Question 1

John Searle was a philosopher who:

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)  both a and b above 
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)  both a and b above

Question 2

Neisser's conception of Cognitive Psychology,as presented in his original textbook of that name,emphasized which of the following topics?

Accepted Answer

A)  information processing 
B)  computer science 
C)  Gestalt psychology 
D)  artificial intelligence 
A)  information processing 
B)  computer science 
C)  Gestalt psychology 
D)  artificial intelligence

Question 3

Ada Lovelace was the only daughter of the poet Lord Byron,but is better known to historians as:

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A)  a mathematician. 
B)  a promoter of Babbage's analytical engine. 
C)  a theorist of the potentialities and limitations of a universal machine. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a mathematician. 
B)  a promoter of Babbage's analytical engine. 
C)  a theorist of the potentialities and limitations of a universal machine. 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Claude Shannon's famous Master's Thesis made the case that:

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A)  genuine computer "creativity" is impossible. 
B)  patterns of relay circuits in "off" or "on" positions could be used to represent information in binary code. 
C)  computers could potentially be made much smaller by using transistors. 
D)  both b and c 
A)  genuine computer "creativity" is impossible. 
B)  patterns of relay circuits in "off" or "on" positions could be used to represent information in binary code. 
C)  computers could potentially be made much smaller by using transistors. 
D)  both b and c

Question 5

While Babbage's difference engine was capable of __________________,his analytical engine was potentially capable of ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  division; multiplication 
B)  single tasks; any type of calculation 
C)  any type of calculation; only single tasks 
D)  any type of calculation; showing genuine creativity 
A)  division; multiplication 
B)  single tasks; any type of calculation 
C)  any type of calculation; only single tasks 
D)  any type of calculation; showing genuine creativity

Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to the capacity of a computer program to avoid crashing by continuing indefinitely with responses that get progressively closer to a desired end state,that may never be conclusively achieved?

Accepted Answer

A)  graceful degradation 
B)  computational functionalism 
C)  algorithmic calculation 
D)  means-ends analysis 
A)  graceful degradation 
B)  computational functionalism 
C)  algorithmic calculation 
D)  means-ends analysis

Question 7

Which of the following developments did Leibniz correctly anticipate would later lie at the heart of artificial intelligence technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  that binary arithmetic could be used for digital calculators and computers 
B)  that a machine might be developed with the capacity to solve problems in logic 
C)  the general idea for a "stored program" 
D)  both a and b above 
A)  that binary arithmetic could be used for digital calculators and computers 
B)  that a machine might be developed with the capacity to solve problems in logic 
C)  the general idea for a "stored program" 
D)  both a and b above

Question 8

By the middle of the seventeenth century all of the following developments had occurred that would later coalesce to create a major current in the modern field of artificial intelligence,except:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to perform mathematical calculations using fixed rules. 
B)  the ability to convert the difference machine into the analytical engine. 
C)  the ability to perform calculations mechanistically. 
D)  the recognition that mathematical calculation processes resembled human rational thought in general. 
A)  the ability to perform mathematical calculations using fixed rules. 
B)  the ability to convert the difference machine into the analytical engine. 
C)  the ability to perform calculations mechanistically. 
D)  the recognition that mathematical calculation processes resembled human rational thought in general.

Question 9

One of the key problems with the Pascaline that Leibniz went on to overcome was:

Accepted Answer

A)  it could only add and subtract. 
B)  it only worked with Roman numerals. 
C)  it multiplied, but could not divide numbers. 
D)  it used a "stepped cylinder." 
A)  it could only add and subtract. 
B)  it only worked with Roman numerals. 
C)  it multiplied, but could not divide numbers. 
D)  it used a "stepped cylinder."

Question 10

The term "von Neumann Architecture" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a computer design based on binary code. 
B)  a computer design using punched cards for introducing input. 
C)  a computer that performs parallel processing. 
D)  a computer designed to contain "stored programs." 
A)  a computer design based on binary code. 
B)  a computer design using punched cards for introducing input. 
C)  a computer that performs parallel processing. 
D)  a computer designed to contain "stored programs."

John Searle was a philosopher who:

Neisser's conception of Cognitive Psychology,as presented in his original textbook of that name,emphasized which of the following topics?

Ada Lovelace was the only daughter of the poet Lord Byron,but is better known to historians as:

Claude Shannon's famous Master's Thesis made the case that:

While Babbage's difference engine was capable of ,his analytical engine was potentially capable of _.

Which of the following terms refers to the capacity of a computer program to avoid crashing by continuing indefinitely with responses that get progressively closer to a desired end state,that may never be conclusively achieved?

Which of the following developments did Leibniz correctly anticipate would later lie at the heart of artificial intelligence technology?

By the middle of the seventeenth century all of the following developments had occurred that would later coalesce to create a major current in the modern field of artificial intelligence,except:

One of the key problems with the Pascaline that Leibniz went on to overcome was:

The term "von Neumann Architecture" refers to:

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

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Exam 14: Minds,Machines,and Cognitive Psychology

John Searle was a philosopher who:

Neisser's conception of Cognitive Psychology,as presented in his original textbook of that name,emphasized which of the following topics?

Ada Lovelace was the only daughter of the poet Lord Byron,but is better known to historians as:

Claude Shannon's famous Master's Thesis made the case that:

While Babbage's difference engine was capable of __________________,his analytical engine was potentially capable of ___________________.

Which of the following terms refers to the capacity of a computer program to avoid crashing by continuing indefinitely with responses that get progressively closer to a desired end state,that may never be conclusively achieved?

Which of the following developments did Leibniz correctly anticipate would later lie at the heart of artificial intelligence technology?

By the middle of the seventeenth century all of the following developments had occurred that would later coalesce to create a major current in the modern field of artificial intelligence,except:

One of the key problems with the Pascaline that Leibniz went on to overcome was:

The term "von Neumann Architecture" refers to:

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

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While Babbage's difference engine was capable of ,his analytical engine was potentially capable of _.