Question 1

Match the invention with its creator(s).
-Oliver Selfridge

Accepted Answer

A) a calculating machine constructed with great difficulty that could compute sums and differences of complex sequences of squared numbers 
B) a computer program that reproduced formal proofs for some of the basic theorems at the heart of symbolic logic 
C) a computer program capable of responding to different written letters or Morse code symbols via subroutines called "demons" that worked independently on separate aspects of the problem but all at the same time,and with successful combinations of activity being recorded in the computer's memory 
D) a hypothetical "universal" computer that could perform any kind of calculation on any set of symbols capable of being manipulated in the Boolean sense,according to some set of formally specifiable and self-consistent rules 
E) an early calculator consisting of a row of ten-toothed cogwheels,arranged so that each complete revolution of the wheel on the right produced a rotation of one tooth in the wheel to its left 
A) a calculating machine constructed with great difficulty that could compute sums and differences of complex sequences of squared numbers 
B) a computer program that reproduced formal proofs for some of the basic theorems at the heart of symbolic logic 
C) a computer program capable of responding to different written letters or Morse code symbols via subroutines called "demons" that worked independently on separate aspects of the problem but all at the same time,and with successful combinations of activity being recorded in the computer's memory 
D) a hypothetical "universal" computer that could perform any kind of calculation on any set of symbols capable of being manipulated in the Boolean sense,according to some set of formally specifiable and self-consistent rules 
E) an early calculator consisting of a row of ten-toothed cogwheels,arranged so that each complete revolution of the wheel on the right produced a rotation of one tooth in the wheel to its left

Question 2

Match the publication with the author.
-Ulric Neisser`

Accepted Answer

A) "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" 
B) Cognitive Psychology 
C) Plans and the Structure of Behavior 
D) Remembering: A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology 
E) The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory 
A) "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" 
B) Cognitive Psychology 
C) Plans and the Structure of Behavior 
D) Remembering: A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology 
E) The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory

Question 3

Match the idea with its originator.
-Jerome Bruner

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese room thought experiment 
B) flashbulb memory 
C) magical number seven,plus or minus two 
D) "new look" in perception 
A) Chinese room thought experiment 
B) flashbulb memory 
C) magical number seven,plus or minus two 
D) "new look" in perception

Question 4

Match the life event with the individual.
-Ada Lovelace

Accepted Answer

A) It is generally believed that this individual committed suicide after undergoing chemical castration as a punishment for the then crime of homosexuality. 
B) The only copy of the manuscript for this individual's The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory was barely saved after the psychology building caught on fire. 
C) This child of the poet Lord Byron had an education that deliberately avoided poetry and instead emphasized mathematics. 
D) This individual's doctoral dissertation,on the subject of masking or "jamming" voice communication,was funded by the military and declared top secret because of its potential value for disrupting German wartime communications. 
A) It is generally believed that this individual committed suicide after undergoing chemical castration as a punishment for the then crime of homosexuality. 
B) The only copy of the manuscript for this individual's The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory was barely saved after the psychology building caught on fire. 
C) This child of the poet Lord Byron had an education that deliberately avoided poetry and instead emphasized mathematics. 
D) This individual's doctoral dissertation,on the subject of masking or "jamming" voice communication,was funded by the military and declared top secret because of its potential value for disrupting German wartime communications.

Question 5

What is the difference between weak AI and strong AI?

