Learning, Memory & Representation
What are the 7 types of learning learnt in class? If you can describe them, you get 100 bonus points!
Sensitization, Habituation, Classical Conditioning, Mentorship, Testimony, Imprinting, Observational Learning
What is the pandemonium model of perception?
Multiple levels of processing; used for perceptual detection and using cognition to identify a stimulus
Name the 7 fields of Cognitive Science.
Neuroscience, Psychology, Linguistics, Education, CS, Anthropology, Philosophy
After studying, why is it better for you to sleep instead of pulling an all-nighter?
Sleep encodes long-term memories; when you sleep, neurons prune connections to make your mind more efficient
What is the difference between an evaluative paper vs an explanation paper?
Evaluate: Determining if the topic makes sense and why it makes sense
Explain: Taking a difficult topic and explaining it to make it easier for the reader to understand
What are the 4 types of Operant Conditioning? If you can describe them, you get 200 bonus points!
Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Punishment
What part of the eye focuses on the object you are looking at?
The lens
Name the computer science subfields.
1. Human-Computer Interaction
2. Artificial Intelligence
You should be focusing more on ___ than good grades. Why?
Skills; employers look for candidates who have more skills.
What is the difference between a trade book and an academic book?
Trade book: Not peer-reviewed and made for public consumption
Academic book: Is peer-reviewed and usually made for research purposes
What is practice and what does it use to learn the skill? How does play relate to practice?
Practice is doing something constantly to learn better by using reinforcement and punishment.
Play is thought to be an instinctual need to practice because it is thought it'll be important in the future.
If you get damage to the dorsal stream you will not know ___ an object is.
You will not know where an object is
Linguistics
How sound and meaning interact in words
Why does taking notes by hand help you remember more than taking notes on computers?
People type too much so when people write by hand, it forces them to process and summarize it which results in deeper processing.
What are cross-cultural facial expressions?
In almost every culture, the same facial expressions are similar for basic emotions
In a distributed system, where are representations stored? List 2.
1. Disk
2. Paper
3. Environment Manipulation
4. Brain
Name the 6 factors of depth perception.
Size, Perspective, Occlusion, Texture, Focus, Multiple Images
What are some methods used in neuroscience? Name at least 2.
Neuroimaging, anatomical observation, pharmaceutical effects, genetic analysis, single-cell recording, and computer modelling.
Name at least 2 benefits of the half-hour method.
1. All projects get done each day
2. Allows time to get help if needed
3. Projects/assignments etc.. are done before the deadlines
4. If you give yourself too much time you'll waste time
What are the two types of AI?
Strong AI and Weak AI
In cognitive systems, the environment(perception) is transforming things into _____ and then turns desires to act into_____ in the environment.
Internal representations; physical changes
What are the two types of human vision theories? If you can describe them, you get 300 bonus points!
1. Extramission Theory
2. Intromission Theory
What is the methodological definition of Cognitive Science?
Applies methodologies from multiple disciplines to multiple problems from those disiplines
What is metacognition?
An individual's ability to consciously monitor and regulate one's knowledge, processes and cognitive states. It can be thought as "thinking about thinking"
What is the simulation argument?
The universe and civilizations become virtual worlds that people can experience. There is one real world and could be where people in virtual reality make their own virtual world. The probability we live in a virtual world is high