ACT-R FAQ

[Greg Trafton]

For those of you who were not at the ACT-R workshop, one of the things
we talked about was how to make ACT-R easier to use.  The good news:
there are several projects that are underway to facilitate ACT-R
(tutor, 'graphing' system, etc.).  However, for those of us who needed
(or still need) more hand-holding, I would like to put together a
"Frequently Asked Questions" for ACT-R.  (How can we have an FAQ since
this list sees so little traffic?  I dunno.)

I've volunteered (with Christian's help) for this project, but I need
your help.  I'd very much like to get a list of questions that you
think that novice and experienced ACT-R folks would kill to know the
answer.  Personally, I'd like to keep it more on the 'pragmatic' side
(i.e., what is a 'negative exponential?) rather than theoretical
(i.e., why does ACT-R use procedural and declarative instead of XXX?),
but if you all send a lot of theory questions, I'm easy.

If you'd like to help, please please please send me any ACT-R
questions you may have (no matter how mundane, stupid, sophisticated,
or technical).  For those of you who are advanced ACT-Rers, if you
remember questions you had when you were first starting (or new
questions you currently have), I'd love to have them.  if anyone can
send me answers too, that would be really great ;->

my email address is: trafton at itd.nrl.navy.mil

thanks for any help!
greg