Question 1

Which of the following is the process by which features such as color, form motion, and location are combined to create our perception of a coherent object?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change blindness 
B)  Change detection 
C)  Illusory conjunctions 
D)  Binding 
A)  Change blindness 
B)  Change detection 
C)  Illusory conjunctions 
D)  Binding

Question 2

What contains the words, stored in memory, each of which has a threshold for being activated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attenuator 
B)  Dictionary unit 
C)  Detector 
D)  Filter 
A)  Attenuator 
B)  Dictionary unit 
C)  Detector 
D)  Filter

Question 3

Placing tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice into a blender and turning it on to produce salsa is similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the detector of Broadbent's filter model 
B)  the focused attention stage of feature integration theory 
C)  the dictionary unit of Treisman's attenuation model 
D)  the synchronization stage of the executive attention network 
A)  the detector of Broadbent's filter model 
B)  the focused attention stage of feature integration theory 
C)  the dictionary unit of Treisman's attenuation model 
D)  the synchronization stage of the executive attention network

Question 4

Explain how operant conditioning plays a role in people's use of cell phones, even in situations where they should not. What strategies could be employed to minimize this process?

Accepted Answer

Operant conditioning is the learning the

Question 5

According to Treisman's attenuation model, which of the following would you expect to have the highest threshold for most people?

Accepted Answer

A)  The word "money" 
B)  Their child's first name 
C)  The word "home" 
D)  The word "platypus" 
A)  The word "money" 
B)  Their child's first name 
C)  The word "home" 
D)  The word "platypus"

Question 6

The Stroop effect demonstrates people's inability to ignore the __________ of words.

Accepted Answer

A)  meaning 
B)  color 
C)  size 
D)  font 
A)  meaning 
B)  color 
C)  size 
D)  font

Question 7

The difficulty we have in recognizing even an obvious alteration in a scene is called __________ blindness.

Accepted Answer

A)  covert 
B)  exogenous 
C)  endogenous 
D)  change 
A)  covert 
B)  exogenous 
C)  endogenous 
D)  change

Question 8

The technique where the participant's task is to focus on the message in one ear, called the attended ear, and to repeat what he or she is hearing out loud is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  filter model attention. 
B)  shadowing. 
C)  dichotic listening. 
D)  detector listening. 
A)  filter model attention. 
B)  shadowing. 
C)  dichotic listening. 
D)  detector listening.

Question 9

The "filter model" proposes that the filter identifies the attended message based on

Accepted Answer

A)  meaning. 
B)  modality. 
C)  physical characteristics. 
D)  higher order characteristics. 
A)  meaning. 
B)  modality. 
C)  physical characteristics. 
D)  higher order characteristics.

Question 10

Eye tracking studies investigating attention as we carry out actions such as making a peanut butter sandwich found that a person's eye movements

Accepted Answer

A)  usually follow a motor action by a fraction of a second. 
B)  are influenced by unusual objects placed in the scene. 
C)  are determined primarily by the task. 
D)  continually scan all objects and areas of the scene. 
A)  usually follow a motor action by a fraction of a second. 
B)  are influenced by unusual objects placed in the scene. 
C)  are determined primarily by the task. 
D)  continually scan all objects and areas of the scene.

Question 11

During a visit to the local museum, you appreciate the incredible beauty of the paintings displayed. Your ability to see the paintings as complete pictures rather than individual, disconnected dots of color, texture, and location occurs through a process called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  contiguity 
B)  proximity 
C)  accommodation 
D)  binding 
A)  contiguity 
B)  proximity 
C)  accommodation 
D)  binding

Question 12

The ability to focus on one stimulus while filtering out other stimuli is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory memory. 
B)  cocktail party effect. 
C)  detection. 
D)  filtering. 
A)  sensory memory. 
B)  cocktail party effect. 
C)  detection. 
D)  filtering.

Question 13

Suppose you are in your kitchen writing a grocery list, while your roommate is watching TV in the next room. A commercial for spaghetti sauce comes on TV. Although you are not paying attention to the TV, you "suddenly" remember that you need to pick up spaghetti sauce and add it to the list. Your behavior is best predicted by which of the following models of attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Object-based 
B)  Early selection 
C)  Spotlight 
D)  Late selection 
A)  Object-based 
B)  Early selection 
C)  Spotlight 
D)  Late selection

Question 14

The cocktail party effect is

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to pay attention to one stimulus while filtering out other stimuli. 
B)  the inability to pay attention to one stimulus in the presence of competing stimuli. 
C)  the diminished awareness of information in a crowd. 
D)  the equal division of attention between competing stimuli. 
A)  the ability to pay attention to one stimulus while filtering out other stimuli. 
B)  the inability to pay attention to one stimulus in the presence of competing stimuli. 
C)  the diminished awareness of information in a crowd. 
D)  the equal division of attention between competing stimuli.

