3) Baddely, Chap. 1

 

 

1)      The robot is not a good simulation of human memory due to the fact it repeatedly bumps the same empty Pepsi can. The robot also took down a couple of empty Pepsi cans, which is was not supposed to  do. The robot is a decent simulation of the proposed Parable of the Ant, interacting with the environment as it appears. It is an ironic thought to observe the robot repeatedly trying the same can or knocking over the wrong can, akin to some similarity in human bx’s (a person repeatedly making the same mistakes).

2)      This robot doesn’t show semantic or episodic memory. It has no storage for either; it is merely sensing the outer stimuli/environment as it is encountered.

3)      This robot has the specific knowledge of a light sensor and a touch sensor. A light sensor for staying inside of the black tape and touch sensor for distinguishing empty cans from full cans. Of the two, I would say the light sensor worked best.

4)      The robot was inefficient at it’s task. To make it more efficient, a working memory and short-term memory would be beneficial to the task at hand.