The Effect of Abduction in Human-computer Interaction
Donghao Wang · Future and Development · 2013
Non-monotonous,Informal patterns of reasoning have awakened a renewed interest among psychologists,economists and educationalists.Computer scientists and information systems professionals could also benefit from getting better acquainted with new research on how people think andact in the real world.The purpose of the paper is not to make an empirical contribution but to present a general argument in favour of a psychological approach to logic and its application to Human Computer Interaction(HCI),focusing especially on abduction.Abduction is a form of everyday reasoning that people typically use under uncertainty in a context.Abduction may help us better understand the epistemic conditions of advanced HCI-which increasingly takes place in authentic surroundings instead of in a laboratory-like setting-thus contributing to better research and design.HCI designshould enhance our natural capacities and behavior,which at the same time could mean creating new freedoms in the structures of everyday life.