A comparison of block-stacking heuristics used by preschool children and classic artificial intelligence planning paradigms

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Alison Virginiaen
dc.contributor.committeechairWildman, Terry M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBurton, John K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRoach, John W.en
dc.contributor.departmentCurriculum and Instructionen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:50:21Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-20en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:50:21Zen
dc.date.issued1988-11-15en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-20en
dc.date.sdate2012-11-20en
dc.description.abstractDespite the large body of research in Psychology concerning human planning and problem-solving both by adults and children, the study of planning and problem-solving in the field of Artificial Intelligence has proceeded along its own development with very little concurrent exploration of the methods people use to plan and solve problems. Some of the classic planning programs are unable to solve problems which are trivial for children, and it may be that by exploration of the methods children use we will discover certain heuristics which can be incorporated into AI planning paradigms. This thesis explores this possibility. Children aged 3 to 5 years were recorded performing a block-stacking task which simulates the type of problem given to planners to test their efficiency. The data were analyzed in order to determine those heuristics which are common to planners and children as well as those which are unique to the children. Based on this analysis, the psychological validity of the planning programs are evaluated.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.extentiv, 44 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11202012-040243en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11202012-040243/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45918en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1988.J635.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 19285041en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1988.J635en
dc.subject.lcshArtificial intelligenceen
dc.subject.lcshChildrenen
dc.subject.lcshParadigms (Social sciences)en
dc.subject.lcshProblem solvingen
dc.titleA comparison of block-stacking heuristics used by preschool children and classic artificial intelligence planning paradigmsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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