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1. cognitive science The scientific interdisciplinary study of the mind
2. Artificial Intelli- Concerned with the computational aspects of an intelligent agent
gence (AI)
3. computation The transformation or manipulation of information
4. representation Something that stands for something else
5. referents The thing or things in the external world that a representation stands for
6. symbolic A representation that stands for something else
7. semantic The meaning of a representation
8. intentionality The relationship between a representation and what it stands for
9. appropriate The relation between sensory inputs, motor outputs, and the representations that
causal relation come between them
10. formal system A system of symbols that can be combined into expressions that can then be
manipulated by processes to form new expressions
11. Physical Symbol The idea that a formal system can allow for intelligence even in computers
System Hypothe-
sis (PSSH)
12. symbol ground- An argument against the PSSH that states computer symbols cannot have seman-
ing problem tic properties because computer programs are not in bodies that can perceive
and act in the world
13. designate The notion that a symbol expression can designate an object if it can affect the
object itself or behave in ways that depend on the object
14. concept An idea that represents a class of entities that have been grouped together
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15. proposition A statement or assertion typically posed in the form of a simple sentence
16. production rule Propositions or predicates whose truth or falsity can be determined
17. declarative Knowledge that represents facts
knowledge
18. procedural Knowledge that represents skills
knowledge
19. analogy A mental representation used to compare known information with new informa-
tion to which it is similar
20. computational An abstract level of analysis that asks what type of problem a computation solves
level and how it may have arisen
21. algorithm A formal procedure or system that acts on informational representations
22. procedure Algorithmic processes
23. algorithmic level A level of information processing that specifies exactly how the data are to be
transformed, including what the steps are and what the order of the steps is
24. implementation- A "hardware" level of analysis that specifies the physical processes that carry out
al level a computation
25. formal symbol A system that operates on contentless symbols based on a set of rules
manipulator
26. dynamical per- A perspective that views the mind as constantly changing as it adapts to new
spective information
27. deductive rea- The application of the rules of logic to statements about the world; if the premise
soning statements are correct, then the concluding statement must be as well
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28. inductive reason- A form of thinking in which commonalities about specific instances in the world
ing are noticed and used to draw conclusions
29. experimental A form of philosophy that utilizes empirical methods, typically in the form of sur-
philosophy veys that provide constructed scenarios. The surveys are used to assess people's
intuitions in order to help answer philosophical questions
30. magnetic reso- A brain imaging technique in which a patient is placed inside a tube containing
nance imaging a powerful magnet. Protons align themselves in this magnetic field. A radio wave
pulse is then applied to the brain or other part of the body undergoing the scan.
The radio signals are bounced back and picked up by a detector unit
31. hierarchical para- A highly sequential robotic architecture in which planning is a key element of its
digm design; also referred to as a "top-down" approach to robotic design
32. metaphysics The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality
33. epistemology The branch of philosophy devoted to the study of knowledge
34. monism The belief that the mental and physical consist of a single type of state or
substance
35. dualism The belief that the mental and physical consist of different states or substances
36. philosophical be- The idea that mental states are dispositions or tendencies to behave in certain
haviourism ways under certain circumstances
37. idealism The belief that only mental entities are real, that the universe is essentially non-
physical
38. physicalism Also known as materialism; the belief that the universe is entirely physical
39. identity theory The philosophical view that the mind is the brain; mental states are the physical
states of the brain
CORRECT Answers
1. cognitive science The scientific interdisciplinary study of the mind
2. Artificial Intelli- Concerned with the computational aspects of an intelligent agent
gence (AI)
3. computation The transformation or manipulation of information
4. representation Something that stands for something else
5. referents The thing or things in the external world that a representation stands for
6. symbolic A representation that stands for something else
7. semantic The meaning of a representation
8. intentionality The relationship between a representation and what it stands for
9. appropriate The relation between sensory inputs, motor outputs, and the representations that
causal relation come between them
10. formal system A system of symbols that can be combined into expressions that can then be
manipulated by processes to form new expressions
11. Physical Symbol The idea that a formal system can allow for intelligence even in computers
System Hypothe-
sis (PSSH)
12. symbol ground- An argument against the PSSH that states computer symbols cannot have seman-
ing problem tic properties because computer programs are not in bodies that can perceive
and act in the world
13. designate The notion that a symbol expression can designate an object if it can affect the
object itself or behave in ways that depend on the object
14. concept An idea that represents a class of entities that have been grouped together
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15. proposition A statement or assertion typically posed in the form of a simple sentence
16. production rule Propositions or predicates whose truth or falsity can be determined
17. declarative Knowledge that represents facts
knowledge
18. procedural Knowledge that represents skills
knowledge
19. analogy A mental representation used to compare known information with new informa-
tion to which it is similar
20. computational An abstract level of analysis that asks what type of problem a computation solves
level and how it may have arisen
21. algorithm A formal procedure or system that acts on informational representations
22. procedure Algorithmic processes
23. algorithmic level A level of information processing that specifies exactly how the data are to be
transformed, including what the steps are and what the order of the steps is
24. implementation- A "hardware" level of analysis that specifies the physical processes that carry out
al level a computation
25. formal symbol A system that operates on contentless symbols based on a set of rules
manipulator
26. dynamical per- A perspective that views the mind as constantly changing as it adapts to new
spective information
27. deductive rea- The application of the rules of logic to statements about the world; if the premise
soning statements are correct, then the concluding statement must be as well
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CORRECT Answers
28. inductive reason- A form of thinking in which commonalities about specific instances in the world
ing are noticed and used to draw conclusions
29. experimental A form of philosophy that utilizes empirical methods, typically in the form of sur-
philosophy veys that provide constructed scenarios. The surveys are used to assess people's
intuitions in order to help answer philosophical questions
30. magnetic reso- A brain imaging technique in which a patient is placed inside a tube containing
nance imaging a powerful magnet. Protons align themselves in this magnetic field. A radio wave
pulse is then applied to the brain or other part of the body undergoing the scan.
The radio signals are bounced back and picked up by a detector unit
31. hierarchical para- A highly sequential robotic architecture in which planning is a key element of its
digm design; also referred to as a "top-down" approach to robotic design
32. metaphysics The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality
33. epistemology The branch of philosophy devoted to the study of knowledge
34. monism The belief that the mental and physical consist of a single type of state or
substance
35. dualism The belief that the mental and physical consist of different states or substances
36. philosophical be- The idea that mental states are dispositions or tendencies to behave in certain
haviourism ways under certain circumstances
37. idealism The belief that only mental entities are real, that the universe is essentially non-
physical
38. physicalism Also known as materialism; the belief that the universe is entirely physical
39. identity theory The philosophical view that the mind is the brain; mental states are the physical
states of the brain
