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    "pk": 32624,
    "title": "Memory for Goals: An Architectural Perspective",
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    "abstract": "The notion that memory for goals is organized as a stack is central in cognitive theory in that stacks are core constructs leading cognitive architectures. However, the stack over-predicts the strength of goal memory and the precision of goal selection order, while under- predicting the maintenance cost of both. A better way to study memory for goals is to treat them like any other kind of memory element. This approach makes accurate and well-constrained predictions and reveals the nature of goal encoding and retrieval processes. The  approach is demonstrated in an ACT-R model of human performance on a canonical goal-based task, the Tower of Hanoi. The model and other considerations suggest that cognitive architectures should enforce a two-element limit on the depth of the stack to deter its use for storing task goals while preserving its use for attention and learning.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "section": "Long Papers",
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        {
            "first_name": "Erik",
            "middle_name": "M.",
            "last_name": "Altmann",
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            "institution": "Human Factors & Applied Cognition, George Mason University",
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        {
            "first_name": "J.",
            "middle_name": "Gregory",
            "last_name": "Trafton",
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            "institution": "Naval Research Laboratory, Code 5513",
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    "date_submitted": null,
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    "date_published": "1999-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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