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Cognitive Science 001Cognitive Science 001 How do minds work?How do minds work?

CSE 140, Linguistics 105,

Philosophy 044, Psychology 107

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How do minds work?How do minds work?How do minds work?How do minds work?

What would an answer to this question look like? What is a mind?

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How do minds work?How do minds work?How do minds work?How do minds work?

What is intelligence? How do brains work?

Neurons Brain structure

Theory of computation Probabilistic models of mind Logic-based models of mind

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How do minds work?How do minds work?How do minds work?How do minds work?

Perception and action Learning and memory Mind, language and computation Emotion Social cognition Analogy and metaphor

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AdministriviaAdministriviaAdministriviaAdministrivia

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~cse140

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Office Hours and SectionsOffice Hours and SectionsOffice Hours and SectionsOffice Hours and Sections

Please come talk to us! Lyle Ungar, Mark Liberman Sudha Arunachalam, John Blitzer, Chris

Maloof

Sections – Optional Mon. 10-11 Tues 11-12 Wed. 4-5

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ReadingsReadingsReadingsReadings

Readings – for every class Available in bulkpack at SEAS copy center Available online

Will be password protected Username: cogsci Password:

Can be read either before or after lecture

Supplemental readings Available online

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HomeworkHomeworkHomeworkHomework

Will be submitted electronically Cut and past into a form Please take pre-quiz before next class

Please submit on time 15% /day penalty for first three days Then no credit

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GradingGradingGradingGrading

40% seven homeworks Lowest grade will be dropped Different styles

30% two midterms 30% term paper

no final exam

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Levels of analysis (Levels of analysis (MarrMarr):):Levels of analysis (Levels of analysis (MarrMarr):):

Three kinds of questions computation

what is the problem?

algorithm what are the methods?

implementation what are the mechanisms?

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Ways of thinking about reasoningWays of thinking about reasoningWays of thinking about reasoningWays of thinking about reasoning

logical vs. probabilitistic sequential vs. parallel/distributed exact vs. heuristic/approximate literal vs. metaphorical

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Ways of thinking about learningWays of thinking about learningWays of thinking about learningWays of thinking about learning

Who learns? brain vs. genome individual vs. group

What is learned? facts vs. skills vs. rules vs. ..  information vs. physiology

Where does knowledge come from? experience vs. reason vs. analogy vs.

chance How does learning work?