Question 1

The landmark discrimination problem is more difficult to do if you have damage to your 	 lobe.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  temporal 
C)  parietal 
D)  occipital 
A)  frontal 
B)  temporal 
C)  parietal 
D)  occipital

Question 2

In which neurological disorder might mirror neurons be most likely to be implicated as a potential cause of the disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease 
B)  Parkinson's disease 
C)  Autism 
D)  Anorexia nervosa 
A)  Alzheimer's disease 
B)  Parkinson's disease 
C)  Autism 
D)  Anorexia nervosa

Question 3

The process by which small objects become perceptually grouped to form larger objects is

Accepted Answer

A)  conjunction. 
B)  perceptual organization. 
C)  perceptual discriminability. 
D)  perceptual fusion. 
A)  conjunction. 
B)  perceptual organization. 
C)  perceptual discriminability. 
D)  perceptual fusion.

Question 4

If a word is identified more easily when it is in a sentence than when it is presented alone, this would be an example of _____ processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  top-down 
B)  bottom-up 
A)  top-down 
B)  bottom-up

Question 5

A heuristic for finding a cat that is hiding somewhere in the house is

Accepted Answer

A)  to systematically search every room in the house. 
B)  to first look in the places where the cat likes to hide. 
C)  systematically searching every room and looking first where the cat likes to hide are equally fine heuristics 
D)  none of these 
A)  to systematically search every room in the house. 
B)  to first look in the places where the cat likes to hide. 
C)  systematically searching every room and looking first where the cat likes to hide are equally fine heuristics 
D)  none of these

Question 6

Damage to the temporal lobe makes the more difficult.

Accepted Answer

A)  object discrimination problem 
B)  landmark discrimination problem 
C)  double dissociation problem 
D)  single dissociation problem 
A)  object discrimination problem 
B)  landmark discrimination problem 
C)  double dissociation problem 
D)  single dissociation problem

Question 7

The likelihood principle states that

Accepted Answer

A)  we perceive the object that is most likely to have caused the pattern of stimuli we have received. 
B)  we perceive size to remain the same size even when objects move to different distances. 
C)  it is easier to perceive vertical and horizontal orientations. 
D)  feature detectors are likely to create a clear perception of an object. 
A)  we perceive the object that is most likely to have caused the pattern of stimuli we have received. 
B)  we perceive size to remain the same size even when objects move to different distances. 
C)  it is easier to perceive vertical and horizontal orientations. 
D)  feature detectors are likely to create a clear perception of an object.

Question 8

In the text's "animal lurking behind a tree / two oddly shaped tree stumps" example, which Gestalt law did NOT contribute to the incorrect perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simplicity 
B)  Similarity 
C)  Familiarity 
D)  Good continuation 
A)  Simplicity 
B)  Similarity 
C)  Familiarity 
D)  Good continuation

Question 9

Charlene sees her boyfriend across campus and waves.Even though the image he projects on her retina from that distance is quite small, Charlene does not perceive him to have shrunk at all.Instead, she perceives him as far away because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the light-from-above heuristic. 
B)  algorithmic thinking. 
C)  experience-dependent plasticity. 
D)  size constancy. 
A)  the light-from-above heuristic. 
B)  algorithmic thinking. 
C)  experience-dependent plasticity. 
D)  size constancy.

Question 10

Maria took a drink from a container marked "milk." Surprised, she quickly spit out the liquid because it turned out the container was filled with orange juice instead.Maria likes orange juice, so why did she have such a negative reaction to it? Her response was most affected by

Accepted Answer

A)  reception of the stimulus. 
B)  bottom-up processing. 
C)  top-down processing. 
D)  focused attention. 
A)  reception of the stimulus. 
B)  bottom-up processing. 
C)  top-down processing. 
D)  focused attention.

Question 11

Experiences resulting from stimulation of the senses and information from the senses that can help guide are actions are called

Accepted Answer

A)  perception. 
B)  sensation. 
A)  perception. 
B)  sensation.

Question 12

Explain how the object discrimination problem and the landmark discrimination problem help show what pathways in the brain are responsible for different cognitive abilities.How does damage to different lobes of the brain make these tasks more difficult, and what pathways are involved?