Accepted Answer

Weak AI is John Searle's notion that com

Question 6

The technology employed by Pascal in his "Pascaline" resembled which more modern mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  an automobile odometer 
B)  a digital watch 
C)  a water clock 
D)  a system of pulleys 
A)  an automobile odometer 
B)  a digital watch 
C)  a water clock 
D)  a system of pulleys

Question 7

Developments in computer technology and artificial intelligence helped set the stage for the emergence of cognitive psychology in all of the following ways EXCEPT for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  by emphasizing the internal processing that goes on between input and output 
B)  by strictly limiting investigation to the observable inputs and outputs to a system 
C)  by providing concepts and a language that were useful in describing human cognition 
D)  by encouraging psychologists to try to specify the steps involved in problem solving 
A)  by emphasizing the internal processing that goes on between input and output 
B)  by strictly limiting investigation to the observable inputs and outputs to a system 
C)  by providing concepts and a language that were useful in describing human cognition 
D)  by encouraging psychologists to try to specify the steps involved in problem solving

Question 8

Who were two important pioneers in the development of modern computers and artificial intelligence who worked as codebreakers in their separate countries during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alan Turing and Claude Shannon 
B)  George Miller and Jerome Bruner 
C)  George Boole and Ada Lovelace 
D)  Noam Chomsky and Ulric Neisser 
A)  Alan Turing and Claude Shannon 
B)  George Miller and Jerome Bruner 
C)  George Boole and Ada Lovelace 
D)  Noam Chomsky and Ulric Neisser

Question 9

While Babbage's difference engine was capable of __________,his analytical engine,if completed,would be further capable of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  division; multiplication 
B)  single tasks; any type of calculation 
C)  calculations in symbolic logic; solving differential equations 
D)  any type of calculation; showing genuine creativity 
A)  division; multiplication 
B)  single tasks; any type of calculation 
C)  calculations in symbolic logic; solving differential equations 
D)  any type of calculation; showing genuine creativity

Question 10

Match the definition with the term.
-information theory

Accepted Answer

A) a field based on the idea that any communication of signal can be analyzed in terms of a fundamental unit called the bit 
B) a heuristic technique to limited search options,in which the most desirable end state for a problem is regularly compared to its actual current state and the distance (difference)between the two is analyzed and measured 
C) a test to assess the "intelligence" of a machine according to its ability to perform some complex task requiring genuinely intelligent behavior,in a manner outwardly indistinguishable from that of a person 
D) a thought experiment comparing a native speaker of a language with one who responds perfectly but "mechanically" with the aid of a complete book of rules the latter,like a computer,would not demonstrate "strong" artificial intelligence 
E) the notion that computers can only follow predetermined and precisely defined rules and are not capable of genuine creativity; commonly expressed today as "computers can only do what they have been programmed to do" 
A) a field based on the idea that any communication of signal can be analyzed in terms of a fundamental unit called the bit 
B) a heuristic technique to limited search options,in which the most desirable end state for a problem is regularly compared to its actual current state and the distance (difference)between the two is analyzed and measured 
C) a test to assess the "intelligence" of a machine according to its ability to perform some complex task requiring genuinely intelligent behavior,in a manner outwardly indistinguishable from that of a person 
D) a thought experiment comparing a native speaker of a language with one who responds perfectly but "mechanically" with the aid of a complete book of rules the latter,like a computer,would not demonstrate "strong" artificial intelligence 
E) the notion that computers can only follow predetermined and precisely defined rules and are not capable of genuine creativity; commonly expressed today as "computers can only do what they have been programmed to do"

Question 11

Match the life event with the individual.
-Alan Turing

Accepted Answer

A) It is generally believed that this individual committed suicide after undergoing chemical castration as a punishment for the then crime of homosexuality. 
B) The only copy of the manuscript for this individual's The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory was barely saved after the psychology building caught on fire. 
C) This child of the poet Lord Byron had an education that deliberately avoided poetry and instead emphasized mathematics. 
D) This individual's doctoral dissertation,on the subject of masking or "jamming" voice communication,was funded by the military and declared top secret because of its potential value for disrupting German wartime communications. 
A) It is generally believed that this individual committed suicide after undergoing chemical castration as a punishment for the then crime of homosexuality. 
B) The only copy of the manuscript for this individual's The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory was barely saved after the psychology building caught on fire. 
C) This child of the poet Lord Byron had an education that deliberately avoided poetry and instead emphasized mathematics. 
D) This individual's doctoral dissertation,on the subject of masking or "jamming" voice communication,was funded by the military and declared top secret because of its potential value for disrupting German wartime communications.

