Assignment Task:
Part A (300 Words):
Question 1: How biologically plausible are artificial neural networks?
Question 2: What is the central claim of the dynamical systems hypothesis? How plausible do you find it?
Question 3: Dynamical models seem suited for examining the development of skills like walking. Will dynamical modeling prove fruitful for other phenomena of interest in cognitive science?
Part B (400 Words):
For this week's discussion, complete these tasks:
- Explain three circumstances where a researcher would choose a longitudinal study over a cross-sectional study.
- Identify two advantages and two disadvantages of a longitudinal study and a cross-sectional study, giving examples of each.
- Then, provide a specific example of a question that could be addressed with a longitudinal study and explain why that developmental design is preferred.