Question 1

If a pop-out effect does not occur,the visual search is best described as a __________ search.

Accepted Answer

A) failed 
B) obligatory 
C) parceled 
D) conjunction 
A) failed 
B) obligatory 
C) parceled 
D) conjunction

Question 2

Practice at a task makes it more __________ and less __________.

Accepted Answer

A) automatic; controlled 
B) controlled; automatic 
C) perceptual; linguistic 
D) linguistic; perceptual 
A) automatic; controlled 
B) controlled; automatic 
C) perceptual; linguistic 
D) linguistic; perceptual

Question 3

When talking about attention,the role of inhibition is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) reduce the influence of salient but irrelevant information 
B) help people forget bad events 
C) reduce the amount of attention available 
D) slow thinking down so that it is more precise 
A) reduce the influence of salient but irrelevant information 
B) help people forget bad events 
C) reduce the amount of attention available 
D) slow thinking down so that it is more precise

Question 4

During the attentional blink,what happens?

Accepted Answer

A) The eyes blink. 
B) Attentional processing can catch up. 
C) There is a loss of irrelevant information. 
D) There is a brief slowdown in processing. 
A) The eyes blink. 
B) Attentional processing can catch up. 
C) There is a loss of irrelevant information. 
D) There is a brief slowdown in processing.

Question 5

Which neural pathway is more likely to be involved in the orienting reflex?

Accepted Answer

A) dorsal pathway 
B) ventral pathway 
C) medial pathway 
D) frontal pathway 
A) dorsal pathway 
B) ventral pathway 
C) medial pathway 
D) frontal pathway

Question 6

Automatic processing is always better than controlled processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In vigilance tasks,performance starts to decline after __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 20-35 minutes 
B) 5-15 minutes 
C) 1-2 minutes 
D) 60-90 minutes 
A) 20-35 minutes 
B) 5-15 minutes 
C) 1-2 minutes 
D) 60-90 minutes

Question 8

Under most circumstances,spotlight attention traverses the visual field from place to place rather than appearing and disappearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For early filter theories of attention,selection is based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic meaning 
B) multimodalities 
C) physical characteristics 
D) inhibition 
A) semantic meaning 
B) multimodalities 
C) physical characteristics 
D) inhibition

Question 10

Habituation is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a reduction in the orienting response to familiar stimuli 
B) the forming of a new bad habit 
C) found in people with stunted neural processes 
D) unaffected by memory 
A) a reduction in the orienting response to familiar stimuli 
B) the forming of a new bad habit 
C) found in people with stunted neural processes 
D) unaffected by memory

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mind-wandering thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A) attention consuming 
B) inappropriate 
C) current concerns 
D) task related 
A) attention consuming 
B) inappropriate 
C) current concerns 
D) task related

Question 12

According to Lavie,the attentional filter is more likely to be guided by physical characteristics when attention is __________ and by semantic characteristics when attention is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) not taxed; taxed 
B) taxed; not taxed 
C) voluminous; limited 
D) limited; voluminous 
A) not taxed; taxed 
B) taxed; not taxed 
C) voluminous; limited 
D) limited; voluminous

Question 13

Conscious processing is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) intentional 
B) usually rapid (<1 second) 
C) not open to awareness or introspection 
D) not resource demanding 
A) intentional 
B) usually rapid (<1 second) 
C) not open to awareness or introspection 
D) not resource demanding

Question 14

The grabbing of attention by an unexpected event is called __________.

Accepted Answer

ORIENTING

Question 15

General alertness/basic arousal is controlled (at least in part)by the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus 
B) brain stem 
C) corpus callosum 
D) cerebellum 
A) thalamus 
B) brain stem 
C) corpus callosum 
D) cerebellum

Question 16

Which is NOT true of Posner's spatial cueing task?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants were to maintain fixation at the center of the screen throughout each trial. 
B) Useful advance information led to facilitation. 
C) Misleading cues lead to costs. 
D) Neutral cues facilitated the movement of the spotlight of attention. 
A) Participants were to maintain fixation at the center of the screen throughout each trial. 
B) Useful advance information led to facilitation. 
C) Misleading cues lead to costs. 
D) Neutral cues facilitated the movement of the spotlight of attention.

