Question 1

Studies of moment-by-moment brain activity indicate that

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A)  the activity of visualization produces widespread activation of the brain, particularly in the left hemisphere. 
B)  the brain regions needed for visualization are distinct from the brain regions needed for actual vision. 
C)  when participants are visualizing, activity levels are high in brain regions also crucial for visual perception. 
D)  different people employ different brain areas to support their visualizing. 
A)  the activity of visualization produces widespread activation of the brain, particularly in the left hemisphere. 
B)  the brain regions needed for visualization are distinct from the brain regions needed for actual vision. 
C)  when participants are visualizing, activity levels are high in brain regions also crucial for visual perception. 
D)  different people employ different brain areas to support their visualizing. C

Question 2

Which of the following claims is true for a depiction of a cat but NOT for a description of a cat?

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A)  Properties strongly associated with the cat (e.g., whiskers) will be particularly prominent. 
B)  The distinctive features of the cat (e.g., claws) will be particularly prominent. 
C)  Aspects of the cat that are obvious (e.g., the fact that the cat has a body) are likely not to be prominent. 
D)  The cat's head will probably be prominent, but the cat's claws are likely not to be. 
A)  Properties strongly associated with the cat (e.g., whiskers) will be particularly prominent. 
B)  The distinctive features of the cat (e.g., claws) will be particularly prominent. 
C)  Aspects of the cat that are obvious (e.g., the fact that the cat has a body) are likely not to be prominent. 
D)  The cat's head will probably be prominent, but the cat's claws are likely not to be. D

Question 3

A researcher asks a participant to memorize a city map. On the map, the library and the school are 2 inches apart; the school and the hospital are 4 inches apart. The researcher now instructs the participant to form an image of the map and to scan from the library to the school. The researcher then asks the participant to scan from the school to the hospital. It is most likely true that the scanning time from the school to the hospital is ________ the scanning time between the library and the school.

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A)  half 
B)  triple 
C)  the same as 
D)  double 
A)  half 
B)  triple 
C)  the same as 
D)  double D

Question 4

Taken together, the evidence about memory for images suggests that

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A)  representations in working memory are different than those in long-term memory. 
B)  we cannot store visual imagery in long-term memory. 
C)  schemas influence images in working memory more than long-term memory. 
D)  we can experience familiarity for imagery, but not source memory. 
A)  representations in working memory are different than those in long-term memory. 
B)  we cannot store visual imagery in long-term memory. 
C)  schemas influence images in working memory more than long-term memory. 
D)  we can experience familiarity for imagery, but not source memory.

Question 5

Lisa and Katie are both using imagery mnemonics to try to remember the words "dog" and "Ferris wheel." Lisa imagines a dog riding a Ferris wheel, while Katie remembers a person at a theme park walking her dog. Lisa's strategy will

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A)  provide no benefit over Katie's strategy. 
B)  improve her memory for both words because the mnemonic is bizarre. 
C)  hinder her ability to remember compared to Katie's, because Lisa's mnemonic makes no sense. 
D)  improve her ability to remember "Ferris wheel" but not "dog." 
A)  provide no benefit over Katie's strategy. 
B)  improve her memory for both words because the mnemonic is bizarre. 
C)  hinder her ability to remember compared to Katie's, because Lisa's mnemonic makes no sense. 
D)  improve her ability to remember "Ferris wheel" but not "dog."

Question 6

In some cases, participants (often unknowingly) change their responses to what they think that the experimenter is looking for. Here participants are said to be sensitive to the ________ of the experiment.

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A)  demand character 
B)  imagined response 
C)  implicit hypothesis 
D)  mental weightings 
A)  demand character 
B)  imagined response 
C)  implicit hypothesis 
D)  mental weightings

Question 7

When asked to determine which city is farther south, Seattle or Montreal, people are likely to mistakenly say "Seattle." This is probably because

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A)  people depend on their "gut feelings" when they don't know an answer. 
B)  some spatial information is stored in memory in a propositional form rather than an image form. 
C)  people are great at reading visual images and can discover surprising facts in them. 
D)  people are miserably bad at reading visual images, and so images are no help in this type of problem. 
A)  people depend on their "gut feelings" when they don't know an answer. 
B)  some spatial information is stored in memory in a propositional form rather than an image form. 
C)  people are great at reading visual images and can discover surprising facts in them. 
D)  people are miserably bad at reading visual images, and so images are no help in this type of problem.

Question 8

Studies of image scanning indicate that

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A)  participants' scanning rate is slow for short distances but is faster for greater distances. 
B)  there is a linear function linking scanning distances and scanning times. 
C)  the fastest scanning times tend to be obtained with moderate scanning distances. 
D)  participants are able to scan across their images virtually instantaneously. 
A)  participants' scanning rate is slow for short distances but is faster for greater distances. 
B)  there is a linear function linking scanning distances and scanning times. 
C)  the fastest scanning times tend to be obtained with moderate scanning distances. 
D)  participants are able to scan across their images virtually instantaneously.

Question 9

In this chapter, it was suggested that putting your thoughts into imagery can literally shape the flow and sequence of your ideas. What piece of evidence leads to this claim?

