www.utdallas.edu/~golden
Revised 7/26/2010
The University of Texas
at Dallas
Human Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
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An Introduction to Basic Concepts of Cognitive Science by Professor Richard Golden
Neuroscience (Biology)
and Psychology (Behavior)
PSYCHOLOGY
NEUROSCIENCE
Brain Aging and Memory
Infant Learning
Brain and Knowledge
Text Comprehension
Brain Organization
and Learning
Brain and
Language
Face Perception
Music Perception
Social Aggression
Speech Perception
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Experimental Psychology
Psychology
Clinical
Psychology
Social
Psychology
Experimental
Psychology
Developmental
Psychology
Cognitive
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology  Cognitive Science !!!
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What is Artificial Intelligence?
• The goal of Artificial Intelligence is to build “smart systems”
• A “smart system” should pass Turing’s (1950) “Turing Test”:
– An interrogator is connected to one person and one machine via a
terminal, and therefore can't see her counterparts.
– Her task is to find out which of the two candidates is the machine,
and which is human only by asking them questions.
– If the interrogator cannot make a decision within a certain time,
the machine is considered to be intelligent.
Chat with Lauren!
Chat with Lilith!
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Deduction Vs. Induction
• Deduction: Knowledge as Rules
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Computer Programs
Databases
Symbolic (Computer) Logic
Rule-based Intelligent Systems
• Induction: Learning from Experience
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Humans
Artificial Neural Networks (“Connectionism”)
Adaptive Learning Algorithms
Statistical Learning Machines
Simulated Evolution (Evolutionary Learning)
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Human-Computer Interactions
(Usability Engineering)
• Use Experimental
Psychology to
Evaluate and Design
Web Sites, Computer
Games, etc.
Usability Engineering Book
Experiments in Human
Computer Interactions
Don Norman's HCI Web Site
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So what is Cognitive Science?
• Multidisciplinary Study of “Intelligent Systems”
Neuroscience
Psychology
Usability Engineering
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Economics
Computer Science
• Examples of Intelligent Systems
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“Smart” Pencil Sharpeners
Insects
Dogs
People
“Data” (the robot) on Star Trek
Pac-Men (i.e., “video-game” creatures)
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Cars and Brains
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Automobile Science
Automobile
Design
Automobile
Mechanics
Automobile
Performance
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Cognitive Science
(selected key components)
Mind/Brain Design
(Artificial Intelligence)
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Neuroscience
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Psychology
(Behavior of Minds!)
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golden@utdallas.edu
www.utdallas.edu/~golden
The University of Texas
at Dallas
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences Labs
Cognitive Science B.S. Major (and Minor)
Applied Cognition and Neuroscience M. S. Degree
Center for Brain Health
Careers in Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science Society
Society for Mathematical Psychology
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