COGS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bulgarian Lev
27 Oct 2017
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A theory is a knowledge that has been scientifically validated many times and accepted. A hypothesis is a new idea which has not yet been proved or validated. Mental processes are analogous to computational processes and can be understood better by programming the computers to mimic human behaviour or produce similar response. Reaction = neuron structure + firing and signal propagation rules. David marr (1982) proposed that information processing systems must be. David marr (1982) proposed that information processing systems must be understood by three distinct, complementary levels of analysis: Computational level: a description of the problem that the process solves and the goal. Cognitive scientists primarily focus on the representation and algorithmic level. At the brain implementation level, it can easily get very complicated. Experimental data from other disciplines are used to develop computational models. At the implementation level, these models are implemented on computers. Cognitive scientists explore hypothesis and define theories to be used in subsequent studies.
