2012-02-05

Adaptron Test Run – 1 5th Feb 2012

In this test run of AB repeating I have the RecentTrigger accumulating a sequence of novel stimuli until an edge or repeat occurs. Then the trigger and the reflexive orient response are made into a practice acton and we start accumulating the goal in GoalSoFar. The goal ends when an edge or repeat occurs. Then the whole action habit is created. If it's an edge the goal is not available as another trigger because the edge-creating stimulus has occurred. However if a learnt action habit gets its expected goal then this is available as trigger in the same cycle. What I need STM to do is to maintain the stimulus so far and then flag to attention that it is complete. Only a complete stimulus would then be used as a goal or trigger.

STM would be either:
Building up a novel sequence (no next stimulus yet)
Building up a familiar sequence (no next stimulus yet)
Have a complete novel sequence & a next familiar stimulus
Have a complete familiar sequence & a next novel stimulus
Have a complete familiar repeated sequence (no next stimulus yet)

However large familiar sequence may contain shorter sub-sequences that have associated action habits and are not permanent.  These shorter sequence must be conscious attended to in case they trigger useful action habits.