Instinctual Agent

A Instinctual Agent is an agent who can make instinctual decisions.

• Context:
  • It can range from being a Unconscious Instinctual Agent to being an Conscious Instinctual Agent.
• Example(s):
  • an Impulsive Human.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Reasoning Agent, such as an Rational Economic Agent.
• See: Impulse, Instinct, Other-Interested Agent, Software Agent.

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References

2011

• (Kahneman, 2011) ⇒ Daniel Kahneman. (2011). “Thinking, Fast and Slow." Macmillan. ISBN:0374533555

2009

• (Ariely, 2009) ⇒ Dan Ariely. (2009). “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions - revised and expanded edition." Harper-Collins New York. ISBN:978-0-06-135323-9

1996

• (Franklin & Graesser, 1996) ⇒ Stan Franklin, and Art Graesser. (1996). “Is It An Agent, Or Just a Program?: A Taxonomy for Autonomous Agents.” In: Proceedings of the Workshop on Intelligent Agents III, Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages.

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