Question 17

For later filter theories of attention,selection is based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic meaning 
B) multimodalities 
C) physical characteristics 
D) inhibition 
A) semantic meaning 
B) multimodalities 
C) physical characteristics 
D) inhibition

Question 18

Controlled attention is NOT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) deliberate 
B) voluntary 
C) automatic 
D) effortful 
A) deliberate 
B) voluntary 
C) automatic 
D) effortful

Question 19

Two tasks are presented such that one task captures the person's attention as completely as possible.We examine performance on that primary task as well as (very likely)the information picked up from the secondary task.This procedure is called the __________________ procedure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Two tasks are presented such that one...

Question 20

Evolutionary accounts of attention suggest that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) attention is evolutionarily relatively new 
B) attention is driven solely by perception 
C) our faces and eyes communicate where we are attending 
D) mate selection is driven by effectiveness in attending to courtship cues 
A) attention is evolutionarily relatively new 
B) attention is driven solely by perception 
C) our faces and eyes communicate where we are attending 
D) mate selection is driven by effectiveness in attending to courtship cues

If a pop-out effect does not occur,the visual search is best described as a __________ search.

Practice at a task makes it more and less .

When talking about attention,the role of inhibition is to __________.

During the attentional blink,what happens?

Which neural pathway is more likely to be involved in the orienting reflex?

Automatic processing is always better than controlled processing.

In vigilance tasks,performance starts to decline after __________.

Under most circumstances,spotlight attention traverses the visual field from place to place rather than appearing and disappearing.

For early filter theories of attention,selection is based on __________.

Habituation is __________.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mind-wandering thoughts?

According to Lavie,the attentional filter is more likely to be guided by physical characteristics when attention is and by semantic characteristics when attention is .

Conscious processing is __________.

The grabbing of attention by an unexpected event is called __________.

General alertness/basic arousal is controlled (at least in part)by the __________.

Which is NOT true of Posner's spatial cueing task?

For later filter theories of attention,selection is based on __________.

Controlled attention is NOT __________.

Two tasks are presented such that one task captures the person's attention as completely as possible.We examine performance on that primary task as well as (very likely)the information picked up from the secondary task.This procedure is called the __________________ procedure.

Evolutionary accounts of attention suggest that __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

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

Filters

Exam 4: Attention

If a pop-out effect does not occur,the visual search is best described as a __________ search.

Practice at a task makes it more __________ and less __________.

When talking about attention,the role of inhibition is to __________.

During the attentional blink,what happens?

Which neural pathway is more likely to be involved in the orienting reflex?

Automatic processing is always better than controlled processing.

In vigilance tasks,performance starts to decline after __________.

Under most circumstances,spotlight attention traverses the visual field from place to place rather than appearing and disappearing.

For early filter theories of attention,selection is based on __________.

Habituation is __________.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mind-wandering thoughts?

According to Lavie,the attentional filter is more likely to be guided by physical characteristics when attention is __________ and by semantic characteristics when attention is __________.

Conscious processing is __________.

The grabbing of attention by an unexpected event is called __________.

General alertness/basic arousal is controlled (at least in part)by the __________.

Which is NOT true of Posner's spatial cueing task?

For later filter theories of attention,selection is based on __________.

Controlled attention is NOT __________.

Two tasks are presented such that one task captures the person's attention as completely as possible.We examine performance on that primary task as well as (very likely)the information picked up from the secondary task.This procedure is called the __________________ procedure.

Evolutionary accounts of attention suggest that __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

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

Filters

Practice at a task makes it more and less .

According to Lavie,the attentional filter is more likely to be guided by physical characteristics when attention is and by semantic characteristics when attention is .