Cognitive Psychology on C.CUI's Loghttps://cuicaihao.github.io/tags/cognitive-psychology/Recent content in Cognitive Psychology on C.CUI's LogHugoen-AUTue, 12 May 2026 07:00:00 +1000Representations, Schemas, Mental Models, and Explanatory Frameworks: What We Really Learnhttps://cuicaihao.github.io/posts/2026-05-12-representations-schemas-mental-models-learning/Tue, 12 May 2026 07:00:00 +1000https://cuicaihao.github.io/posts/2026-05-12-representations-schemas-mental-models-learning/Exploring the four levels of learning—representation, schema, mental models, and explanatory frameworks—and why true learning is about compression rather than memorization.No Free Lunch Theorem: Impermanence and the Necessity of Bias in Decision-Makinghttps://cuicaihao.github.io/posts/2026-04-15-no-free-lunch-theorem-decision-making-bias/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +1000https://cuicaihao.github.io/posts/2026-04-15-no-free-lunch-theorem-decision-making-bias/This post explores how the “No Free Lunch Theorem” from computer science reveals the essence of decision-making: perfect, objective, and neutral decisions do not exist. By introducing the concept of “Inductive Bias,” it argues that all effective decisions begin with subjective choices and preferences. It proposes a three-step decision-making process: setting a strong prior, algorithmic searching, and systematic risk-taking.