no code implementations • 12 Feb 2023 • Diederik Aerts, Jonito Aerts Argëlles, Lester Beltran, Suzette Geriente, Sandro Sozzo
In physics, entanglement 'reduces' the entropy of an entity, because the (von Neumann) entropy of, e. g., a composite bipartite entity in a pure entangled state is systematically lower than the entropy of the component sub-entities.
no code implementations • 24 Dec 2022 • Diederik Aerts, Jonito Aerts Arguëlles, Lester Beltran, Sandro Sozzo
Inspired by foundational studies in classical and quantum physics, and by information retrieval studies in quantum information theory, we prove that the notions of 'energy' and 'entropy' can be consistently introduced in human language and, more generally, in human culture.
Cultural Vocal Bursts Intensity Prediction Information Retrieval +3
no code implementations • 7 Feb 2021 • Diederik Aerts, Jonito Aerts Arguëlles, Lester Beltran, Suzette Geriente, Sandro Sozzo
We present the results of two tests where a sample of human participants were asked to make judgements about the conceptual combinations {\it The Animal Acts} and {\it The Animal eats the Food}.
no code implementations • 10 Jul 2019 • Sandro Sozzo
We provide here a general mathematical framework to model attitudes towards ambiguity which uses the formalism of quantum theory as a ``purely mathematical formalism, detached from any physical interpretation''.
no code implementations • 4 Apr 2019 • Sandro Sozzo
Despite the impressive success of quantum structures to model long-standing human judgement and decision puzzles, the {\it quantum cognition research programme} still faces challenges about its explanatory power.
no code implementations • 5 Jan 2019 • Diederik Aerts, Lester Beltran, Suzette Geriente, Sandro Sozzo
We work out a quantum-theoretic model in complex Hilbert space of a recently performed test on co-occurrencies of two concepts and their combination in retrieval processes on specific corpuses of documents.
no code implementations • 29 Oct 2018 • Sandro Sozzo
{\it Ellsberg thought experiments} and empirical confirmation of Ellsberg preferences pose serious challenges to {\it subjective expected utility theory} (SEUT).
no code implementations • 3 Aug 2018 • Diederik Aerts, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
We show that the Brussels operational-realistic approach to quantum physics and quantum cognition offers a fundamental strategy for modeling the meaning associated with collections of documental entities.
no code implementations • 24 Feb 2018 • Diederik Aerts, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
In psychological measurements, two levels should be distinguished: the 'individual level', relative to the different participants in a given cognitive situation, and the 'collective level', relative to the overall statistics of their outcomes, which we propose to associate with a notion of 'collective participant'.
no code implementations • 2 Oct 2017 • Catarina Moreira, Emmanuel Haven, Sandro Sozzo, Andreas Wichert
In this work, we analyse and model a real life financial loan application belonging to a sample bank in the Netherlands.
no code implementations • 20 Mar 2017 • Diederik Aerts, Jonito Aerts Arguelles, Lester Beltran, Lyneth Beltran, Isaac Distrito, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
We elaborate a quantum model for the meaning associated with corpora of written documents, like the pages forming the World Wide Web.
no code implementations • 19 Dec 2016 • Diederik Aerts, Jonito Aerts Arguëlles, Lester Beltran, Lyneth Beltran, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
The mathematical formalism of quantum theory exhibits significant effectiveness when applied to cognitive phenomena that have resisted traditional (set theoretical) modeling.
no code implementations • 25 Sep 2016 • Diederik Aerts, Jonito Aerts Arguëlles, Lester Beltran, Lyneth Beltran, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
Two major quantum approaches have been put forward: the first assumes that respondents use a two-step sequential reasoning and that the fallacy results from the presence of 'question order effects'; the second assumes that respondents evaluate the cognitive situation as a whole and that the fallacy results from the 'emergence of new meanings', as an 'effect of overextension' in the conceptual conjunction.
no code implementations • 27 Apr 2016 • Diederik Aerts, Lyneth Beltran, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
The formalism of quantum theory in Hilbert space has been applied with success to the modeling and explanation of several cognitive phenomena, whereas traditional cognitive approaches were problematical.
no code implementations • 27 Apr 2016 • Diederik Aerts, Lyneth Beltran, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
The research on human cognition has recently benefited from the use of the mathematical formalism of quantum theory in Hilbert space.
no code implementations • 25 Jan 2016 • Diederik Aerts, Jan Broekaert, Liane Gabora, Sandro Sozzo
We show how a formal quantum approach to concepts and their combinations can provide a powerful extension of prototype theory.
no code implementations • 29 Dec 2015 • Diederik Aerts, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi, Sandro Sozzo
The scientific community is becoming more and more interested in the research that applies the mathematical formalism of quantum theory to model human decision-making.
no code implementations • 19 May 2015 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
We recently performed cognitive experiments on conjunctions and negations of two concepts with the aim of investigating the combination problem of concepts.
no code implementations • 14 Mar 2015 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
We analyse in this paper the data collected in a set of experiments performed on human subjects on the combination of natural concepts.
no code implementations • 10 Mar 2015 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo
We provide an overview of the results we have attained in the last decade on the identification of quantum structures in cognition and, more specifically, in the formalization and representation of natural concepts.
no code implementations • 30 Dec 2014 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
Traditional cognitive science rests on a foundation of classical logic and probability theory.
no code implementations • 24 Oct 2014 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
In this paper, we investigate a novel type of concept combination were a number is combined with a noun, e. g., `Eleven Animals.
no code implementations • 6 Jun 2014 • Sandro Sozzo
In the first experiment, we test the membership weights of a list of exemplars with respect to two concepts, e. g., {\it Fruits} and {\it Vegetables}, and their conjunction {\it Fruits And Vegetables}.
no code implementations • 15 Jan 2014 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo
We present modeling for conceptual combinations which uses the mathematical formalism of quantum theory.
no code implementations • 12 Jun 2013 • Diederik Aerts, Jan Broekaert, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
The mathematical formalism of quantum theory has been successfully used in human cognition to model decision processes and to deliver representations of human knowledge.
no code implementations • 12 Apr 2013 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo
We work out a classification scheme for quantum modeling in Hilbert space of any kind of composite entity violating Bell's inequalities and exhibiting entanglement.
no code implementations • 30 Mar 2013 • Diederik Aerts, Jan Broekaert, Sandro Sozzo, Tomas Veloz
In recent years, quantum-based methods have promisingly integrated the traditional procedures in information retrieval (IR) and natural language processing (NLP).
no code implementations • 30 Mar 2013 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo
We have recently presented a general scheme enabling quantum modeling of different types of situations that violate Bell's inequalities.
no code implementations • 30 Mar 2013 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo
We put forward a general classification for a structural description of the entanglement present in compound entities experimentally violating Bell's inequalities, making use of a new entanglement scheme that we developed recently.
no code implementations • 15 Feb 2013 • Diederik Aerts, Sandro Sozzo
Research in the application of quantum structures to cognitive science confirms that these structures quite systematically appear in the dynamics of concepts and their combinations and quantum-based models faithfully represent experimental data of situations where classical approaches are problematical.