Cognitive Science Final

Spring 2000

I do not mind you using other Web pages in your answers, BUT PLEASE identify quotes you make from those pages. DO NOT attempt to pass off those pages as your own writing. Due: NO LATER THAN 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 11. Earlier submissions are encouraged and appreciated.

1. What is a robot? What kinds of robots are there? Describe a particular robot and what it does.

2. Discuss Braitenberg's Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology. What is a vehicle? What are the basic components of a vehicle? Describe vehicles 2a and 2b, how are they different in design and behavior? What do the vehicles tell us about us about psychology?

3. See:

http://www.cdt.org/privacy/govaccess/accesschart.shtml

This chart details the current laws covering communication and medium. Using that chart answer the following:

• A. does SAU have the right to read your e-mail on mail.saumag.edu?
• B. does SAU have the right to read your e-mail on your ISP (i.e., magnolia-net.com, hotmail.com)?
• C. does the government need a warrant to seize your hard drive?
• D. does SAU need a warrant to seize a hard drive that they own that is being used by a faculty member?
• E. can the government check a phone call in progress without a warrant?

In each case, cite the law that covers the situation described. In each case analyze the effect encryption would have on the government's ability to proceed.

4. Discuss the recent history (last 5 years) of the encryption controversy. What is the position of the federal government on encryption today?