Cognitive Science
Test 2 / 1997
Instructions: Return completed test on or before thursday, April 3 at
2:00 p.m. Answers should not be handwritten and may be turned
in as hard copy or e-mail. You should probably use sources other than
the suggested URLs as well. If you discover new and useful URLs,
please pass them on to me.
1. What is information processing psychology? Describe the theory and
its origins. What theorists were instrumental in the development of
information processing? Suggested URLs:
2. Discuss animal "language." Can animals talk? If not, what can they
do? Provide examples of animals that communicate in unusual ways.
Suggested URLs:
3. What are the features of human non-verbal communication? Give
examples of each feature you list.
Also use the handout from class.
4. Define analog and digital. How many digital states are there in an
8 bit coding system. How is music made digital? Give two examples of
analog computing.
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