Cognitive Science

Test 2 / 2000

Modified: 4/7/2000

Instructions: Return completed test no later than midnight, Thursday, April 13. Answers should not be handwritten and may be turned in as hard copy, e-mail, or as a Word attachment to e-mail.

Let's try for solid, well-constructed answers of a least a page apiece! Also, avoid copy and pasting from the Web without attribution!

1. Why is the language of the honey bees so interesting to cognitive scientists? Describe the basics of von Frisch's research and Gould's modern follow up of bee language. What is the most remarkable thing about bee language?

2. What is the World Wide Web? How does Jakob Nielsen see the Web changing over the next few years? What has happened to the Web in the last three years?

3. What is "fuzzy logic?" Who invented it? What makes it different from Aristotlean and Boolean logic? Give an example of fuzzy logic in action.

4. Describe the structure of spoken language. Be sure to include: phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. How does linguistics relate to language?

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