ARTIFICIAL I.Q. TEST

Adapted by the author from Rapaport, William J., (1986), "Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence: A Course Outline", Teaching Philosophy 9: 103-120.
  1. In each of the following, A is to B as C is to ...? Explain how you solved each problem.

    see Winston 1977: 27
    (References)

  2. Read the paragraph below, and answer the questions that follow it.

    Richard had not heard from his college roommate Paul for years. Richard had borrowed money from Paul which was never paid back. But now he had no idea where to find his old friend. When a letter finally arrived from San Francisco, Richard was anxious to find out how Paul was. Unfortunately, the news was not good. Paul's wife Sarah wanted a divorce. She also wanted the car, the house, the children, and alimony. Paul wanted the divorce, but he did not want to see Sarah walk off with everything he had. His salary from the state school system was very small. Not knowing who to turn to, he was hoping for a favor from the only lawyer he knew. Paul gave his home phone number in case Richard felt he could help.

    (a) What happened to Richard at home?
    (b) Who is Paul?
    (c) Did Richard want to see Paul?
    (d) Had Paul helped Richard?
    (e) Why did not Richard pay Paul back?
    (f) How did Richard feel when the letter appeared?
    (g) What was the letter about?
    (h) Did Paul write Sarah?
    (i) Why was Paul upset about the divorce?
    (j) What did Paul do for a living?
    (k) What did Sarah want?
    (l) Why did Paul write to Richard?

    Compare your answers to those given below. Which set of answers (yours or those given below) indicate an understanding of the passage?

    Interaction "B"

    (Questions are in roman font; answers are in BOLDFACE CAPS.)

    (a) What happened to Richard at home?
    RICHARD GOT A LETTER FROM PAUL.

    (b) Who is Paul?
    RICHARD'S FRIEND.

    (c) Did Richard want to see Paul?
    YES. RICHARD WANTED TO KNOW HOW PAUL WAS.

    (d) Had Paul helped Richard?
    YES. PAUL LENT MONEY TO RICHARD.

    (e) Why did not Richard pay Paul back?
    RICHARD DID NOT KNOW WHERE PAUL WAS.

    (f) How did Richard feel when the letter appeared?
    RICHARD FELT GLAD BECAUSE PAUL AND HE WERE FRIENDS.

    (g) What was the letter about?
    PAUL AND SARAH WERE GETTING A DIVORCE.

    (h) Did Paul write Sarah?
    NO. IT WAS NOT SARAH. IT WAS RICHARD WHO GOT THE LETTER.

    (i) Why was Paul upset about the divorce?
    PAUL AND SARAH WERE FIGHTING OVER THE FAMILY POSSESSIONS.

    (j) What did Paul do for a living?
    PAUL WAS A TEACHER.

    (k) What did Sarah want?
    SARAH WANTED TO HAVE THE CAR AND THE HOUSE AND THE KIDS AND THE ALIMONY.

    (l) Why did Paul write to Richard?
    PAUL WANTED RICHARD TO BE HIS LAWYER.

    (References)

  3. Consider the following interaction between a Rogerian psychotherapist and a client (i.e., patient). (Rogerian psychotherapy is "non-directive". That is, the therapist attempts to get the client to do most of the talking, without suggesting too many things to the client; often, to get the client to elaborate, the therapist will merely repeat what the client said.)

    Assuming that Rogerian psychotherapy is an acceptable form of therapy, how would you rate this therapist?

    Interaction "D"

    (Therapist's remarks are in BOLDFACE CAPS; client's remarks are in roman font.)

    Men are all alike.

    IN WHAT WAY
    They're always bugging us about something or other.

    CAN YOU THINK OF A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE
    Well, my boyfriend made me come here.

    YOUR BOYFRIEND MADE YOU COME HERE
    He says I'm depressed much of the time.

    I AM SORRY TO HEAR YOU ARE DEPRESSED
    It's true. I am unhappy.

    DO YOU THINK COMING HERE WILL HELP YOU NOT TO BE UNHAPPY
    I need some help, that much seems certain.

    WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU IF YOU GOT SOME HELP
    Perhaps I could learn to get along with my mother.

    TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY
    My mother takes care of me.

    WHO ELSE IN YOUR FAMILY TAKES CARE OF YOU
    My father.

    YOUR FATHER
    You are like my father in some ways.

    WHAT RESEMBLANCE DO YOU SEE
    You are not very aggressive but I think you don't want me to notice that.

    WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I AM NOT VERY AGGRESSIVE
    You don't argue with me.

    WHY DO YOU THINK I DON'T ARGUE WITH YOU
    You are afraid of me.

    DOES IT PLEASE YOU TO BELIEVE I AM AFRAID OF YOU
    My father is afraid of everybody.

    WHAT ELSE COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF YOUR FATHER
    Bullies

    DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT YOUR BOYFRIEND MADE YOU COME HERE

    (References)

  4. Solve the following problem (hint: solution requires 21 steps!):

    In a room there is a robot with no sensory abilily whatsoever. Four places are defined in the room: BOX1, BOX2, TABLE, and DOOR. Outside the room there is one place: OUTSIDE

    At DOOR there is a non-empty pile of red objects. At BOX1 or BOX2 (we don't know which) there is a non-empty pile of keys, all of which fit the door. We don't know what is at the other box. TABLE is empty.

    The robot has three possible actions:

    1. Pick up -- If the robot is holding something, this action has no effect. Otherwise, some object at the location will be in the robot's hand when this action is completed.

    2. Put down -- If the robot is not holding anything, this action has no effect. Otherwise, the object in the robot's hand is added to the pile at the current location of the robot.

    3. Go to X -- The robot's location becomes X. If X is OUTSIDE, there must be a key in the pile at DOOR or this action has no effect.

    The robot has no way to tell if any action had an effect or not.

    Initially the robot is at an undetermined place in the room, and it is unknown if anything is in its hand. Figure 13 suggests the initial configuration. The problem is to develop a set of actions that will ensure that a red object is OUTSIDE.

    See Sacerdoti 1977
    (
    References)

  5. Consider the following pictures and their captions:
    See Winston 1977: 29

    (a) Define CRDL.
    (b) How did you arrive at your definition?

    (References)

  6. What does the following sentence mean? (You may parse it, or draw a picture, or paraphrase it.)
    John put the hammer in the toolbox on the table
    (References)

  7. Consider the following story:

    John decided to visit Bill. He drove to his house, but he saw that the lights were off, so he went to the movies.

    (a) Did John see Bill?
    (b) Whose house was dark?
    (c) Who went to the movies?
    (d) If the last clause had been "because he went to the movies", who would have gone to the movies?

  8. Consider the following story:

    John went out to a restaurant last night. He ordered a steak. When he paid for it, he noticed that he was running out of money. He hurried home since it had started to rain.

    Did John eat dinner last night?

    (References)

  9. Consider the following story:

    Willa was hungry. She reached for the phone book. She got in her car.

    Did Willa eat the phone book?

    (References)

  10. Consider the following lead paragraph from a news item:

    Twenty-five women passed the strenuous New York City Fire Department test of physical endurance today. This was the first test given since women were allowed to join the Department.

    What topics were covered in the rest of the article?




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