Further Reading

Boden supplies the distinction between exploring and transforming conceptual spaces [ Boden , 1998 , 2004 ] ; Wiggins formalizes spaces and traversal rules [ Wiggins , 2006 ] . Classical discovery systems make the role of a registered search language explicit [ Langley et al. , 1987 , Lenat , 1976 ] . Barto, Mirolli, and Baldassarre distinguish novelty from surprise, while Palm develops a broader information-theoretic account [ Barto et al. , 2013 , Palm , 2012 ] . Piaget’s theory of equilibration motivates the passage from assimilation to accommodation [ Piaget , 1985 ] .