4 papers
Zenons Demon and the Denial of Domain-Generality for Transformer-Based Computational Models of Human Behavior
Mark Orr, Edward A. Cranford, Ken Ford +6
Transformer-based models of human behavior (e.g., the Centaur model by Binz, et al., 2025) posit to be domain general computational models of human behavior. The claim of domain-ge…
Theoretical Note: On the Practical Uses of Mathematical Theory for Attitude Research
Mark G. Orr, Emily S. Teti, Andrei Bura +1
In attitude theory, formal theoretical predictions come largely from the simulation of computational models. We argue that to push attitude theory further, we should employ mathema…
Not Even Wrong: On the Limits of Prediction as Explanation in Cognitive Science
Mark Orr, Drew Cranford, Ken Ford +6
We offer a comment on the Centaur (Binz et al., 2025) transformer-based model of human behavior. In particular, Centaur was cast as a path towards unified theories of cognition. We…
On Optimality and Human Prediction of Event Duration in Real-Time, Real-World Contexts
Mark G Orr
The focus of the current work concerned the psychological processes that underlie prediction of an events duration. The objective was to push forward existing psychological theory…