Question 12

Match the definition with the term.
-Lovelace objection

Accepted Answer

A) a field based on the idea that any communication of signal can be analyzed in terms of a fundamental unit called the bit 
B) a heuristic technique to limited search options,in which the most desirable end state for a problem is regularly compared to its actual current state and the distance (difference)between the two is analyzed and measured 
C) a test to assess the "intelligence" of a machine according to its ability to perform some complex task requiring genuinely intelligent behavior,in a manner outwardly indistinguishable from that of a person 
D) a thought experiment comparing a native speaker of a language with one who responds perfectly but "mechanically" with the aid of a complete book of rules the latter,like a computer,would not demonstrate "strong" artificial intelligence 
E) the notion that computers can only follow predetermined and precisely defined rules and are not capable of genuine creativity; commonly expressed today as "computers can only do what they have been programmed to do" 
A) a field based on the idea that any communication of signal can be analyzed in terms of a fundamental unit called the bit 
B) a heuristic technique to limited search options,in which the most desirable end state for a problem is regularly compared to its actual current state and the distance (difference)between the two is analyzed and measured 
C) a test to assess the "intelligence" of a machine according to its ability to perform some complex task requiring genuinely intelligent behavior,in a manner outwardly indistinguishable from that of a person 
D) a thought experiment comparing a native speaker of a language with one who responds perfectly but "mechanically" with the aid of a complete book of rules the latter,like a computer,would not demonstrate "strong" artificial intelligence 
E) the notion that computers can only follow predetermined and precisely defined rules and are not capable of genuine creativity; commonly expressed today as "computers can only do what they have been programmed to do"

Question 13

Match the definition with the term.
-mean-ends analysis

Accepted Answer

A) a field based on the idea that any communication of signal can be analyzed in terms of a fundamental unit called the bit 
B) a heuristic technique to limited search options,in which the most desirable end state for a problem is regularly compared to its actual current state and the distance (difference)between the two is analyzed and measured 
C) a test to assess the "intelligence" of a machine according to its ability to perform some complex task requiring genuinely intelligent behavior,in a manner outwardly indistinguishable from that of a person 
D) a thought experiment comparing a native speaker of a language with one who responds perfectly but "mechanically" with the aid of a complete book of rules the latter,like a computer,would not demonstrate "strong" artificial intelligence 
E) the notion that computers can only follow predetermined and precisely defined rules and are not capable of genuine creativity; commonly expressed today as "computers can only do what they have been programmed to do" 
A) a field based on the idea that any communication of signal can be analyzed in terms of a fundamental unit called the bit 
B) a heuristic technique to limited search options,in which the most desirable end state for a problem is regularly compared to its actual current state and the distance (difference)between the two is analyzed and measured 
C) a test to assess the "intelligence" of a machine according to its ability to perform some complex task requiring genuinely intelligent behavior,in a manner outwardly indistinguishable from that of a person 
D) a thought experiment comparing a native speaker of a language with one who responds perfectly but "mechanically" with the aid of a complete book of rules the latter,like a computer,would not demonstrate "strong" artificial intelligence 
E) the notion that computers can only follow predetermined and precisely defined rules and are not capable of genuine creativity; commonly expressed today as "computers can only do what they have been programmed to do"

Question 14

Match the definition with the term.
-General Problem Solver (GPS)

