognitive effort is a concept of unquestionable utility in understanding human behaviour. However, cognitive effort has been defined in several ways in literature and in everyday life, suffering from a partial understanding. It is common to say {"}Pay more attention in studying that subject{"} or {"}How much effort did you spend in resolving that task?{"}, but what does it really mean? This contribution tries to clarify the concept of cognitive effort, by introducing its main influencing factors and by presenting a formalism which provides us with a tool for precise discussion. The formalism is implementable as a computational concept and can therefore be embedded in an artificial agent and tested experimentally. Its applicability in the domain of AI is raised and the formalism provides a step towards a proper understanding and definition of human cognitive effort.",
keywords = "Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Effort, Virtual Agents",
author = "Luca Longo and Stephen Barrett",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-12101-2\_8",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642121005",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
number = "PART 2",
pages = "65--74",
booktitle = "Intelligent Information and Database Systems - Second International Conference, ACIIDS, Proceedings",
edition = "PART 2",
note = "2010 Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2010 ; Conference date: 24-03-2010 Through 26-03-2010",
}