Neural networks differ from expert systems in that they can ...

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Neural networks differ from expert systems in that they can ________.
 
  A) draw conclusions from data
  B) ask questions to the decision maker
  C) perform sophisticated calculations
  D) learn from experience

Question 2

Herbert Simon won the Nobel Prize in economics for his work in describing ________.
 
  A) how people spend money
  B) how most people are perfectly rational
  C) how people make decisions
  D) how people avoid decisions

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D
Explanation: Neural networks are special because they can learn from experience. Situations are shown to the network, and the network learns to recognize keys to these situations so that it can recognize them and employ what was learned to make decisions in the future. Drawing conclusions, asking questions, or performing complicated calculations are normal functions for a software program and not special to neural networks.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C
Explanation: Rather than study how people spend money, Simon studied how people made decisions. He found that people were limited in their ability to use logic and were not perfectly rational in their decision making. Simon did not investigate how people avoid decisions.