A computational model of working memory, called MemeStorm, is introduced in this paper. MemeStorm works based on the concept of populations of thought-primitives fighting for domination and in certain circumstances demonstrates an ambivalence that is qualitatively similar to that of human subjects. It is not easy to access a human's stream of thought and hypothesize about the mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of ambivalence. Robin Vallacher and Andrzej Nowak invented the Mouse Paradigm—a method of getting subjects to express their feelings continuously without them having to verbally report these feelings. Mouse-paradigm-based experiments showed that people's feelings may abruptly switch from highly positive values to highly negative values even when no new data about the target person or situation might cause such a change. The same happens with the MemeStorm.
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