Expert Systems Model Human Knowledge as a Set of Rules

question 59

Multiple Choice

Expert systems model human knowledge as a set of rules that collectively are called the ________ base.

• A) knowledge
• B) data
• C) inference
• D) experience
• E) rationale

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Definitions:

Extrinsic Reinforcement

Motivation or reward that comes from outside an individual, such as money, grades, or praise, which can influence behavior.

Higher-Order Reinforcement

A process in which reinforcement is given for behavior that meets or exceeds a previously established criterion of performance.

Secondary Reinforcement

A conditioning process where a stimulus reinforces a behavior after it has been associated with a primary reinforcer.

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning by which successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.