Question 1

Participants doing mental imagery tasks tend to show brain activity in the ______ lobe.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Describe the dual coding hypothesis and give examples of words that should be relatively easy and relatively difficult to remember according to this hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

Information that can be coded by both a verbal label and a visual image should be easier to remember.Easy: cat,dog,fish,tree.Difficult: harmony,honesty,courage.

Question 3

Inherent in Finke's description of perceptual equivalence is that mental images and perceptions use ______ mental processes.

Accepted Answer

A) different 
B) all 
C) zero 
D) similar 
A) different 
B) all 
C) zero 
D) similar D

Question 4

Neurological studies indicate that processing mental images activates areas of brain ______.

Accepted Answer

A) involved in visual perception 
B) involved in auditory perception 
C) involved in verbal memory 
D) not involved in ordinary sensory perception 
A) involved in visual perception 
B) involved in auditory perception 
C) involved in verbal memory 
D) not involved in ordinary sensory perception

Question 5

Which of the following mnemonic devices involves using imagery to imagine storing pieces of information in particular locations (such as in your house)?

Accepted Answer

A) peg-word 
B) method of loci 
C) cognitive map 
D) analog 
A) peg-word 
B) method of loci 
C) cognitive map 
D) analog

Question 6

In Kerr's (1983)study,she had blind participants acquire map and feature information through touch.She found that when asked to imagine moving a dot from one feature to another,blind participants ______.

Accepted Answer

A) could not complete the task because they were unable to acquire spatial information 
B) completed the task faster than sighted participants suggesting that mental imagery is detrimental 
C) were fastest when they had features described to them instead of having touched the map 
D) performed similarly to sighted participants suggesting that both groups had mental representations 
A) could not complete the task because they were unable to acquire spatial information 
B) completed the task faster than sighted participants suggesting that mental imagery is detrimental 
C) were fastest when they had features described to them instead of having touched the map 
D) performed similarly to sighted participants suggesting that both groups had mental representations

Question 7

In Paivio's study of paired-associate learning,subjects learned four types of word pairs: I.concrete-concrete (e.g. ,book-table)
II)concrete-abstract (e.g. ,book-freedom)
III)abstract-concrete (e.g. ,freedom-table)
IV)abstract-abstract (e.g. ,freedom-honesty)
Which of the following accurately portrays participants' recall of the four types of pairs,from highest recall to lowest?

Accepted Answer

A) I,III,II,IV 
B) I,II,III,IV 
C) II,III,I,IV 
D) IV,III,II,I 
A) I,III,II,IV 
B) I,II,III,IV 
C) II,III,I,IV 
D) IV,III,II,I

Question 8

Studies of imaginal scanning suggest that visual images are very much like physical pictures or maps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The process of ______ occurs when we move through space and revise our mental representations of where things are in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) visual updating 
B) visual editing 
C) spatial editing 
D) spatial updating 
A) visual updating 
B) visual editing 
C) spatial editing 
D) spatial updating

Question 10

Several mnemonic devices,including the method of loci,the pegword method,and the method of interacting images,have in common their reliance on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) verbal rehearsal 
B) creating a stor. 
C) visual imagery 
D) connecting new information to well-known information 
A) verbal rehearsal 
B) creating a stor. 
C) visual imagery 
D) connecting new information to well-known information

Question 11

When participants in an experiment were asked to imagine a letter and mentally move clockwise around the letter's corners,______.

Accepted Answer

A) they could respond more accurately by pointing than by responding verbally 
B) only about half of the participants could complete the task at all 
C) they could respond more quickly in verbal form than by pointing 
D) most could not complete the task,but those who did preferred to point 
A) they could respond more accurately by pointing than by responding verbally 
B) only about half of the participants could complete the task at all 
C) they could respond more quickly in verbal form than by pointing 
D) most could not complete the task,but those who did preferred to point

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of Finke's principles describing the fundamental nature and properties of visual images?

Accepted Answer

A) Images contain only information that has been intentionally stored. 
B) Mental imagery uses several of the same internal processes as visual perception. 
C) The spatial arrangement of parts of a mental image corresponds to the way parts of the actual physical objects are arranged. 
D) Transformations of visual images obey the same laws of motion as transformations of actual physical objects. 
A) Images contain only information that has been intentionally stored. 
B) Mental imagery uses several of the same internal processes as visual perception. 
C) The spatial arrangement of parts of a mental image corresponds to the way parts of the actual physical objects are arranged. 
D) Transformations of visual images obey the same laws of motion as transformations of actual physical objects.

Question 13

According to the dual code hypothesis,memory is better when we can create both a verbal code and a visual image of the thing that we are trying to remember.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Clockwise mental rotation is easier than counterclockwise mental rotation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Of the evidence reviewed in this chapter,which kinds of empirical findings best support Finke's notion of spatial equivalence?

Accepted Answer

A) mental rotation studies 
B) image scanning studies 
C) neurological studies 
D) mnemonic studies 
A) mental rotation studies 
B) image scanning studies 
C) neurological studies 
D) mnemonic studies

Question 16

Research by Chambers and Reisberg indicated that people ______.

Accepted Answer

A) spontaneously reverse ambiguous pictures (such as the rabbit/duck)and visual images of those pictures equally frequently 
B) frequently spontaneously reverse ambiguous pictures but not ambiguous visual images 
C) frequently spontaneously reverse ambiguous visual images but not ambiguous pictures 
D) almost never spontaneously reverse ambiguous visual images or pictures 
A) spontaneously reverse ambiguous pictures (such as the rabbit/duck)and visual images of those pictures equally frequently 
B) frequently spontaneously reverse ambiguous pictures but not ambiguous visual images 
C) frequently spontaneously reverse ambiguous visual images but not ambiguous pictures 
D) almost never spontaneously reverse ambiguous visual images or pictures

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a criticism often directed at imagery research?

