Deck 4: Introduction to Cognitive Science and Cognitive Informatics

Question 1

How would you describe CI? Reflect on a plan of care that you have developed for a patient. How could CI be used to create tools to help with or support this important work?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Think of a clinical setting with which you are familiar and envision how AI tools might be applied in this setting. Are there any current tools in use? Which current or emerging tools would enhance practice in this setting and why?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Use your creative mind to think of a tool of the future based on cognitive informatics that would support your practice.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Which of the following is the study of the nature and origin of knowledge-what it means to know?

A) Epistemology
B) Wisdom
C) Connectionism
D) Knowledge

Question 5

Some of the disciplines involved in cognitive science include:

A) psychology and philosophy.
B) neuroscience and linguistics.
C) biology and physics.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The central hypothesis of cognitive science is that thinking can best be understood in terms of representational structures in the mind and computational procedures that operate on those structures. Applications of cognitive science to nursing informatics include all of the following except:

A) interoperability of systems.
B) decision support systems.
C) usability and user centered interfaces.
D) terminology development.

Question 7

From which perspective does cognitive science study the mind, intelligence, and behavior?

A) Philosophical
B) Sociological
C) Information processing
D) Discipline science

Question 8

Experts in computer science strive to understand how the mind processes:

A) data and information.
B) knowledge.
C) sensory input.
D) None of these is correct.

Question 9

Aristotle described intuition as knowledge obtained by:

A) deductive reasoning.
B) analysis of experiences.
C) a leap of understanding.
D) validity of inference.

Question 10

Considering principles of cognitive informatics when designing technology interfaces helps to mitigate:

A) information processing.
B) use of resources.
C) human mental workload.
D) None of these is correct.

Question 11

Understanding of clinical practice decision making using cognitive science principles promotes the development of:

A) administrative processing systems.
B) clinical decision support tools.
C) knowledge warehouses.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 12

Clinical decision support systems help users to:

A) consider consequences of alternative actions.
B) provide stores of information.
C) make decisions in unfamiliar circumstances.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary field that studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior from an information processing perspective.

Question 14

Neural networks are interconnected simple processing devices or simplified models of the brain and nervous system that consist of a considerable number of elements or units (analogs of neurons) linked together in a pattern of connections (analogs of synapses).

Question 15

Artificial intelligence is the field that deals with the conception, development, and implementation of informatics tools based on intelligent technologies. This field attempts to capture the complex processes of human thought and intelligence.

Question 16

Connectionism is a component of cognitive science that uses computer modeling through artificial neural networks to explain human intellectual abilities.

Question 17

Cognitive science enhances the integration and implementation of the technologies used by knowledge workers.

Question 18

Rationalism is based on knowledge being derived from experiences or senses.

Question 19

Artificial intelligence principles assist with capturing, mimicking, and creating the complex processes of the mind in informatics tools.

Question 20

A nurse is reading literature on cognitive science and understands that this discipline is influenced by which field of science?

A) Psychology
B) Sociology
C) Chemistry
D) Physiology

Question 21

A nurse is caring for a patient who experiences a complication after surgery. The nurse understands the cause-and-effect relationship because her knowledge is based in:

A) reason.
B) instinct.
C) empiricism.
D) intuition.

Question 22

A nurse is explaining the difference between instinct and reason to a student nurse. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

A) "Instinct is reacting without reason, and reason is generalizing and considering facts."
B) "Reason is reacting without reason, and instinct is generalizing and considering facts."
C) "Instinct is reacting without reason and is found only in humans."
D) "Instinct and reason are ways to acquire knowledge and have the same meaning."

Question 23

A nurse is learning about a new nursing skill through observations and interactions. This process is known as:

A) knowledge acquisition.
B) development of wisdom.
C) epistemology.
D) reasoning.

Question 24

A nurse informaticist is orienting nursing staff to a new electronic health record. The nurse informaticist understands that which of the following are needed to successfully implement the new record?

A) Knowledge and wisdom
B) Data and information
C) Reasoning and intuition
D) Instinct and reasoning

Question 25

A nurse is explaining how cognitive informatics helps improve information technology in health care. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

A) "Cognitive informatics examines how humans interact with computers so better information technology systems can be built."
B) "Cognitive informatics helps build complex computer systems for human use."
C) "Cognitive informatics examines how the human brain is similar to a computer."
D) "Cognitive informatics looks at how the human brain processes data and information that comes from a computer."

Question 26

A nurse is caring for a patient with multiple complex diagnoses. Which of the following is an example of cognitive informatics in nursing practice?

A) The nurse reviews information on the patient's diagnosis that is embedded in the electronic health record to assist in selecting nursing interventions.
B) The nurse documents the patient's vital signs and lab results in the electronic health record.
C) The nurse reviews information about the patient's medical history in the electronic health record and updates the nursing assessment documentation.
D) The nurse enters nursing care plan data into the electronic health record.

Question 27

Artificial intelligence uses which of the following to replicate human intelligence?

A) Cognitive science and computer science
B) Cognitive science and information technology
C) Psychology and computer science
D) Neuroscience and cognitive science

Question 28

Cognitive science can be described as the study of the mind and how information is processed in the mind.

Question 29

Knowledge can be defined as the awareness and understanding of a set of information.

Question 30

A nursing student must learn about cognitive science in the nursing program of study and will include courses in which of the following?

A) Botany
B) Biology
C) Arithmetic
D) Chemistry

Question 31

Connectionism explains human intellectual abilities through which of the following?

A) Computer modeling
B) Computer science
C) Information technology
D) Information science

Question 32

Cognitive science assists the nurse in improving patient care through:

A) integration and implementation of computer technology.
B) adoption of artificial neural networks.
C) integration of artificial intelligence.
D) adoption of empiricism and logic.

Question 33

A nurse hears a patient's bed alarm and understands that a response is needed immediately because:

A) knowledge is acquired through previous experiences and senses.
B) wisdom is acquired through previous experiences and senses.
C) cognition is acquired through previous experiences and perception.
D) intuition is acquired through previous experiences and knowledge.

Question 34

A nurse takes a continuing education course on a new nursing skill. The application of this new knowledge in a practical way is known as:

A) wisdom.
B) skill competency.
C) reasoning.
D) skill execution.

Question 35

A nurse is performing a new nursing intervention. Which technological resource can the nurse use?

A) Decision support software that is embedded in the electronic health record
B) Online e-health resources
C) Telehealth resources
D) A personal social network

Question 36

A nurse is working with a team to develop an informatics tool based on intelligent technology. They are developing which of the following?

A) Artificial intelligence
B) Decision support
C) Cognitive informatics
D) Intelligent operating systems

Question 37

A nurse is explaining cognitive science to a nursing student. Which statement indicates that the nursing student understands?

A) "Cognitive science pertains to how information is processed in the mind."
B) "Cognitive science is the study of the nature and origin of knowledge."
C) "Cognitive science is computer modeling through artificial neural networks to explain human intellectual abilities."
D) "Cognitive science is based on knowledge being derived from experiences or senses."

Question 38

The three sources of knowledge are intuition, instinct, and wisdom.

Question 39

A nurse can acquire knowledge through thinking and cognition.