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Quantum probability and cognitive modeling: Some cautions and a promising direction in modeling physics learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2013

Donald R. Franceschetti  and
Elizabeth Gire
Donald R. Franceschetti
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Institute for Intelligent Systems, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152. [email protected]@memphis.edu
Elizabeth Gire
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Institute for Intelligent Systems, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152. [email protected]@memphis.edu
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Abstract

Quantum probability theory offers a viable alternative to classical probability, although there are some ambiguities inherent in transferring the quantum formalism to a less determined realm. A number of physicists are now looking at the applicability of quantum ideas to the assessment of physics learning, an area particularly suited to quantum probability ideas.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 284 - 285
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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