Accepted Answer

A) Experimenters may give unconscious hints about the expected outcome of the study. 
B) Real-world images may not be stored analagously in memory. 
C) Imagery research cannot be conducted in a neuroscience paradigm. 
D) Descriptions and details of images can be used as imagery representations. 
A) Experimenters may give unconscious hints about the expected outcome of the study. 
B) Real-world images may not be stored analagously in memory. 
C) Imagery research cannot be conducted in a neuroscience paradigm. 
D) Descriptions and details of images can be used as imagery representations.

Question 18

Implicit encoding involves storing information ______.

Accepted Answer

A) that you never paid atttention to in the first place 
B) retrieving information from the unconscious 
C) that you wanted to specifically use to create a mental image 
D) that you did not intend to 
A) that you never paid atttention to in the first place 
B) retrieving information from the unconscious 
C) that you wanted to specifically use to create a mental image 
D) that you did not intend to

Question 19

Why does visual imagery enhance memory,according to the relational organizational hypothesis? What evidence exists for this hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

Visual imagery is effective because it c

Question 20

Forming a visual image and then moving from one location on the image to another is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic distance 
B) imaginal scanning 
C) mnemonic movement 
D) heuristic distortion 
A) symbolic distance 
B) imaginal scanning 
C) mnemonic movement 
D) heuristic distortion

Participants doing mental imagery tasks tend to show brain activity in the ______ lobe.

Describe the dual coding hypothesis and give examples of words that should be relatively easy and relatively difficult to remember according to this hypothesis.

Inherent in Finke's description of perceptual equivalence is that mental images and perceptions use ______ mental processes.

Neurological studies indicate that processing mental images activates areas of brain ______.

Which of the following mnemonic devices involves using imagery to imagine storing pieces of information in particular locations (such as in your house)?

In Kerr's (1983)study,she had blind participants acquire map and feature information through touch.She found that when asked to imagine moving a dot from one feature to another,blind participants ______.

Studies of imaginal scanning suggest that visual images are very much like physical pictures or maps.

The process of ______ occurs when we move through space and revise our mental representations of where things are in the environment.

Several mnemonic devices,including the method of loci,the pegword method,and the method of interacting images,have in common their reliance on ______.

When participants in an experiment were asked to imagine a letter and mentally move clockwise around the letter's corners,______.

Which of the following is NOT one of Finke's principles describing the fundamental nature and properties of visual images?

According to the dual code hypothesis,memory is better when we can create both a verbal code and a visual image of the thing that we are trying to remember.

Clockwise mental rotation is easier than counterclockwise mental rotation.

Of the evidence reviewed in this chapter,which kinds of empirical findings best support Finke's notion of spatial equivalence?

Research by Chambers and Reisberg indicated that people ______.

Which of the following is NOT a criticism often directed at imagery research?

Implicit encoding involves storing information ______.

Why does visual imagery enhance memory,according to the relational organizational hypothesis? What evidence exists for this hypothesis?

Forming a visual image and then moving from one location on the image to another is known as ______.

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The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources

Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces

Retrieving Memories From Long-Term Storage

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Knowledge Representation: Storing and Organizing

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Thinking and Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Cognitive Development Through Adolescence

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Exam 9: Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition

Participants doing mental imagery tasks tend to show brain activity in the ______ lobe.

Describe the dual coding hypothesis and give examples of words that should be relatively easy and relatively difficult to remember according to this hypothesis.

Inherent in Finke's description of perceptual equivalence is that mental images and perceptions use ______ mental processes.

Neurological studies indicate that processing mental images activates areas of brain ______.

Which of the following mnemonic devices involves using imagery to imagine storing pieces of information in particular locations (such as in your house)?

In Kerr's (1983)study,she had blind participants acquire map and feature information through touch.She found that when asked to imagine moving a dot from one feature to another,blind participants ______.

Studies of imaginal scanning suggest that visual images are very much like physical pictures or maps.

The process of ______ occurs when we move through space and revise our mental representations of where things are in the environment.

Several mnemonic devices,including the method of loci,the pegword method,and the method of interacting images,have in common their reliance on ______.

When participants in an experiment were asked to imagine a letter and mentally move clockwise around the letter's corners,______.

Which of the following is NOT one of Finke's principles describing the fundamental nature and properties of visual images?

According to the dual code hypothesis,memory is better when we can create both a verbal code and a visual image of the thing that we are trying to remember.

Clockwise mental rotation is easier than counterclockwise mental rotation.

Of the evidence reviewed in this chapter,which kinds of empirical findings best support Finke's notion of spatial equivalence?

Research by Chambers and Reisberg indicated that people ______.

Which of the following is NOT a criticism often directed at imagery research?

Implicit encoding involves storing information ______.

Why does visual imagery enhance memory,according to the relational organizational hypothesis? What evidence exists for this hypothesis?

Forming a visual image and then moving from one location on the image to another is known as ______.

Cognitive Psychology: History, methods, and Paradigms

The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources

Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces

Retrieving Memories From Long-Term Storage

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Knowledge Representation: Storing and Organizing

Language

Thinking and Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Cognitive Development Through Adolescence

Individual Differences in Cognition

Cognition in Cross-Cultural Perspective

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