Question 1

With regard to navigation,cognitive psychologists differentiate between representing space as we see it (_____ representation)and representing space free of any particular viewpoint (_____ representation).

Accepted Answer

A)  subjective;objective 
B)  2-D;3-D 
C)  egocentric;allocentric 
D)  viewer-specific;viewer-independent

Question 2

Stevens and Coupe's (1978)research on map distortions showed that people are likely to make mistakes in determining which of two locations is farther east,west,north,or south if:

Accepted Answer

A)  the name of one of the locations was more salient than the other. 
B)  the higher-order information was confusing. 
C)  it was necessary to take an allocentric point of view. 
D)  it was necessary to perform another cognitive task at the same time.

Question 3

Hart and Moore (1973)have supplied evidence that,as children develop cognitive maps,they first form _____ maps that are direct point-to-point depictions of the environment and later start to form _____ maps that are more complex schematics of the entire locale.

Accepted Answer

A)  inner-directed;circumspect 
B)  interpolative;extrapolative 
C)  route;survey 
D)  travelers';surveyors'

Question 4

In the Shepard and Metzler's task,subjects are asked to:

Accepted Answer

A)  mentally rotate the hands on a clock to the same degree of angle as a standard clock. 
B)  mentally compare the size of a rabbit to a fly. 
C)  mentally rotate two-dimensional test cubes to decide if they were the same as original cubes. 
D)  rehearse and then imagine they were reciting a verbal jingle.

Question 5

Research on mental rotation and scanning seems to suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental imagery may appear subjectively real to the person,but the processes bear little relationship to the physical events. 
B)  the brain is furnished with very powerful specialized neurons that can rotate objects just as one would physically rotate them. 
C)  the mental processes people go through in such tasks seem to be analogous to the physical process of rotating or scanning. 
D)  these functions are very tightly localized in just one area of the brain.

Question 6

In their study of a person with bilateral parietal-occipital damage,Levine,Warach,and Farah provided evidence that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the parietal lobe seems to mediate imagery tasks that require access to visual detail and not those that require spatial judgments. 
B)  visual and spatial processing both occur in the parietal lobe. 
C)  the parietal lobe mediates spatial-judgment tasks,but not visual-detail tasks. 
D)  the parietal lobe remains the primary auditory processing system with no involvement in spatial or visual tasks.

Question 7

When subjects were asked to judge which of two animals was larger,Moyer (1973)found that subjects were influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in animal type. 
B)  differences in animal size. 
C)  familiarity with the animals. 
D)  degree of attachment to animals.

Question 8

Little Tommy Jones tries to give Mr.Smith directions to the grocery store over the phone.Mr.Smith is not able to understand the directions because Tommy explained how to get to the store from his house instead of from Mr.Smith"s house.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  allocentric representation. 
B)  a spatial deficit. 
C)  egocentric representation. 
D)  a map distortion.

Question 9

Brooks (1968)asked subjects to point,tap,or verbalize responses to diagrams or sentences.What statement BEST explains the outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjects took longer to classify sentences in the verbal condition than they did to classify diagrams in the pointing condition. 
B)  Subjects could classify sentences in the verbal condition as rapidly as they could classify diagrams in the pointing condition. 
C)  Subjects were fastest at classifying diagrams by pointing,but their accuracy rate was low. 
D)  Subjects took longest to classify diagrams in the pointing condition than in any other condition.

Question 10

When subjects try to discriminate between two objects on the basis of size,the time it takes for them to do so increases as the difference in size between the two objects increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Mental rotation research suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is harder to rotate an object in depth than in the picture plane. 
B)  we have neural diagrams actually rotating in our head. 
C)  people prefer to rotate objects in a clockwise direction. 
D)  subjects imagine an object moving in continuous stages as they mentally rotate it.

Question 12

In an experiment,subjects were asked to remember a map and then judge which of two cities was farther north or which of two cities was farther east.Which detail would probably affect the time it takes the subjects to make these judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the city is on a river 
B)  whether the subject's location is more north/south versus east/west 
C)  whether there is a state border between the two cities 
D)  whether the map is bordered

Question 13

Visual images share many properties with actual products of visual perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which question would subjects take the LONGEST time to answer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Which is larger,a cat or a mouse? 
B)  Which is larger,a worm or a centipede? 
C)  Which is larger,a deer or a bear? 
D)  Which is larger,a sparrow or an ostrich?

Question 15

Roland and Friberg used a(n)_____ measurement technique to map brain activity with visual and verbal stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  electroencephalograph 
B)  blood flow 
C)  magnetic resonance imagery 
D)  evoked response potential

Question 16

Neuropsychological studies using visual and spatial tasks suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A)  damage to the temporal lobe interferes with spatial processing,but not visual detail. 
B)  spatial judgments and visual detail are both occipital lobe functions. 
C)  spatial judgments are mediated by the temporal lobe,but visual detail is mediated by the occipital lobe. 
D)  different areas of the brain appear to be involved in processing spatial information as opposed to visual information.

Question 17

What evidence supports the notion that,in mental rotation tasks,subjects rotate one object until it is congruent with the other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjects are much faster when they rotate simple letters than when they rotate complex figures. 
B)  There is little difference between rotating objects in the picture plane versus the depth plane. 
C)  Subjects find it hard to recognize that one object is larger than the other. 
D)  Judgment time is a linear function of the number of degrees of rotation required to complete the rotation.

