representation week 1

Question 1

what is representation?

Answer 1

something (can by symbolic) in the mental world that stands for something physical

Question 2

representation can use computation to…

Answer 2

apply actions. operations, and transformations on symbols or numbers
eg: add, subtract, multiply and divide

Question 3

what are examples of mental operations?

Answer 3

sensation, perception, memory, language, problem solving, reasoning

Question 4

what is a representation bearer?

Answer 4

the medium, what the representation is about, material,system,symbol, shape etc

Question 5

what does content or non-symbolic referent mean?

Answer 5

what the “real thing is”

Question 6

what is an interpreter

Answer 6

the subjective/objective or self or other

Question 7

what does semantics mean?

Answer 7

“the meaning” -behind the relationship

Question 8

what is intentionality?

Answer 8

the relationship between the representation and what it refers too

Question 9

concept

Answer 9

an abstract or concrete idea grouping things

Question 10

proposition

Answer 10

a statement that can be proven true or false

Question 11

production rule

Answer 11

a conditional if-then statement linking conditions to actions

Question 12

analogy

Answer 12

a mental comparison between something familiar and something not to generalize learning

Question 13

what is the proposition 3 examples

Answer 13

1. all instructors receive favourable evaluations
2. jeremy is an instructor
3. jeremy will receive good evaluations
   true/false for all

Question 14

production rules

Answer 14

rules that produce thoughts, actions or sequences of thoughts/actions
“produce” something

Question 15

production rule traffic example

Answer 15

if light is red then we press the brakes
if the traffic light is green we keep driving
- rules that produce actions

Question 16

analogical reasoning example

Answer 16

student - I should pass Cogs because it is like other classes I’ve taken
this uses memory to generalize from personal experience

Question 17

what are the three levels of the tri-level hypothesis?

Answer 17

1. computational level
2. algorithmic level
3. implementation level

Question 18

what is the computational level? and what is it apart of

Answer 18

its part of the tri-level hypothesis
- defines the problem clearly and asks why the problem exists
- most abstract

Question 19

what is the tri-level hypotheses mean?

Answer 19

the three levels that the mind can solve a problem, question or something

Question 20

what is the a; algorithmic level?

Answer 20

part of the tri hypothesis
specifies the methods, instructions and procedures to solve the problem
how?

Question 21

what is the implementation level

Answer 21

defines which medium, subtrate or agent can best realize a solution eg: software / hardware
robot

Question 22

types of knowledge/memory

Answer 22

1. declarative memory
2. procedural memory
3. episodic memory
4. prospective memory
5. semantics memory

Question 23

declarative memory

Answer 23

facts and assertions

Question 24

procedural knowledge/memory

Answer 24

processes algorithmic steps and techniques eg : how to walk

Question 25

episodic memory

Answer 25

personal experiences and events

Question 26

prospective memory

Answer 26

imagined/predicted future events

Question 27

semantic memory

Answer 27

meaningful facts can be intertwined with other memory types

Question 28

semantic memory can be _________ to, but is _____ always the same as _________

Answer 28

related
not
declarative memory

Question 29

fact to remember

Answer 29

Ronald mcdonald is a zorkenious mckquack