Question 1

According to the cognitive theory of mind called functionalism, the mind is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an illusion-it does not exist 
B)  the set of stimuli to which we are currently responding 
C)  what the brain does-its program 
D)  equivalent to consciousness 
A)  an illusion-it does not exist 
B)  the set of stimuli to which we are currently responding 
C)  what the brain does-its program 
D)  equivalent to consciousness

Question 2

In terms of conscious and intuitive processors, the New Connectionists believe that human behavior is rule-following only _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  when it falls within the boundaries of the mind's eye view of cognition 
B)  at the conscious level 
C)  at the intuitive level 
D)  none of these 
A)  when it falls within the boundaries of the mind's eye view of cognition 
B)  at the conscious level 
C)  at the intuitive level 
D)  none of these

Question 3

Describe Smolensky's framework of cognition that distinguishes between conscious and intuitive processors. Compare and contrast how the symbol system views conscious and intuitive processors with that of the new connectionists.

Accepted Answer

Smolensky's framework of cognition disti

Question 4

The author of the text argues that the cognitive revolution was an illusion. Do you agree or disagree and defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

I disagree with the author's argument th

Question 5

Genetic epistemology is most centrally concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A)  how human knowledge develops 
B)  cognitive development 
C)  how beliefs control behavior 
D)  eliminating "junkshop psychology" 
A)  how human knowledge develops 
B)  cognitive development 
C)  how beliefs control behavior 
D)  eliminating "junkshop psychology"

Question 6

As an example of New Structuralism, Piaget's genetic epistemology is a developmental version of _________ philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Descartes' 
B)  Hume's 
C)  Mill's 
D)  Kant's 
A)  Descartes' 
B)  Hume's 
C)  Mill's 
D)  Kant's

Question 7

When Sally was first learning to drive a stick shift manual transmission car she paid thoughtful attention to everything she did. Now months later it's all automatic and she just does it. In Smolensky's (1988) framework of cognition Sally's driving has gone from:

Accepted Answer

A)  being a PC to a mainframe computer 
B)  engaging the conscious processor to the intuitive processor 
C)  being attentive to being rule following 
D)  representing structuralism to being an example of formalism. 
A)  being a PC to a mainframe computer 
B)  engaging the conscious processor to the intuitive processor 
C)  being attentive to being rule following 
D)  representing structuralism to being an example of formalism.

Question 8

Findings from artificial intelligence suggest that computers can:

Accepted Answer

A)  do anything people can do 
B)  not do anything that people can do 
C)  do what people find hard, but not what they find easy 
D)  do what people find easy, but not what they find hard 
A)  do anything people can do 
B)  not do anything that people can do 
C)  do what people find hard, but not what they find easy 
D)  do what people find easy, but not what they find hard

Question 9

What is cognitive dissonance? What is the "New Look" in perception? What impact did these two concepts have on psychology?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological

Question 10

Explaining purpose in terms of mechanical causation-the problem that bedeviled James, Hull, and Tolman, was solved by the concept of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the computer program 
B)  adaptive consciousness 
C)  Skinner's tact 
D)  informational feedback 
A)  the computer program 
B)  adaptive consciousness 
C)  Skinner's tact 
D)  informational feedback

Question 11

What is the Turing Test? What is the goal of reverse engineering as it applies to AI? Distinguish artificial intelligence and computer simulation

Accepted Answer

The Turing Test is a method of inquiry i

Question 12

Using the ideas put forth by Daniel Dennett, imagine you put your money in a soda machine and it doesn't give you your soda. Which of the following best represents your adopting an intentional stance toward the soda machine?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The cans must be jammed inside; maybe if I shake it one will come loose". 
B)  "Maybe it's out of everything" 
C)  "This machine has decided to steal my money" 
D)  "I personally hate this machine and I choose never to use it again" 
A)  "The cans must be jammed inside; maybe if I shake it one will come loose". 
B)  "Maybe it's out of everything" 
C)  "This machine has decided to steal my money" 
D)  "I personally hate this machine and I choose never to use it again"

