Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of the auditory system?

Accepted Answer

A) montblanc 
B) cochlea 
C) anvil 
D) basilar membrane 
A) montblanc 
B) cochlea 
C) anvil 
D) basilar membrane

Question 2

What is a fixation?

Accepted Answer

A) a visual neural signal 
B) a period when the eye is not moving 
C) a smooth eye movement 
D) a rapid eye movement 
A) a visual neural signal 
B) a period when the eye is not moving 
C) a smooth eye movement 
D) a rapid eye movement

Question 3

Visual information endures in visual sensory memory for about 250 milliseconds,after which it fades away (decays).How long does auditory sensory memory for spoken language or other complex sounds last?

Accepted Answer

A) 250 to 500 milliseconds 
B) 500 to 1000 milliseconds 
C) About 1-2 seconds 
D) About 2-4 seconds 
A) 250 to 500 milliseconds 
B) 500 to 1000 milliseconds 
C) About 1-2 seconds 
D) About 2-4 seconds

Question 4

The initial encoding of the stimulus from the environment into the nervous system is best described as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the sensory register 
B) sensation 
C) perception 
D) representation 
A) the sensory register 
B) sensation 
C) perception 
D) representation

Question 5

The ability to make a mental percept but inability to associate the pattern with any particular meaning is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) apperceptive agnosia 
B) associative agnosia 
C) cortical blindness 
D) semantic inhibition 
A) apperceptive agnosia 
B) associative agnosia 
C) cortical blindness 
D) semantic inhibition

Question 6

A lightning strike produces visual persistence due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) continued retinal activity of the receptor cells 
B) the span of apprehension 
C) the iconic sensory register 
D) apperception 
A) continued retinal activity of the receptor cells 
B) the span of apprehension 
C) the iconic sensory register 
D) apperception

Question 7

Which of the following influences data-driven processing in vision?

Accepted Answer

A) visual texture 
B) expectations 
C) context 
D) long-term memory 
A) visual texture 
B) expectations 
C) context 
D) long-term memory

Question 8

Trans-saccadic memory is memory for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) visual information across eye movements 
B) sensory information that initiates a saccade 
C) auditory transience information 
D) tactile (touch)information 
A) visual information across eye movements 
B) sensory information that initiates a saccade 
C) auditory transience information 
D) tactile (touch)information

Question 9

Visual persistence is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) when you see spots in front of your eyes after looking directly at a light bulb 
B) the apparent persistence of a stimulus beyond its real physical duration 
C) being able to see after taking a blow to the head 
D) when visual information dominates over auditory information 
A) when you see spots in front of your eyes after looking directly at a light bulb 
B) the apparent persistence of a stimulus beyond its real physical duration 
C) being able to see after taking a blow to the head 
D) when visual information dominates over auditory information

Question 10

What are three of the Gestalt grouping principles?

Accepted Answer

The Gestalt grouping principles, also kn

Question 11

Eye movements can be deliberately initiated through intentional processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Tucker and Ellis (1998)found that people identified an object faster when the grip for that object was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) absent 
B) occluded 
C) oriented to their non-dominant hand 
D) oriented to their dominant hand 
A) absent 
B) occluded 
C) oriented to their non-dominant hand 
D) oriented to their dominant hand

Question 13

What evidence is there that only the first 50 ms of a fixation are used by the visual system?

Accepted Answer

The assertion that only the first 50 mil

Question 14

Which of the following is a Gestalt grouping principle in which an object is visually separated from its environment?

Accepted Answer

A) reduction 
B) figure-ground 
C) proximity 
D) closure 
A) reduction 
B) figure-ground 
C) proximity 
D) closure

Question 15

Which area of the brain is where feature detection begins?

Accepted Answer

A) ventral pathway 
B) cingulate gyrus 
C) V1 
D) T3 
A) ventral pathway 
B) cingulate gyrus 
C) V1 
D) T3

Question 16

There are more cones than rods at the fovea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The type of agnosia in which people have difficulty recognizing faces is ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of agnosia in which people...

Question 18

Generally,humans can hear frequencies as low as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 cycles per second 
B) 20 cycles per second 
C) 100 cycles per second 
D) 1000 cycles per second 
A) 5 cycles per second 
B) 20 cycles per second 
C) 100 cycles per second 
D) 1000 cycles per second

Question 19

Consider the partial report condition as reported by Sperling (1960)in his iconic memory experiments.Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Accuracy decreased with cue delay. 
B) Only one row of letters had to be reported. 
C) Context dependence was clearly illustrated. 
D) A tone was used as a cue. 
A) Accuracy decreased with cue delay. 
B) Only one row of letters had to be reported. 
C) Context dependence was clearly illustrated. 
D) A tone was used as a cue.

Question 20

What is the name of the illusion of movement from rapidly presented pictures?

Accepted Answer

A) alpha movement 
B) the phi phenomenon 
C) beta movement 
D) the psy phenomenon 
A) alpha movement 
B) the phi phenomenon 
C) beta movement 
D) the psy phenomenon

Which of the following is NOT part of the auditory system?

What is a fixation?

Visual information endures in visual sensory memory for about 250 milliseconds,after which it fades away (decays).How long does auditory sensory memory for spoken language or other complex sounds last?

The initial encoding of the stimulus from the environment into the nervous system is best described as __________.

The ability to make a mental percept but inability to associate the pattern with any particular meaning is __________.

A lightning strike produces visual persistence due to __________.

Which of the following influences data-driven processing in vision?

Trans-saccadic memory is memory for __________.

Visual persistence is __________.

What are three of the Gestalt grouping principles?

Eye movements can be deliberately initiated through intentional processing.

Tucker and Ellis (1998)found that people identified an object faster when the grip for that object was __________.

What evidence is there that only the first 50 ms of a fixation are used by the visual system?

Which of the following is a Gestalt grouping principle in which an object is visually separated from its environment?

Which area of the brain is where feature detection begins?

There are more cones than rods at the fovea.

The type of agnosia in which people have difficulty recognizing faces is ___________.

Generally,humans can hear frequencies as low as __________.

Consider the partial report condition as reported by Sperling (1960)in his iconic memory experiments.Which of the following is NOT true?

What is the name of the illusion of movement from rapidly presented pictures?

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following is NOT part of the auditory system?

What is a fixation?

Visual information endures in visual sensory memory for about 250 milliseconds,after which it fades away (decays).How long does auditory sensory memory for spoken language or other complex sounds last?

The initial encoding of the stimulus from the environment into the nervous system is best described as __________.

The ability to make a mental percept but inability to associate the pattern with any particular meaning is __________.

A lightning strike produces visual persistence due to __________.

Which of the following influences data-driven processing in vision?

Trans-saccadic memory is memory for __________.

Visual persistence is __________.

What are three of the Gestalt grouping principles?

Eye movements can be deliberately initiated through intentional processing.

Tucker and Ellis (1998)found that people identified an object faster when the grip for that object was __________.

What evidence is there that only the first 50 ms of a fixation are used by the visual system?

Which of the following is a Gestalt grouping principle in which an object is visually separated from its environment?

Which area of the brain is where feature detection begins?

There are more cones than rods at the fovea.

The type of agnosia in which people have difficulty recognizing faces is ___________.

Generally,humans can hear frequencies as low as __________.

Consider the partial report condition as reported by Sperling (1960)in his iconic memory experiments.Which of the following is NOT true?

What is the name of the illusion of movement from rapidly presented pictures?

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

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