Question 18

What do studies of visual comparison of magnitudes imply about the similarity between visual perception and visual imagery? Make sure to explain the work of Johnson (1939)and Moyer (1973).

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Spatial features are NOT a component of mental images.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Research on mental imagery suggests that there is/are:

Accepted Answer

A)  just one type of mental imagery tied to the visual modality. 
B)  two types of mental imagery,one that preserves visual detail and one not tied to the visual modality. 
C)  one type of mental imagery that encodes spatial information and is not tied to the visual modality. 
D)  two types of mental imagery,one tied to the visual modality and one to the verbal.

Exam 4: Mental Imagery

With regard to navigation,cognitive psychologists differentiate between representing space as we see it (_ representation) and representing space free of any particular viewpoint (_ representation) .

Stevens and Coupe's (1978) research on map distortions showed that people are likely to make mistakes in determining which of two locations is farther east,west,north,or south if:

Hart and Moore (1973) have supplied evidence that,as children develop cognitive maps,they first form _ maps that are direct point-to-point depictions of the environment and later start to form _ maps that are more complex schematics of the entire locale.

In the Shepard and Metzler's task,subjects are asked to:

Research on mental rotation and scanning seems to suggest that:

In their study of a person with bilateral parietal-occipital damage,Levine,Warach,and Farah provided evidence that:

When subjects were asked to judge which of two animals was larger,Moyer (1973) found that subjects were influenced by:

Little Tommy Jones tries to give Mr.Smith directions to the grocery store over the phone.Mr.Smith is not able to understand the directions because Tommy explained how to get to the store from his house instead of from Mr.Smith"s house.This is an example of:

Brooks (1968) asked subjects to point,tap,or verbalize responses to diagrams or sentences.What statement BEST explains the outcome?

When subjects try to discriminate between two objects on the basis of size,the time it takes for them to do so increases as the difference in size between the two objects increases.

Mental rotation research suggests that:

In an experiment,subjects were asked to remember a map and then judge which of two cities was farther north or which of two cities was farther east.Which detail would probably affect the time it takes the subjects to make these judgments?

Visual images share many properties with actual products of visual perception.

Which question would subjects take the LONGEST time to answer?

Roland and Friberg used a(n) _____ measurement technique to map brain activity with visual and verbal stimuli.

Neuropsychological studies using visual and spatial tasks suggest that:

What evidence supports the notion that,in mental rotation tasks,subjects rotate one object until it is congruent with the other?

What do studies of visual comparison of magnitudes imply about the similarity between visual perception and visual imagery? Make sure to explain the work of Johnson (1939)and Moyer (1973).

Spatial features are NOT a component of mental images.

Research on mental imagery suggests that there is/are:

Exam 4: Mental Imagery

With regard to navigation,cognitive psychologists differentiate between representing space as we see it (_____ representation) and representing space free of any particular viewpoint (_____ representation) .

Stevens and Coupe's (1978) research on map distortions showed that people are likely to make mistakes in determining which of two locations is farther east,west,north,or south if:

Hart and Moore (1973) have supplied evidence that,as children develop cognitive maps,they first form _____ maps that are direct point-to-point depictions of the environment and later start to form _____ maps that are more complex schematics of the entire locale.

In the Shepard and Metzler's task,subjects are asked to:

Research on mental rotation and scanning seems to suggest that:

In their study of a person with bilateral parietal-occipital damage,Levine,Warach,and Farah provided evidence that:

When subjects were asked to judge which of two animals was larger,Moyer (1973) found that subjects were influenced by:

Little Tommy Jones tries to give Mr.Smith directions to the grocery store over the phone.Mr.Smith is not able to understand the directions because Tommy explained how to get to the store from his house instead of from Mr.Smith"s house.This is an example of:

Brooks (1968) asked subjects to point,tap,or verbalize responses to diagrams or sentences.What statement BEST explains the outcome?

When subjects try to discriminate between two objects on the basis of size,the time it takes for them to do so increases as the difference in size between the two objects increases.

Mental rotation research suggests that:

In an experiment,subjects were asked to remember a map and then judge which of two cities was farther north or which of two cities was farther east.Which detail would probably affect the time it takes the subjects to make these judgments?

Visual images share many properties with actual products of visual perception.

Which question would subjects take the LONGEST time to answer?

Roland and Friberg used a(n) _____ measurement technique to map brain activity with visual and verbal stimuli.

Neuropsychological studies using visual and spatial tasks suggest that:

What evidence supports the notion that,in mental rotation tasks,subjects rotate one object until it is congruent with the other?

What do studies of visual comparison of magnitudes imply about the similarity between visual perception and visual imagery? Make sure to explain the work of Johnson (1939)and Moyer (1973).

Spatial features are NOT a component of mental images.

Research on mental imagery suggests that there is/are:

With regard to navigation,cognitive psychologists differentiate between representing space as we see it (_ representation) and representing space free of any particular viewpoint (_ representation) .

Hart and Moore (1973) have supplied evidence that,as children develop cognitive maps,they first form _ maps that are direct point-to-point depictions of the environment and later start to form _ maps that are more complex schematics of the entire locale.