Cognitive modelling 3: the importance of a script

One of the key things we must avoid is mess and confusion. In the last post I briefly covered one possible template for a research project. One of the reasons why cognitive modelling projects might be a little tricky is because you are not just using an off the shelf software package. For example, if …

Cognitive modelling 2: project structure

What we definitely want to do is avoid confusion and mess. Having a clear project structure and workflow has many advantages. While there is no one single correct way to organise a project, putting a bit of thought into it, and learning from past projects can help a lot. This is the workflow that works for …

Cognitive modelling 1: programming problems

This is the first post in a series exploring programming practice in cognitive modelling. While I have over a decade of experience in cognitive modelling, I am in no way an expert and have no formal computer science training. I am not an authority on this, I am feeling my way. Comments welcome. This post may …