Accepted Answer

A) a calculating machine that could compute sums and differences of complex sequences of squared numbers 
B) a computer program that reproduced formal proofs for some of the basic theorems at the heart of symbolic logic 
C) a hypothetical architecturally simple "universal" computer that could perform any kind of calculation on any set of symbols capable of being manipulated in the Boolean sense,according to some set of formally specifiable and self-consistent rules 
D) an AI program that uses heuristics intended to be capable of solving a broad range of types of problems 
E) planned but never-finished "universal machine," capable of performing virtually any type of calculation; prototype for what today we call a programmable computer 
A) a calculating machine that could compute sums and differences of complex sequences of squared numbers 
B) a computer program that reproduced formal proofs for some of the basic theorems at the heart of symbolic logic 
C) a hypothetical architecturally simple "universal" computer that could perform any kind of calculation on any set of symbols capable of being manipulated in the Boolean sense,according to some set of formally specifiable and self-consistent rules 
D) an AI program that uses heuristics intended to be capable of solving a broad range of types of problems 
E) planned but never-finished "universal machine," capable of performing virtually any type of calculation; prototype for what today we call a programmable computer

Question 15

John Searle was a philosopher who did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  proposed the Chinese room thought experiment 
B)  argued that strong AI was a very real possibility 
C)  proposed the name for the Turing Test 
D)  developed a computer program to generate human-like language 
A)  proposed the Chinese room thought experiment 
B)  argued that strong AI was a very real possibility 
C)  proposed the name for the Turing Test 
D)  developed a computer program to generate human-like language

Question 16

Match the definition with the term.
-Turing machine

Accepted Answer

A) a calculating machine that could compute sums and differences of complex sequences of squared numbers 
B) a computer program that reproduced formal proofs for some of the basic theorems at the heart of symbolic logic 
C) a hypothetical architecturally simple "universal" computer that could perform any kind of calculation on any set of symbols capable of being manipulated in the Boolean sense,according to some set of formally specifiable and self-consistent rules 
D) an AI program that uses heuristics intended to be capable of solving a broad range of types of problems 
E) planned but never-finished "universal machine," capable of performing virtually any type of calculation; prototype for what today we call a programmable computer 
A) a calculating machine that could compute sums and differences of complex sequences of squared numbers 
B) a computer program that reproduced formal proofs for some of the basic theorems at the heart of symbolic logic 
C) a hypothetical architecturally simple "universal" computer that could perform any kind of calculation on any set of symbols capable of being manipulated in the Boolean sense,according to some set of formally specifiable and self-consistent rules 
D) an AI program that uses heuristics intended to be capable of solving a broad range of types of problems 
E) planned but never-finished "universal machine," capable of performing virtually any type of calculation; prototype for what today we call a programmable computer

Question 17

The idea that a computer program might one day be developed that is capable of replicating all of the intellectual and cognitive properties of the human mind is sometimes called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  strong artificial intelligence 
B)  computational equivalence 
C)  computational intelligence 
D)  functional artificial intelligence 
A)  strong artificial intelligence 
B)  computational equivalence 
C)  computational intelligence 
D)  functional artificial intelligence

Question 18

The opinion that "the heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of" was famously expressed by whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Hobbes 
B)  Gottfried Leibniz 
C)  Blaise Pascal 
D)  Ada Lovelace 
A)  Thomas Hobbes 
B)  Gottfried Leibniz 
C)  Blaise Pascal 
D)  Ada Lovelace