Accepted Answer

In the wake of eliminating the temporal

Question 13

Which of the following is not a geon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cylinder 
B)  Pyramid 
C)  Cone 
D)  Circle 
A)  Cylinder 
B)  Pyramid 
C)  Cone 
D)  Circle

Question 14

When a picture of an object is partially covered, humans can still easily identify the object. First, using the recognition-by-components approach, explain why humans can identify an object that is partially obscured.Second, name and explain how three Gestalt principles are at work when humans identify the obscured object.

Accepted Answer

The recognition-by-components approach,

Question 15

Neurons that respond to sounds associated with actions are called

Accepted Answer

A)  mirror neurons. 
B)  audiovisual mirror neurons. 
C)  audio mirror neurons. 
D)  visual mirror neurons. 
A)  mirror neurons. 
B)  audiovisual mirror neurons. 
C)  audio mirror neurons. 
D)  visual mirror neurons.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical regularity in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vertical orientation 
B)  Horizontal orientation 
C)  Angled orientation 
D)  Having one object that is partially covered by another "come out the other side" 
A)  Vertical orientation 
B)  Horizontal orientation 
C)  Angled orientation 
D)  Having one object that is partially covered by another "come out the other side"

The landmark discrimination problem is more difficult to do if you have damage to your lobe.

In which neurological disorder might mirror neurons be most likely to be implicated as a potential cause of the disorder?

The process by which small objects become perceptually grouped to form larger objects is

If a word is identified more easily when it is in a sentence than when it is presented alone, this would be an example of _____ processing.

A heuristic for finding a cat that is hiding somewhere in the house is

Damage to the temporal lobe makes the more difficult.

The likelihood principle states that

In the text's "animal lurking behind a tree / two oddly shaped tree stumps" example, which Gestalt law did NOT contribute to the incorrect perception?

Charlene sees her boyfriend across campus and waves.Even though the image he projects on her retina from that distance is quite small, Charlene does not perceive him to have shrunk at all.Instead, she perceives him as far away because of

Maria took a drink from a container marked "milk." Surprised, she quickly spit out the liquid because it turned out the container was filled with orange juice instead.Maria likes orange juice, so why did she have such a negative reaction to it? Her response was most affected by

Experiences resulting from stimulation of the senses and information from the senses that can help guide are actions are called

Explain how the object discrimination problem and the landmark discrimination problem help show what pathways in the brain are responsible for different cognitive abilities.How does damage to different lobes of the brain make these tasks more difficult, and what pathways are involved?

Which of the following is not a geon?

Neurons that respond to sounds associated with actions are called

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical regularity in your text?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Attention

Short-Term and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory--Structure

Long-Term Memory--Encoding and Retrieval

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Knowledge

Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

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Exam 3: Perception

The landmark discrimination problem is more difficult to do if you have damage to your lobe.

In which neurological disorder might mirror neurons be most likely to be implicated as a potential cause of the disorder?

The process by which small objects become perceptually grouped to form larger objects is

If a word is identified more easily when it is in a sentence than when it is presented alone, this would be an example of _____ processing.

A heuristic for finding a cat that is hiding somewhere in the house is

Damage to the temporal lobe makes the more difficult.

The likelihood principle states that

In the text's "animal lurking behind a tree / two oddly shaped tree stumps" example, which Gestalt law did NOT contribute to the incorrect perception?

Charlene sees her boyfriend across campus and waves.Even though the image he projects on her retina from that distance is quite small, Charlene does not perceive him to have shrunk at all.Instead, she perceives him as far away because of

Maria took a drink from a container marked "milk." Surprised, she quickly spit out the liquid because it turned out the container was filled with orange juice instead.Maria likes orange juice, so why did she have such a negative reaction to it? Her response was most affected by

Experiences resulting from stimulation of the senses and information from the senses that can help guide are actions are called

Explain how the object discrimination problem and the landmark discrimination problem help show what pathways in the brain are responsible for different cognitive abilities.How does damage to different lobes of the brain make these tasks more difficult, and what pathways are involved?

Which of the following is not a geon?

Neurons that respond to sounds associated with actions are called

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical regularity in your text?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Attention

Short-Term and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory--Structure

Long-Term Memory--Encoding and Retrieval

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Knowledge

Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters