Chapter 4
Resources
Chapter Summary
We discuss how resources affect the decision-making process. We elaborate a general definition of a resource as something that satisfies the enabling condition for a plan. We develop a taxonomy of fifteen types of resources and eight separate dimensions for classifying resources. In this context, we will discuss cognitive resources, such as memory and attention. Our model of goals leads us to a cognitive analysis of emotions and moods.
4.1 Goals, Plans, and Resources
Goals, plans, and resources are closely associated. This basic triad is depicted in Figure 4.1. The following associations hold among goals, plans, and resources.
• Goals give rise to plans. That is, plans provide a means for achieving goals. ...
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