COGS 100 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who is the father of cybernetics? - ANSWER nobert wiener
what is a cybernetic system? - ANSWER goal directed system
according to wiener's theory of cybernetic, which of the following best describes the
function of humans in the automated anti-aircraft artillery system? - ANSWER parts of
the system
what is reverse engineering? - ANSWER figuring out the functional parts of a system and
how they work together
according to searle, why doesn't the chinese room understand chinese? - ANSWER
because syntactic rules can never generate meaning
what does semantic mean? - ANSWER dealing with the meaning of a pattern
what is the result of held and heins kitten carousel experiment? (select all that apply) -
ANSWER - actively exploring the environment is crucial to develop perceptual abilities
- perception needs to be coupled to action to have meaning
which of the following are arguments in favor of action being included in hearing?
(select all that apply)-ANSWER- the sounds we need to hear often have to do with our
activities
-there are many ways to tune out or tune in certain sounds
-we look at things we want to hear
direct perception is like:-ANSWER tuning a radio to a station
, What is the concept of Umwelt? (Select all applies) - ANSWER -It is the world as it is with
respect to your actions
-It is the world that you register and sense
What does Ecological mean? - ANSWER relating to he natural environment and relations
to other living organisms
What is the meaning of affordance? - ANSWER what the object offers to the creature
affordances of an object: (select all that apply) - ANSWER - can be changed if our action
repertoire has changed
- can be acquired by changing its orientation
how does Norman apply the idea of affordance to design? - ANSWER a good design has
transparent affordances
what are the core ideas of enactive perception? (select all that apply) - ANSWER - things
are always embedded in a bigger world
Active perception and based on the possibilities afforded by the environment
What we perceive is relative to our interest
What are the consequences of the experiments pertaining to the puzzle of awareness?
Choose all that apply - ANSWER - perception is goal-driven by high level interest
- attention is necessary to perceive change
- the representation of our surroundings is incomplete
According to Marr, would an image recognition deep learning algorithm be an example
of the algorithmic/representational level? ANSWER no
Who is the father of cybernetics? - ANSWER nobert wiener
what is a cybernetic system? - ANSWER goal directed system
according to wiener's theory of cybernetic, which of the following best describes the
function of humans in the automated anti-aircraft artillery system? - ANSWER parts of
the system
what is reverse engineering? - ANSWER figuring out the functional parts of a system and
how they work together
according to searle, why doesn't the chinese room understand chinese? - ANSWER
because syntactic rules can never generate meaning
what does semantic mean? - ANSWER dealing with the meaning of a pattern
what is the result of held and heins kitten carousel experiment? (select all that apply) -
ANSWER - actively exploring the environment is crucial to develop perceptual abilities
- perception needs to be coupled to action to have meaning
which of the following are arguments in favor of action being included in hearing?
(select all that apply)-ANSWER- the sounds we need to hear often have to do with our
activities
-there are many ways to tune out or tune in certain sounds
-we look at things we want to hear
direct perception is like:-ANSWER tuning a radio to a station
, What is the concept of Umwelt? (Select all applies) - ANSWER -It is the world as it is with
respect to your actions
-It is the world that you register and sense
What does Ecological mean? - ANSWER relating to he natural environment and relations
to other living organisms
What is the meaning of affordance? - ANSWER what the object offers to the creature
affordances of an object: (select all that apply) - ANSWER - can be changed if our action
repertoire has changed
- can be acquired by changing its orientation
how does Norman apply the idea of affordance to design? - ANSWER a good design has
transparent affordances
what are the core ideas of enactive perception? (select all that apply) - ANSWER - things
are always embedded in a bigger world
Active perception and based on the possibilities afforded by the environment
What we perceive is relative to our interest
What are the consequences of the experiments pertaining to the puzzle of awareness?
Choose all that apply - ANSWER - perception is goal-driven by high level interest
- attention is necessary to perceive change
- the representation of our surroundings is incomplete
According to Marr, would an image recognition deep learning algorithm be an example
of the algorithmic/representational level? ANSWER no