Question 13

Which of the following forms of behaviorism merged most easily with information processing psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  radical behaviorism 
B)  neurophysiological, behaviorism 
C)  mediational behaviorism 
D)  mentalistic behaviorism 
A)  radical behaviorism 
B)  neurophysiological, behaviorism 
C)  mediational behaviorism 
D)  mentalistic behaviorism

Question 14

According to the Turing Test, we may say that a machine is intelligent when it can:

Accepted Answer

A)  play chess as well as any human 
B)  practice psychotherapy 
C)  win a political debate 
D)  fool us into thinking it is a person 
A)  play chess as well as any human 
B)  practice psychotherapy 
C)  win a political debate 
D)  fool us into thinking it is a person

Question 15

When it comes to discussing Descartes description of the mind (Copy theory) the advocates of embodied cognition and radical behaviorism (Skinner) tend to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  agree, they wind up with the same picture of psychology 
B)  both take a realist view of perception. 
C)  believes the body responds to the world at the point of contact, copies are a waste of time. 
D)  all of these 
A)  agree, they wind up with the same picture of psychology 
B)  both take a realist view of perception. 
C)  believes the body responds to the world at the point of contact, copies are a waste of time. 
D)  all of these

Question 16

The findings from Leon Festinger's experiment (boring task) on cognitive dissonance did what?

Accepted Answer

A)  showed the New Look in perception was flawed. 
B)  showed that Piaget's theory underestimated children's intelligence. 
C)  went against what would be predicted by the law of effect. 
D)  went against the findings of genetic epistemology and stimulated further research. 
A)  showed the New Look in perception was flawed. 
B)  showed that Piaget's theory underestimated children's intelligence. 
C)  went against what would be predicted by the law of effect. 
D)  went against the findings of genetic epistemology and stimulated further research.

Question 17

Using similarities between a computer and human beings explain what is functionalism? How does functionalism and information processing offer a solution the behaviorist's problem?

Accepted Answer

Functionalism is a psychological theory

Question 18

Why do the advocates of embodies cognition seem to reject a basic assumption of computationalism (i.e. the mind is running a computer program)? Give an example of how embodied cognition studies the role of the body in producing intelligent behavior and or the thesis of the extended mind.

Accepted Answer

The advocates of embodied cognition reje

Question 19

Explain how the field of cognitive neuroscience is in a sense now an alliance between the symbol system and connectionists. Explain how Dennett's Multiple Drafts Model of consciousness views consciousness is a virtual machine installed by socialization.

Accepted Answer

The field of cognitive neuroscience is n

Question 20

Noam Chomsky identified which philosopher as his model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hume 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Descartes 
D)  Berkeley 
A)  Hume 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Descartes 
D)  Berkeley

According to the cognitive theory of mind called functionalism, the mind is:

In terms of conscious and intuitive processors, the New Connectionists believe that human behavior is rule-following only _______.

Describe Smolensky's framework of cognition that distinguishes between conscious and intuitive processors. Compare and contrast how the symbol system views conscious and intuitive processors with that of the new connectionists.

The author of the text argues that the cognitive revolution was an illusion. Do you agree or disagree and defend your answer.

Genetic epistemology is most centrally concerned with:

As an example of New Structuralism, Piaget's genetic epistemology is a developmental version of _________ philosophy.

When Sally was first learning to drive a stick shift manual transmission car she paid thoughtful attention to everything she did. Now months later it's all automatic and she just does it. In Smolensky's (1988) framework of cognition Sally's driving has gone from:

Findings from artificial intelligence suggest that computers can:

What is cognitive dissonance? What is the "New Look" in perception? What impact did these two concepts have on psychology?

Explaining purpose in terms of mechanical causation-the problem that bedeviled James, Hull, and Tolman, was solved by the concept of _______________.

What is the Turing Test? What is the goal of reverse engineering as it applies to AI? Distinguish artificial intelligence and computer simulation

Using the ideas put forth by Daniel Dennett, imagine you put your money in a soda machine and it doesn't give you your soda. Which of the following best represents your adopting an intentional stance toward the soda machine?

Which of the following forms of behaviorism merged most easily with information processing psychology?

