Quiz 1 (lesson 5) Flashcards
What is an interdiscipline?
Bunch of fields coming together to work on a problem
What is the cognitive science historical core?
Historical Core: psychology, philosophy, computer science, linguistics. These were the most important things when cognitive science first started. Neuroscience was primitive at the time
What is the cognitive science contemporary core?
Contemporary Core: neuroscience. Important now but not in the past
What is the cognitive science secondary fields?
Secondary: education, anthropology. Should be a big part of cog sci but aren’t
What is philosophy?
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved
What is philosophy subject matter?
usually big questions
What are philosophy methods?
thinking & writing(thought experiments, conceptual analysis, argumentation, theorizing from evidence from other fields and common sense observation
What are philosophy critiques?
Don’t pay enough attention to empirical studies. Sometimes think that the existence of a word implies the existence of it’s intended referent. Concerned with too many unimportant problems
What are the philosophy subfields?
Philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of language
What is philosophy of mind?
Can machines be conscious. Functionalism vs Identity theory. Which animals feel pain. Qualia
What is philosophy of science?
How its done/practiced and how it should be done/practiced. Philosophy of psychology(the science). What mental categories are scientifically legitimate
What is philosophy of language?
How do words connect to meanings. How can a word refer to something that does not exist(how can the word unicorn mean anything when there are no unicorns)
What is psychology?
Psychology is the science of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought
What is psychology subject matter?
natural minds(things we did not make)
What are psychology methods?
lab experiments, stat analysis, computer cognitive modeling
What are psychology critiques?
Not enough model building, dust bowl empiricism, Methodologically limited and Underestimates the complexity of language
What are the psychology subfields?
Cognitive psychology, Human Factors / Human-Computer Interaction(HCI), Evolutionary Psychology, Psycholinguistics and Comparative Psychology
True or false: psychology is the largest part of cognitive science?
True.
What is cognitive psychology?
Basic research into human internal mental processes
What is Human Factors / Human-Computer Interaction(HCI)(psy)?
How people psychologically interact with artifacts(ex. User interfaces)
What is evolutionary psychology?
How evolutionary history has made minds what they are
What is psycholinguistics?
Studying language with experiments(how we use words, how we make language)
What is Comparative Psychology?
Animal cognition, sometimes comparing it to humans
What is qualia?
Individual instances of subjective, conscious experience. Examples of qualia include the perceived sensation of pain of a headache, the taste of wine, as well as the redness of an evening sky.
What is linguistics?
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It involves an analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context, as well as an analysis of the social, cultural, historical, and political factors that influence language
What is linguistics subject matter?
spoken language(+ sign language). Not for computer/animal language, not written language
What are linguistics methods?
sound analysis, grammar creation, corpus analysis