State-Trace Analysis of Sequence Learning by Recurrent Networks

Fayme Yeates, Andy Wills, Fergal Jones, Ian McLaren

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    Abstract

    This study investigated the use of state-trace analysis (Bamber, 1979) when applied to computational models of human learning. We aimed to investigate the performance of simple recurrent networks (SRNs) on a sequence learning task. Elman’s (1990) SRN and Cleeremans & McClelland’s (1991) Augmented SRN are both benchmark models of human sequence learning. The differences between these models, comprising of an additional learning parameter and the use of response units activated by output units constituted our main manipulation. The results are presented as a state-trace analysis, which demonstrates that the addition of an additional type of weight component, and response units to a SRN produces multi-dimensional state-trace plots. However, varying the learning rate parameter of the SRN also produced two functions on a state-trace plot, suggesting that state-trace analysis may be sensitive to variation within a single process.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationBuilding Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2012
    EditorsNaomi Miyake, David Peebles, Richard P. Cooper
    PublisherThe Cognitive Science Society
    Pages2581-2586
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Electronic)9780976831884
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World, CogSci 2012 - Sapporo, Japan
    Duration: 1 Aug 20124 Aug 2012

    Publication series

    NameBuilding Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2012

    Academic conference

    Academic conference34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World, CogSci 2012
    Country/TerritoryJapan
    CitySapporo
    Period1/08/124/08/12

    Keywords

    • Augmented SRN
    • Learning
    • sequence learning
    • SRN
    • state-trace analysis

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