The dynamics of intention in collaborative activity

Cognitive Systems Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 259-272

  Grosz, Barbara J ^a   Hunsberger, Luke ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent architectures; Colaborative planning; Collective intentionality; Multi agent systems

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING;

AGENT ARCHITECTURES; AGENT INTENTIONS; COLLABORATIVE PLANNING; COLLECTIVE INTENTIONALITY; COMPUTER AGENTS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; MENTAL STATE;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHILOSOPHY; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645941254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13890417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsys.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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