Question 19

Match the invention with its creator(s).
-Charles Babbage

Accepted Answer

A) a calculating machine constructed with great difficulty that could compute sums and differences of complex sequences of squared numbers 
B) a computer program that reproduced formal proofs for some of the basic theorems at the heart of symbolic logic 
C) a computer program capable of responding to different written letters or Morse code symbols via subroutines called "demons" that worked independently on separate aspects of the problem but all at the same time,and with successful combinations of activity being recorded in the computer's memory 
D) a hypothetical "universal" computer that could perform any kind of calculation on any set of symbols capable of being manipulated in the Boolean sense,according to some set of formally specifiable and self-consistent rules 
E) an early calculator consisting of a row of ten-toothed cogwheels,arranged so that each complete revolution of the wheel on the right produced a rotation of one tooth in the wheel to its left 
A) a calculating machine constructed with great difficulty that could compute sums and differences of complex sequences of squared numbers 
B) a computer program that reproduced formal proofs for some of the basic theorems at the heart of symbolic logic 
C) a computer program capable of responding to different written letters or Morse code symbols via subroutines called "demons" that worked independently on separate aspects of the problem but all at the same time,and with successful combinations of activity being recorded in the computer's memory 
D) a hypothetical "universal" computer that could perform any kind of calculation on any set of symbols capable of being manipulated in the Boolean sense,according to some set of formally specifiable and self-consistent rules 
E) an early calculator consisting of a row of ten-toothed cogwheels,arranged so that each complete revolution of the wheel on the right produced a rotation of one tooth in the wheel to its left

Question 20

In a famous paper,George Miller noted that __________ cropped up frequently as the maximum number of items people can simultaneously hold or take into their consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  fifteen 
C)  seven 
D)  twelve 
A)  three 
B)  fifteen 
C)  seven 
D)  twelve

Match the invention with its creator(s). -Oliver Selfridge

Match the publication with the author. -Ulric Neisser`

Match the idea with its originator. -Jerome Bruner

Match the life event with the individual. -Ada Lovelace

What is the difference between weak AI and strong AI?

The technology employed by Pascal in his "Pascaline" resembled which more modern mechanism?

Developments in computer technology and artificial intelligence helped set the stage for the emergence of cognitive psychology in all of the following ways EXCEPT for which of the following?

Who were two important pioneers in the development of modern computers and artificial intelligence who worked as codebreakers in their separate countries during World War II?

While Babbage's difference engine was capable of ,his analytical engine,if completed,would be further capable of .

Match the definition with the term. -information theory

Match the life event with the individual. -Alan Turing

Match the definition with the term. -Lovelace objection

Match the definition with the term. -mean-ends analysis

Match the definition with the term. -General Problem Solver (GPS)

John Searle was a philosopher who did which of the following?

Match the definition with the term. -Turing machine

The idea that a computer program might one day be developed that is capable of replicating all of the intellectual and cognitive properties of the human mind is sometimes called what?

The opinion that "the heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of" was famously expressed by whom?

Match the invention with its creator(s). -Charles Babbage

In a famous paper,George Miller noted that __________ cropped up frequently as the maximum number of items people can simultaneously hold or take into their consciousness.

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 15: Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Match the invention with its creator(s). -Oliver Selfridge

Match the publication with the author. -Ulric Neisser`

Match the idea with its originator. -Jerome Bruner

Match the life event with the individual. -Ada Lovelace

What is the difference between weak AI and strong AI?

The technology employed by Pascal in his "Pascaline" resembled which more modern mechanism?

Developments in computer technology and artificial intelligence helped set the stage for the emergence of cognitive psychology in all of the following ways EXCEPT for which of the following?

Who were two important pioneers in the development of modern computers and artificial intelligence who worked as codebreakers in their separate countries during World War II?

While Babbage's difference engine was capable of __________,his analytical engine,if completed,would be further capable of __________.

Match the definition with the term. -information theory

Match the life event with the individual. -Alan Turing

Match the definition with the term. -Lovelace objection

Match the definition with the term. -mean-ends analysis

Match the definition with the term. -General Problem Solver (GPS)

John Searle was a philosopher who did which of the following?

Match the definition with the term. -Turing machine

The idea that a computer program might one day be developed that is capable of replicating all of the intellectual and cognitive properties of the human mind is sometimes called what?

The opinion that "the heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of" was famously expressed by whom?

Match the invention with its creator(s). -Charles Babbage

In a famous paper,George Miller noted that __________ cropped up frequently as the maximum number of items people can simultaneously hold or take into their consciousness.

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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While Babbage's difference engine was capable of ,his analytical engine,if completed,would be further capable of .