ELIZA Responses – Matthew Olden

here is the bit of ELIZA code that gives us the response

self.patterns = [

(r’I need (.*)’, [“Why do you need {0}?”, “Would it really help you to get {0}?”, “Are you sure you need {0}?”]),

(r’Why don\’t you (.*)’, [“Do you really think I don’t {0}?”, “Perhaps eventually I will {0}.”, “Do you want me to {0}?”]),

(r’Why can\’t I (.*)’, [“Do you think you should be able to {0}?”, “If you could {0}, what would you do?”, “I don’t know — why can’t you {0}?”]),

(r’I am (.*)’, [“Did you come to me because you are {0}?”, “How long have you been {0}?”, “How do you feel about being {0}?”]),

(r’I\’m (.*)’, [“How does being {0} make you feel?”, “Do you enjoy being {0}?”, “Why do you tell me you’re {0}?”]),

(r’You are (.*)’, [“Why do you think I am {0}?”, “Does it please you to believe I am {0}?”, “Perhaps you would like to be {0}.”]),

(r’What (.*)’, [“Why do you ask?”, “What do you think?”, “What comes to mind when you ask that?”]),

(r’How (.*)’, [“How do you suppose?”, “Perhaps you can answer your own question.”, “What is it you’re really asking?”]),

(r’Because (.*)’, [“Is that the real reason?”, “What other reasons come to mind?”, “Does that reason apply to anything else?”]),

(r'(.*) sorry (.*)’, [“There are many times when no apology is needed.”, “What feelings do you have when you apologize?”]),

(r’Hello(.*)’, [“Hello… I’m glad you could drop by today.”, “Hi there, how can I help you?”, “Hello, how are you feeling today?”]),

(r’I think (.*)’, [“Do you doubt {0}?”, “Do you really think so?”, “But you’re not sure {0}?”]),

(r'(.*) friend (.*)’, [“Tell me more about your friends.”, “Why do you mention friends?”, “Do your friends worry you?”]),

(r’Yes’, [“You seem quite sure.”, “OK, but can you elaborate?”]),

(r'(.*) computer(.*)’, [“Are you really talking about me?”, “Does it seem strange to talk to a computer?”, “How do computers make you feel?”]),

(r’Is it (.*)’, [“Do you think it is {0}?”, “Perhaps it’s {0} — what do you think?”, “If it were {0}, what would that mean?”]),

(r’It is (.*)’, [“You seem very certain.”, “If I told you it wasn’t {0}, how would you feel?”]),

(r’Can you (.*)’, [“What makes you think I can’t {0}?”, “If I could {0}, then what?”, “Why do you ask if I can {0}?”]),

(r’Can I (.*)’, [“Perhaps you don’t want to {0}.”, “Do you want to be able to {0}?”, “If you could {0}, would you?”]),

(r’You (.*)’, [“We should be discussing you, not me.”, “Why do you say that about me?”, “Why do you care if I {0}?”]),

(r’I don\’t (.*)’, [“Why don’t you {0}?”, “Do you want to {0}?”, “What if you did {0}?”]),

(r’I feel (.*)’, [“Tell me more about those feelings.”, “Do you often feel {0}?”, “When do you usually feel {0}?”]),

(r’I have (.*)’, [“Why do you tell me that you have {0}?”, “Have you ever had {0}?”, “I see.”]),

(r’I would (.*)’, [“Why do you think you would {0}?”, “Could you explain why {0}?”, “If you could {0}, would you?”]),

(r’Is there (.*)’, [“Do you think there is {0}?”, “It’s likely that there is {0}.”, “Would you like there to be {0}?”]),

(r’My (.*)’, [“I see, your {0}.”, “Why do you say your {0}?”, “What about your {0}?”]),

(r’You\’re (.*)’, [“Why do you say I am {0}?”, “Does it please you to think I am {0}?”, “Perhaps you would like to be {0}.”]),

(r'(.*)’, [“Please tell me more.”, “Can you elaborate on that?”, “Why do you say that?”, “I see.”, “Interesting.”])