1982/11/01 by René Collard, Dirk-Jan Povel · 4 citations
Computer Science · #Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications #Cellular Automata and Applications
paper · doi:10.1037/0033-295x.89.6.693
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Structural information about a serial pattern may be encoded in the form of a hierarchical memory code. Conversely, when the pattern is to be produced, the memory code should be decoded. In this article a theory on serial pattern production is proposed that builds on Restle's theory of structural trees and, especially, on the process models for sequence production developed by Greeno and Simon. According to the tree traversal interpreter, presented in this article, a structural tree corresponds to the interpretive process that operates on a hierarchical memory code. A comparative analysis of computational properties and psychological relevance is substantiated by empirical test and extension to recent work on the internal representation of music. Serial pattern production refers to the process by which the elements of a sequence are produced from a hierarchical memory representation in an orderly serial fashion. The idea that a hierarchical code may be used to