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cognitive architecture

cognitive architecture Cognitive architecture is the layered organization of mental processing that governs how prior beliefs and new evidence are weighted and updated, especially under uncertainty and limited cognitive resources.

Cognitive architecture is the layered organization of mental processing that governs how prior beliefs and new evidence are weighted and updated, especially under uncertainty and limited cognitive resources. In this source, it refers to a hierarchical system in which belief updating, learning about reliability, and adaptation to environmental uncertainty interact to shape judgment.