cogsci c100 midterm UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Alan Turing - CORRECT ANSWER - - father of cognitive science due to his invention of
the turing machine
- understood cognition as an algorithmic system of processing
parallel processing - CORRECT ANSWER - - the connectionist perspective that
processing of many aspects of a problem occur simultaneously
- popular in the 90s and associated with the growth of attention in cognitive science
artificial intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - computer models made to accomplish the
same cognitive tasks that humans do
machine learning - CORRECT ANSWER - a subset of ai that allows computers to learning
by creating new algorithms
deep learning - CORRECT ANSWER - a subset of machine learning that computers learn
without provided algorithms
neural networks - CORRECT ANSWER - networks of algorithms in ai that are similar to
the neural networks present in the human brain
1990s - CORRECT ANSWER - when did cognitive science gain popularity
growth of technology (development of neuroimaging techniques, single-cell recordings) -
CORRECT ANSWER - factors that allowed cognitive science to gain popularity
frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - executive functioning
,parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - sensory cortex
occipital lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - visual cortex
temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - auditory cortex
amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER - -almond shaped emotional regulator (associated with
negative emotions)
-part of limbic system
hippocampus - CORRECT ANSWER - - donut shaped part of brain associated with
memory and learning
- part of limbic system
true - CORRECT ANSWER - Brain states correlate with emotional states
penfield study - CORRECT ANSWER - - stimulated parts of brain with electrode and
caused patients to give rise to emotions, thoughts, images, and muscle movements
- shows that brains states can (sometimes) cause emotional states
- lab environment is unlike anything in reality
- best things in life aren't quantifiable
- belief is a confounding variable - CORRECT ANSWER - limitations of experimental
method
sq3r - CORRECT ANSWER - - scan
- question
- read
- recite
, - review
False - CORRECT ANSWER - we retain more info if we read slower
sensation and perception - CORRECT ANSWER - two parts of acquiring knowledge
sensation - CORRECT ANSWER - the biological process by which our sensory receptors
and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment
perception - CORRECT ANSWER - the organizing and interpretation of sensory
information
template matching model, feature-analysis model, recognition-by-components model, prototype
model - CORRECT ANSWER - object perception models
template matching model - CORRECT ANSWER - - object perception occurs by matching
object with internal templates
- example: q
feature-analysis model - CORRECT ANSWER - object perception occurs by matching.a
small number of characters of stimuli
- example: kangaroo
recognition-by-components model - CORRECT ANSWER - - object perception occurs by
recognizing an arrangement of simple 3D shapes called geons
- example: cup, watering can, and stool
prototype model - CORRECT ANSWER - - object perception occurs by involving a
comparison with stimuli with abstract example
- most popular model in cog sci
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Alan Turing - CORRECT ANSWER - - father of cognitive science due to his invention of
the turing machine
- understood cognition as an algorithmic system of processing
parallel processing - CORRECT ANSWER - - the connectionist perspective that
processing of many aspects of a problem occur simultaneously
- popular in the 90s and associated with the growth of attention in cognitive science
artificial intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - computer models made to accomplish the
same cognitive tasks that humans do
machine learning - CORRECT ANSWER - a subset of ai that allows computers to learning
by creating new algorithms
deep learning - CORRECT ANSWER - a subset of machine learning that computers learn
without provided algorithms
neural networks - CORRECT ANSWER - networks of algorithms in ai that are similar to
the neural networks present in the human brain
1990s - CORRECT ANSWER - when did cognitive science gain popularity
growth of technology (development of neuroimaging techniques, single-cell recordings) -
CORRECT ANSWER - factors that allowed cognitive science to gain popularity
frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - executive functioning
,parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - sensory cortex
occipital lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - visual cortex
temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - auditory cortex
amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER - -almond shaped emotional regulator (associated with
negative emotions)
-part of limbic system
hippocampus - CORRECT ANSWER - - donut shaped part of brain associated with
memory and learning
- part of limbic system
true - CORRECT ANSWER - Brain states correlate with emotional states
penfield study - CORRECT ANSWER - - stimulated parts of brain with electrode and
caused patients to give rise to emotions, thoughts, images, and muscle movements
- shows that brains states can (sometimes) cause emotional states
- lab environment is unlike anything in reality
- best things in life aren't quantifiable
- belief is a confounding variable - CORRECT ANSWER - limitations of experimental
method
sq3r - CORRECT ANSWER - - scan
- question
- read
- recite
, - review
False - CORRECT ANSWER - we retain more info if we read slower
sensation and perception - CORRECT ANSWER - two parts of acquiring knowledge
sensation - CORRECT ANSWER - the biological process by which our sensory receptors
and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment
perception - CORRECT ANSWER - the organizing and interpretation of sensory
information
template matching model, feature-analysis model, recognition-by-components model, prototype
model - CORRECT ANSWER - object perception models
template matching model - CORRECT ANSWER - - object perception occurs by matching
object with internal templates
- example: q
feature-analysis model - CORRECT ANSWER - object perception occurs by matching.a
small number of characters of stimuli
- example: kangaroo
recognition-by-components model - CORRECT ANSWER - - object perception occurs by
recognizing an arrangement of simple 3D shapes called geons
- example: cup, watering can, and stool
prototype model - CORRECT ANSWER - - object perception occurs by involving a
comparison with stimuli with abstract example
- most popular model in cog sci
