Welcome to your Chapter 6 - Self Study Quiz
1. Dynamical systems theorists claim that cognitive science does not need which of the following?
2. What feature of the Watt governor do dynamical systems theorists apply to cognitive systems?
3. Which of the following is a key feature of Thelen and Smith’s research on infant walking?
4. How were Thelen and Smith able to induce infant stepping behavior in a way that illustrates the importance of thinking about the body as a dynamical system?
5. How do Smith and Thelen explain the A-not-B error?
6. Dynamical Systems Theory claims that the Watt governor raises problems for traditional cognitive science. Which of the following is the best rebuttal to this claim?
7. What is one clear benefit of Dynamic Systems Theory?
8. Artificial neural networks count as dynamical systems.
9. Thelen and Smith were able to change the trajectory of infant’s walking behavior, but they were not able to account for this with Dynamical Systems Theory.
10. What is the one feature that Dynamic Systems theorists think crucial to their account but neglected in alternative accounts?
11. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Watt governor?
12. Thelen and Smith have shown that the effect of A-not-B error changes with:
