Proofs and Predictions in Human Problem Solving

K. Vela Velupillai

doi:10.1007/s10614-018-9810-0

Proofs and Predictions in Human Problem Solving

K. Vela Velupillai

Economics

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Abstract

This paper suggests that Herbert Simon’s concept of proof and predictions, in the solution of problems by human’s, considered as Information Processing Agents subject to boundedly rational behaviour and satisficing objectives, is to be interpreted in terms of constructive mathematics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	935-947
Number of pages	13
Journal	Computational Economics
Volume	57
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-018-9810-0
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

Keywords

Chess
Constructive mathematics
GO
Herbert Simon
Jordan curve theorem
Predictions
Proofs

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