CogNeuro_FormalModels_ProcessModels

When it comes to the results of brain imaging studies, cognitive psychologists are most interested in:

• none of these is correct

• knowing which specific brain areas are activated

• cognitive psychologists are actually never interested in brain imaging results

• how the brain imaging results help discriminate between two theories of a mental function

Unlike process models, knowledge in connectionist models is stored:

• as a pattern of activity in the input nodes of the network

• as a pattern of activity distributed across nodes in the network

• in production rules

• modules using symobolic representations

What was the imagery debate about?

• whether men or women have better mental imagery abilities

• whether people can use mental imagery to do mental work

• whether the representation of mental images was propositions or spatial/depictive

• whether the representation of mental images was digital or analog

Unlike connectionist models, process models tend to describe processing as proceeding:

• in parallel

• serially

• non-stop

• recursively

What is one argument against reducing the study of the mind to the study of the brain?

• If you were to blow up the brain and walk around in it, you could see neural firing, but would still not see mental processing.

• Knowing that a neuron is involved in recognizing your grandmother tells us nothing about how the process of recognizing your grandmother occurs.

• The brain gives rise to the mind.

• More than one of these is correct.

Which of the following is NOT considered a formal model?

• process model

• production theories

• connectionist model

• mathematical model

What is the defining feature of a formal model of a cognitive process?

• None of these is correct.

• The formal model lists the distinct steps that take place between an input and output.

• The formal model is implemented on a computer.

• The formal model actually carries out the cognitive process in some form.