Title :
Positive feedback processes underlying the formation of expertise
Author :
Gaines, Brian R.
Author_Institution :
Knowledge Sci. Inst., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
Abstract :
It is shown that experts may be modeled as managing the inductive dynamics of knowledge acquisition in the knowledge process of society, and that who becomes an expert may be modeled as a random process under the influence of strong positive feedback loops in the social mechanisms giving access to knowledge. These models have implications for the design of expert system
Keywords :
expert systems; knowledge acquisition; random processes; expert system; inductive dynamics; knowledge acquisition; knowledge engineering; positive feedback loops; random process; social mechanisms; Expert systems; Feedback loop; History; Humans; IEL; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge transfer; Mathematical model; Mining industry; Random processes;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
