COGNITIVE SCIENCE EXAM. SAMPLE EXAM REVISION
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (2024
UPDATE)
True or false: multilayer artificial neural networks learn using the perceptron convergence rule -
ANSWER- False
Which of the following is true of James Watt's steam engine governor? (There is more than one
correct answer - check all that apply.)
-A differential equation specifies the how the arm angle changes as a function of engine speed
-For any given engine speed, there is an equilibrium arm angle that acts as an attractor
-An algorithm causes the time delay between changes to the flywheel speed and variation in the
arm angle
-Computational processes calculate the throttle adjustment needed to alter the steam pressure -
ANSWER- -A differential equation specifies the how the arm angle changes as a function of
engine speed
-For any given engine speed, there is an equilibrium arm angle that acts as an attractor
What information do we need to model the state-space of a dynamical system? (There is more than
one correct answer - check all that apply.)
-The different dimensions along which the system varies
-Its algorithm
,-Its machine table
-Its initial starting conditions - ANSWER- -The different dimensions along which the system
varies-Its initial starting conditions
Dynamical systems theory can be most usefully applied to which kinds of systems? (There is more
than one correct answer - check all that apply.)
-Systems which are unpredictable at a small scale but show predictable large scale patterns
-Systems which don't change over time
-Only cognitive systems
-Systems which change over time as a function of a small number of variables - ANSWER- -
Systems which are unpredictable at a small scale but show predictable large scale patterns
-Systems which change over time as a function of a small number of variables
According to Thelen and Smith, what sort of data best predicts an infant's performance on the A-
not-B task?
-The infant's level of linguistic competence
-The maturity of the infant's prefrontal cortex
-The infant's capacity for abstract representation
-The number of times the infant has reached for the toy in the preliminary trials - ANSWER-
The number of times the infant has reached for the toy in the preliminary trials
, Which of the following is a key commitment of Bayesianism? (There is more than one correct
answer - check all that apply.)
-Learning involves updating beliefs in accordance with conditional probabilities
-Belief updating is impossible
-Belief comes in degrees
-Degrees of belief can be modeled by the probability calculus
-Learning involves operant conditioning - ANSWER- -Learning involves updating beliefs in
accordance with conditional probabilities
-Belief comes in degrees
-Degrees of belief can be modeled by the probability calculus
If we assign probability 0.43 to the statement "Bayesian modeling is difficult", what probability
should we assign to the statement "It is not the case that Bayesian modeling is difficult"?
-0
-1
-1.43
-0.43
-0.57 - ANSWER- 0.57
What happens when a different stimulus is shown to your right eye and your left eye
simultaneously?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (2024
UPDATE)
True or false: multilayer artificial neural networks learn using the perceptron convergence rule -
ANSWER- False
Which of the following is true of James Watt's steam engine governor? (There is more than one
correct answer - check all that apply.)
-A differential equation specifies the how the arm angle changes as a function of engine speed
-For any given engine speed, there is an equilibrium arm angle that acts as an attractor
-An algorithm causes the time delay between changes to the flywheel speed and variation in the
arm angle
-Computational processes calculate the throttle adjustment needed to alter the steam pressure -
ANSWER- -A differential equation specifies the how the arm angle changes as a function of
engine speed
-For any given engine speed, there is an equilibrium arm angle that acts as an attractor
What information do we need to model the state-space of a dynamical system? (There is more than
one correct answer - check all that apply.)
-The different dimensions along which the system varies
-Its algorithm
,-Its machine table
-Its initial starting conditions - ANSWER- -The different dimensions along which the system
varies-Its initial starting conditions
Dynamical systems theory can be most usefully applied to which kinds of systems? (There is more
than one correct answer - check all that apply.)
-Systems which are unpredictable at a small scale but show predictable large scale patterns
-Systems which don't change over time
-Only cognitive systems
-Systems which change over time as a function of a small number of variables - ANSWER- -
Systems which are unpredictable at a small scale but show predictable large scale patterns
-Systems which change over time as a function of a small number of variables
According to Thelen and Smith, what sort of data best predicts an infant's performance on the A-
not-B task?
-The infant's level of linguistic competence
-The maturity of the infant's prefrontal cortex
-The infant's capacity for abstract representation
-The number of times the infant has reached for the toy in the preliminary trials - ANSWER-
The number of times the infant has reached for the toy in the preliminary trials
, Which of the following is a key commitment of Bayesianism? (There is more than one correct
answer - check all that apply.)
-Learning involves updating beliefs in accordance with conditional probabilities
-Belief updating is impossible
-Belief comes in degrees
-Degrees of belief can be modeled by the probability calculus
-Learning involves operant conditioning - ANSWER- -Learning involves updating beliefs in
accordance with conditional probabilities
-Belief comes in degrees
-Degrees of belief can be modeled by the probability calculus
If we assign probability 0.43 to the statement "Bayesian modeling is difficult", what probability
should we assign to the statement "It is not the case that Bayesian modeling is difficult"?
-0
-1
-1.43
-0.43
-0.57 - ANSWER- 0.57
What happens when a different stimulus is shown to your right eye and your left eye
simultaneously?
