Tuesday, May 24, 2011

3. THE THREE STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT


 
We have learned that there are three stages of cognitive development:  Dualism, Relativism and Commitment.
 How do these stages affect one’s development of critical thinking skills?  You may describe these stages in relation to a new college student and how the underlying process of each stage may manifest or appear. Do these stages maintain this order of sequence or can they vary depending on situations?  Give at least one example.    

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

2 Artificial Intelligence

Using information from the articles on pages 57-60 in our text, discuss the differences between human thinking and artificial intelligence using facts from the articles and your personal opinion. You may even give examples from entertainment media such as the films "AI," and "I Robot" or others.  75-100 words.