Special Area - World Scholars Cup Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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World Scholars Cup
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World Scholars Cup
Special Area - World Scholars Cup Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Guesses - Ans:-Random assumptions, no evidence
Estimations - Ans:-Based on evidence, more detail
Hypothesis - Ans:-Substantial evidence, lots of detail
Theories - Ans:-Full explanations, evidence (assumptions)
Inductive Rea...
Belief - Ans:✔✔-Trust and faith in something without real evidence
Knowledge - Ans:✔✔-An understanding of concepts through evidence and fact
Millenium Prize Problems - Ans:✔✔-7 very hard mathematical questions each with a one million dollar
reward for an answer. One has been solved but the money turned down due to thinking his work was
just the same as everybody elses
Loebner Prize - Ans:✔✔-A competition to see how good AI has gotten through having a conversation
with an AI. Based on Turing Test
One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge - Ans:✔✔-A competition to prove paranormal existence
through evidence. Never won and was only open to celebrities but became open division later on
Cognitive Dissonance - Ans:✔✔-When you have conflicting beliefs and behaviour due to new evidence
Whodunit - Ans:✔✔-A type of story where the audience along with the detective figures out a mystery
John/Jane Doe - Ans:✔✔-Term used to describe a patient whose identity is unknown
Fata Morgana - Ans:✔✔-A optical illusion which causes ships took look like they are floating above the
water
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