According to the Turing Test, we may say that a machine is intelligent when it can:

When it comes to discussing Descartes description of the mind (Copy theory) the advocates of embodied cognition and radical behaviorism (Skinner) tend to _____.

The findings from Leon Festinger's experiment (boring task) on cognitive dissonance did what?

Using similarities between a computer and human beings explain what is functionalism? How does functionalism and information processing offer a solution the behaviorist's problem?

Why do the advocates of embodies cognition seem to reject a basic assumption of computationalism (i.e. the mind is running a computer program)? Give an example of how embodied cognition studies the role of the body in producing intelligent behavior and or the thesis of the extended mind.

Explain how the field of cognitive neuroscience is in a sense now an alliance between the symbol system and connectionists. Explain how Dennett's Multiple Drafts Model of consciousness views consciousness is a virtual machine installed by socialization.

Noam Chomsky identified which philosopher as his model?

Introduction

The Legacy of Ancient Greece Eea-323 Bce

Antiquity 323 Bce-1000 Ce

The End of the Premodern World 1000-1600 Ce

The Scientific Revolution

The Enlightenment 1700-1815

The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of the Unconscious

The Psychology of Adaptation

Behaviorism 1892-1956

The Rise of Applied Psychology 1892-1939

The Psychological Society 1940-2016

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Exam 12: Cognitive Science 1956-2016

According to the cognitive theory of mind called functionalism, the mind is:

In terms of conscious and intuitive processors, the New Connectionists believe that human behavior is rule-following only _______.

Describe Smolensky's framework of cognition that distinguishes between conscious and intuitive processors. Compare and contrast how the symbol system views conscious and intuitive processors with that of the new connectionists.

The author of the text argues that the cognitive revolution was an illusion. Do you agree or disagree and defend your answer.

Genetic epistemology is most centrally concerned with:

As an example of New Structuralism, Piaget's genetic epistemology is a developmental version of _________ philosophy.

When Sally was first learning to drive a stick shift manual transmission car she paid thoughtful attention to everything she did. Now months later it's all automatic and she just does it. In Smolensky's (1988) framework of cognition Sally's driving has gone from:

Findings from artificial intelligence suggest that computers can:

What is cognitive dissonance? What is the "New Look" in perception? What impact did these two concepts have on psychology?

Explaining purpose in terms of mechanical causation-the problem that bedeviled James, Hull, and Tolman, was solved by the concept of _______________.

What is the Turing Test? What is the goal of reverse engineering as it applies to AI? Distinguish artificial intelligence and computer simulation

Using the ideas put forth by Daniel Dennett, imagine you put your money in a soda machine and it doesn't give you your soda. Which of the following best represents your adopting an intentional stance toward the soda machine?

Which of the following forms of behaviorism merged most easily with information processing psychology?

According to the Turing Test, we may say that a machine is intelligent when it can:

When it comes to discussing Descartes description of the mind (Copy theory) the advocates of embodied cognition and radical behaviorism (Skinner) tend to _____.

The findings from Leon Festinger's experiment (boring task) on cognitive dissonance did what?

Using similarities between a computer and human beings explain what is functionalism? How does functionalism and information processing offer a solution the behaviorist's problem?

Why do the advocates of embodies cognition seem to reject a basic assumption of computationalism (i.e. the mind is running a computer program)? Give an example of how embodied cognition studies the role of the body in producing intelligent behavior and or the thesis of the extended mind.

Explain how the field of cognitive neuroscience is in a sense now an alliance between the symbol system and connectionists. Explain how Dennett's Multiple Drafts Model of consciousness views consciousness is a virtual machine installed by socialization.

Noam Chomsky identified which philosopher as his model?

Introduction

The Legacy of Ancient Greece Eea-323 Bce

Antiquity 323 Bce-1000 Ce

The End of the Premodern World 1000-1600 Ce

The Scientific Revolution

The Enlightenment 1700-1815

The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of the Unconscious

The Psychology of Adaptation

Behaviorism 1892-1956

The Rise of Applied Psychology 1892-1939

The Psychological Society 1940-2016

Filters