Overview

For this project, you will choose a topic of your choice, which may involve an extension from one of the small projects or an idea from the papers. In any case, it should compare some aspect of human behavior to that of a mechanistic model and then draw conclusions of how well the model accounts for human behavior.

Requirements

The details of your project and report will vary depending on your project. However, all reports should fully address the following:

• An introduction that includes the motivation and goals for your project. It should define the scope of human behavior you are studying, typically specified as a task (e.g. categorize items, inflect verbs). (6 points)
• A detailed description of the human behavior. If collecting data from human participants, the process of informed consent should be presented. (6 points)
• A detailed description explaining the mechanistic model and its behavior or predictions. (6 points)
• A comparison of human behavior to the model's behavior or predictions. As appropriate, provide similarities and differences. Identify aspects of the model that might be useful for explaining human behavior. (6 points)

As before, the report should be well organized, written and formatted. (6 points)

Report

Using a single-spaced format, the main body of your report may be as small as three pages. Include appendices as appropriate.

Submit your report to the corresponding dropbox on D2L.