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the result of attention in the context of perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  warping 
B)  enhancement 
C)  accuracy 
D)  filtration 
A)  warping 
B)  enhancement 
C)  accuracy 
D)  filtration

Question 16

When Sam listens to his girlfriend Susan in the restaurant and ignores other people's conversations, he is engaged in the process of __________ attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  low load 
B)  divided 
C)  cocktail party 
D)  selective 
A)  low load 
B)  divided 
C)  cocktail party 
D)  selective

Question 17

Broadbent's model is called an early selection model because

Accepted Answer

A)  the filter eliminates unattended information at the beginning of the information flow. 
B)  the filtering step occurs before the information enters the sensory memory. 
C)  only a select set of environmental information enters the system. 
D)  incoming information is selected by the detector. 
A)  the filter eliminates unattended information at the beginning of the information flow. 
B)  the filtering step occurs before the information enters the sensory memory. 
C)  only a select set of environmental information enters the system. 
D)  incoming information is selected by the detector.

Question 18

The Stroop effect occurs when participants

Accepted Answer

A)  are told to divide their attention between colors and shapes. 
B)  try to name colors and ignore words. 
C)  try to select some incoming information based on meaning. 
D)  are told to shadow two messages simultaneously. 
A)  are told to divide their attention between colors and shapes. 
B)  try to name colors and ignore words. 
C)  try to select some incoming information based on meaning. 
D)  are told to shadow two messages simultaneously.

Which of the following is the process by which features such as color, form motion, and location are combined to create our perception of a coherent object?

What contains the words, stored in memory, each of which has a threshold for being activated?

Placing tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice into a blender and turning it on to produce salsa is similar to which of the following?

Explain how operant conditioning plays a role in people's use of cell phones, even in situations where they should not. What strategies could be employed to minimize this process?

According to Treisman's attenuation model, which of the following would you expect to have the highest threshold for most people?

The Stroop effect demonstrates people's inability to ignore the __________ of words.

The difficulty we have in recognizing even an obvious alteration in a scene is called __________ blindness.

The technique where the participant's task is to focus on the message in one ear, called the attended ear, and to repeat what he or she is hearing out loud is known as

The "filter model" proposes that the filter identifies the attended message based on

Eye tracking studies investigating attention as we carry out actions such as making a peanut butter sandwich found that a person's eye movements

During a visit to the local museum, you appreciate the incredible beauty of the paintings displayed. Your ability to see the paintings as complete pictures rather than individual, disconnected dots of color, texture, and location occurs through a process called __________.

The ability to focus on one stimulus while filtering out other stimuli is called

The cocktail party effect is

Which of the following best describes the result of attention in the context of perception?

When Sam listens to his girlfriend Susan in the restaurant and ignores other people's conversations, he is engaged in the process of __________ attention.

Broadbent's model is called an early selection model because

The Stroop effect occurs when participants

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Short-Term and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory: Structure

Long-Term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Conceptual Knowledge

Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving

Judgment, Decisions, and Reasoning

Filters

Exam 4: Attention

Which of the following is the process by which features such as color, form motion, and location are combined to create our perception of a coherent object?

What contains the words, stored in memory, each of which has a threshold for being activated?

Placing tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice into a blender and turning it on to produce salsa is similar to which of the following?

Explain how operant conditioning plays a role in people's use of cell phones, even in situations where they should not. What strategies could be employed to minimize this process?

According to Treisman's attenuation model, which of the following would you expect to have the highest threshold for most people?

The Stroop effect demonstrates people's inability to ignore the __________ of words.

The difficulty we have in recognizing even an obvious alteration in a scene is called __________ blindness.

The technique where the participant's task is to focus on the message in one ear, called the attended ear, and to repeat what he or she is hearing out loud is known as

The "filter model" proposes that the filter identifies the attended message based on

Eye tracking studies investigating attention as we carry out actions such as making a peanut butter sandwich found that a person's eye movements

During a visit to the local museum, you appreciate the incredible beauty of the paintings displayed. Your ability to see the paintings as complete pictures rather than individual, disconnected dots of color, texture, and location occurs through a process called __________.

The ability to focus on one stimulus while filtering out other stimuli is called

The cocktail party effect is

Which of the following best describes the result of attention in the context of perception?

When Sam listens to his girlfriend Susan in the restaurant and ignores other people's conversations, he is engaged in the process of __________ attention.

Broadbent's model is called an early selection model because

The Stroop effect occurs when participants

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Short-Term and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory: Structure

Long-Term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Conceptual Knowledge

Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving

Judgment, Decisions, and Reasoning

Filters