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Why is cognitive science conceptually distinct from AI per AIMA?
ACognitive science studies only neurons, not symbols
BCognitive science requires experiments on humans
CCognitive science is speculative; AI is empirical
DCognitive science cannot be expressed as programs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cognitive science requires experiments on humans
Cognitive science demands empirical investigation of actual human or animal cognition through psychology and neuroimaging. AI, as a discipline, doesn't require imitating that to act intelligently — the reader is assumed to have only a computer.
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