Introduction to Cognitive Science - Part 1 - Lecture 11

Explore the foundations of cognitive science in this comprehensive lecture, the first part of an introduction to the field. Delve into natural language tasks, inferential tasks, deductive reasoning, and the importance of content in cognitive processes. Examine arithmetic word problems, levels of analysis, implicit knowledge, and motheries. Investigate heuristics, representation of the world, large language models, and behavioral experiments. Gain insights into the goals and key concepts of cognitive science, providing a solid foundation for understanding human cognition and its implications for artificial intelligence.

Introduction
Goals
Natural Language Tasks
Inferential Tasks
Deductive Reasoning
Reasoning
Content Matters
Arithmetic Word Problems
Levels of Analysis
Implicit Knowledge
Motherries
Heuristics
Representation of the world
Large language models
Behavioral experiments