A Dynamic Model of Stress in the G-DEVS Formalism

Abstract

This paper presents a model of stress based on theories and data originating from psychology, physiology and human factors literature. Our goal is to provide a formal framework for modeling and simulation of behavior moderators. G-DEVS offers a basis for specifying formal models and a clean simulation semantics. The presented model can be utilized in the context of cognitive simulation, jointly with a cognitive architecture to reflect the impact of stress on performance.

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