Cogsci - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Alan Turing - father of cognitive science due to his invention of the turing machine - understood cognition as an algorithmic system of processing parallel processing - 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 computer models made to accomplish the same cognitive tasks that humans do machine learning a subs...

Anterior correct answerslocated near the front Posterior correct answerslocated near or toward the back Dorsal correct answersIn a direction toward the top of the head or the back Ventral correct answersIn a direction towards the bottom of the skull or the front surface of the body Lateral correct answerstowards the side of the body, away from the middle Medial correct answerstoward the middle of the body Ipsilateral correct answerson the same side of the body Contralateral ...

reasons to apply neuroscience to the study of happiness correct answers- control for biases and other problems (happiness is subjective) - discover underlying neural mechanism of mood states - provide means of evaluating treatment techniques - provide evidence that mind changes --> brain changes (growth mindset) growth mindset correct answers- people learn that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work - creates love of learning and resilience that is...

CogSci 1 Final exam | Questions and Correct Solutions | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ What is Cognitive Science? - Answer -The interdisciplinary scientific study of the mind Uses the scientific method Computer Science, Neuroscience, Psychology, Philosophy, Social Science, Linguistics Several ways to view and approach cognitive science CRUM model - Answer -Computational Representational Understanding of the Mind Developed by Paul Thagard Hypothesis: "Thinking is performed by co...

Cogsci 1B Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Three Stage model of memory - CORRECT ANSWER-Atkinson-Shiffrin model sensory memory working memory (short term memory) long term memory Sensory memory - CORRECT ANSWER-holds sensory info briefly (.5-4 seconds) selection and processing of info part of perception iconic memory echoic memory iconic memory - CORRECT ANSWER-photographic memory visual sensory memory echoic memory - CORRECT ANSWER-auditory sensory memory eidetic ima...

Cogsci 1B Final Exam | Questions and Verified Solutions | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Three Stage model of memory - Answer -Atkinson-Shiffrin model sensory memory working memory (short term memory) long term memory Sensory memory - Answer -holds sensory info briefly (.5-4 seconds) selection and processing of info part of perception iconic memory echoic memory iconic memory - Answer -photographic memoryvisual sensory memory echoic memory - Answer -auditory sensory memory eid...

CogSci 1b Final Study Set Exam Q&A 2024 dorsal stream - CORRECT ANSWER-system of interconnected regions of the visual cortex involved in the perception of spatial location, beginning w/ the striate cortex and ending w/ the posterior parietal cortex ventral stream - CORRECT ANSWER-system of interconnected regions of visual cortex involved in the perception of form, beginning with the striate cortex and ending with the inferior temporal cortex Tri-Level Hypothesis(David Marr) - CORREC...

COGSCI 180 MIDTERM EXAM | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Dissociation from the Self - Answer -Dissociation/dissociative disorders often linked to trauma During traumatic experiences, intense desire to act happens while paralyzed with horror - body/brain "freeze" → dissociate to avoid physical/emotional pain Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Answer -Develops in response to a shocking/scary/dangerous event Symptoms: disturbing thoughts/feel...

COGSCI 1B Midterm Fall 2024/2025 | Questions and Verified Solutions | Latest Update | Graded A+ Question ☑ Answer Strong AI AI formulation: machine w/ AGI, just as smart as humans in every way Applied AGI AI formulation: ML allows -> machines to master "expert systems", driving cars etc. Why AI boom (early 21st century) New computing power + available large data sets Expert systems Machines that replicate/ improve human experts specialized domains (slide 8 for examples) Pa...

cogsci 180 midterm | Questions and Correct Solutions | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Questions About Identity Begin: ________: - Social mobility became possible - The new manufacturing age also needed to draw on diverse individual talents Individuals were no longer defined by a particular fixed role in society, so notion of a personal identity became more prominent - Answer -Industrial Revolution Disturbances in the subjective experience of oneself or one's body: - _______: w...