cogs 100 final exam 1 questions &
answers 2025/2026
(Tomas) the term 'cyborg' meant to describe: - ANSWERSself-regulating man-machine systems
hardware: software :: wetware: _______ - ANSWERSmindware
(Clark) 'formal logic systems' consist of: - ANSWERSa set of symbols, a way of joining symbols,
and a way to express complex propositions
(Searle) formal symbol manipulation: - ANSWERScannot account for thinking
examples of affordances - ANSWERScan drink out of coffee cup, can show it to people, can
throw it, etc.
(Searle) What is missing from a set of rules for formal manipulation of symbols for them to be
meaningful? - ANSWERSformal symbol manipulation doesn't have any causal power
(Dawson) When an agent is situated, its experience of the world is dependent upon: -
ANSWERSsensory mechanisms, nature and potential of its body
(Gibson) affordances only depend on object itself, not the agent interacting with it -
ANSWERSFALSE
(Wiener) theory of cybernetics is concerned with behavior of a system: - ANSWERSin a
particular situation and across many different situations
, (Dawson) Why does the shape of a bat's ear matter? - ANSWERSshape causes returning echoes
to hit ear at different angles causing specific distortions of auditory signal
(Searle) Which is a problem with symbols under the concept of Strong AI? - ANSWERSsymbols
have no semantics and they are purely abstract notions
(Maravita/Iriki) What is 'body schema'? - ANSWERSa person's unconscious sense of the bounds
of their body
(Hutchins) Cognitive properties of groups can be different from properties of any individual -
ANSWERSTRUE
(Wilson) interpretations of embodied cognition include: - ANSWERScognition is for action, it is
time-pressured; offline cognition is body-based, and the environment is included as part of the
cognitive system
(Hutchins) Cognitive ecology is the study of cognitive phenomena in: - ANSWERScontext
(Norman) a representation show aim to: - ANSWERScapture only important details, be
appropriate for the person it was created for, and be appropriate for task at hand. it CAN be
abstract
(Noe) Why is experiential blindness important? - ANSWERSIt helps support the enactive view
and it disproves input-output theories of sight
(Maravita/Iriki) Tool use and bodily schema - ANSWERSthe effective utility of a tool induces
plastic modification to bodily schema
(Wilson) rotating blocks in Tetris is an example of: - ANSWERSepistemic actions
answers 2025/2026
(Tomas) the term 'cyborg' meant to describe: - ANSWERSself-regulating man-machine systems
hardware: software :: wetware: _______ - ANSWERSmindware
(Clark) 'formal logic systems' consist of: - ANSWERSa set of symbols, a way of joining symbols,
and a way to express complex propositions
(Searle) formal symbol manipulation: - ANSWERScannot account for thinking
examples of affordances - ANSWERScan drink out of coffee cup, can show it to people, can
throw it, etc.
(Searle) What is missing from a set of rules for formal manipulation of symbols for them to be
meaningful? - ANSWERSformal symbol manipulation doesn't have any causal power
(Dawson) When an agent is situated, its experience of the world is dependent upon: -
ANSWERSsensory mechanisms, nature and potential of its body
(Gibson) affordances only depend on object itself, not the agent interacting with it -
ANSWERSFALSE
(Wiener) theory of cybernetics is concerned with behavior of a system: - ANSWERSin a
particular situation and across many different situations
, (Dawson) Why does the shape of a bat's ear matter? - ANSWERSshape causes returning echoes
to hit ear at different angles causing specific distortions of auditory signal
(Searle) Which is a problem with symbols under the concept of Strong AI? - ANSWERSsymbols
have no semantics and they are purely abstract notions
(Maravita/Iriki) What is 'body schema'? - ANSWERSa person's unconscious sense of the bounds
of their body
(Hutchins) Cognitive properties of groups can be different from properties of any individual -
ANSWERSTRUE
(Wilson) interpretations of embodied cognition include: - ANSWERScognition is for action, it is
time-pressured; offline cognition is body-based, and the environment is included as part of the
cognitive system
(Hutchins) Cognitive ecology is the study of cognitive phenomena in: - ANSWERScontext
(Norman) a representation show aim to: - ANSWERScapture only important details, be
appropriate for the person it was created for, and be appropriate for task at hand. it CAN be
abstract
(Noe) Why is experiential blindness important? - ANSWERSIt helps support the enactive view
and it disproves input-output theories of sight
(Maravita/Iriki) Tool use and bodily schema - ANSWERSthe effective utility of a tool induces
plastic modification to bodily schema
(Wilson) rotating blocks in Tetris is an example of: - ANSWERSepistemic actions