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A)  Images are stored in an organized fashion. 
B)  Creating an image in your mind causes some objects to be more prominent and other objects less prominent. 
C)  Visual and spatial imagery are separate. 
D)  Images are not pictures. 
A)  Images are stored in an organized fashion. 
B)  Creating an image in your mind causes some objects to be more prominent and other objects less prominent. 
C)  Visual and spatial imagery are separate. 
D)  Images are not pictures.

Question 10

Truly photographic memory is called

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A)  long-term memory. 
B)  perfect pitch. 
C)  perfect perception. 
D)  eidetic imagery. 
A)  long-term memory. 
B)  perfect pitch. 
C)  perfect perception. 
D)  eidetic imagery.

Question 11

In memorizing new material, it is consistently helpful if one imagines the items

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A)  interacting with each other in some way. 
B)  in a typical situation. 
C)  close to each other but separated so that each is easily visible. 
D)  one by one so that the items do not blur together. 
A)  interacting with each other in some way. 
B)  in a typical situation. 
C)  close to each other but separated so that each is easily visible. 
D)  one by one so that the items do not blur together.

Question 12

Information about an image is stored as a "package" made up of both the perceptual frame of reference and

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A)  information on the relative size of the image. 
B)  the depiction of the image. 
C)  information as to whether the item is ambiguous. 
D)  verbal labels of the image. 
A)  information on the relative size of the image. 
B)  the depiction of the image. 
C)  information as to whether the item is ambiguous. 
D)  verbal labels of the image.

Question 13

Which of the following phrases would best describe the notion of boundary extension?

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A)  "Think outside the box." 
B)  "Think about the big picture." 
C)  "Don't believe everything you see." 
D)  "Seeing is believing." 
A)  "Think outside the box." 
B)  "Think about the big picture." 
C)  "Don't believe everything you see." 
D)  "Seeing is believing."

Question 14

It has been suggested that nodes in long-term memory can represent complete pictures, but this claim is no longer accepted. Which of the following pieces of evidence related to this claim is FALSE?

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A)  Images can be quite sketchy or very elaborate. 
B)  Images containing more parts take longer to create. 
C)  Images are stored in a piecemeal fashion. 
D)  Images containing more detail take less time to create. 
A)  Images can be quite sketchy or very elaborate. 
B)  Images containing more parts take longer to create. 
C)  Images are stored in a piecemeal fashion. 
D)  Images containing more detail take less time to create.

Question 15

Words that easily evoke imagery, like "ball," are ________ relative to words like "hope."

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A)  more easily remembered 
B)  less easily remembered 
C)  remembered equally as well 
D)  unlikely to be remembered 
A)  more easily remembered 
B)  less easily remembered 
C)  remembered equally as well 
D)  unlikely to be remembered

Question 16

With respect to the storage of images, how are images different from other mental representations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are different in working memory, but not in long-term memory. 
B)  They are not different. 
C)  They are not susceptible to encoding specificity effects. 
D)  Memory for images is more complete relative to memory for other representations. 
A)  They are different in working memory, but not in long-term memory. 
B)  They are not different. 
C)  They are not susceptible to encoding specificity effects. 
D)  Memory for images is more complete relative to memory for other representations.

Question 17

David suffers from unilateral neglect. Name the area of the brain that is likely affected, and then describe visual and mental imagery abnormalities that he likely experiences.

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The answer of David suffers from unilateral neglect. Name the...

Question 18

It is difficult to examine mental imagery because mental images cannot be tested directly. Describe the various experimental techniques that psychologists have used to study imagery. Include a brief description of the task and the basic findings.

Accepted Answer

The answer of It is difficult to examine mental imagery...

Question 19

The technique of transcranial magnetic stimulation employs strong magnetic pulses at a particular site on the scalp. When it is used on the scalp near Area V1, the effect is

Accepted Answer

A)  to give the participant rich and detailed hallucinations. 
B)  a temporary disruption of vision but not visual imagery. 
C)  a permanent disruption of visual imagery, and therefore use of the technique is unethical. 
D)  a temporary disruption of vision and visual imagery. 
A)  to give the participant rich and detailed hallucinations. 
B)  a temporary disruption of vision but not visual imagery. 
C)  a permanent disruption of visual imagery, and therefore use of the technique is unethical. 
D)  a temporary disruption of vision and visual imagery.

Question 20

In a memory experiment, participants were shown a form that could be interpreted in more than one way. Half the participants were told, "Here is a picture of the sun." The other participants were told, "Here is a picture of a ship's steering wheel." Sometime later, participants were asked to draw the exact form they had seen earlier. The data indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  participants' visual memories were distinct from their verbal memories, so participants were uninfluenced by the labels. 
B)  participants' drawings were biased in a fashion that reflected the labels that they had been given earlier. 
C)  the labels had called attention to the ambiguity of the figures, leading to improved memory accuracy. 
D)  participants were able to remember only the labels, not the drawings. 
A)  participants' visual memories were distinct from their verbal memories, so participants were uninfluenced by the labels. 
B)  participants' drawings were biased in a fashion that reflected the labels that they had been given earlier. 
C)  the labels had called attention to the ambiguity of the figures, leading to improved memory accuracy. 
D)  participants were able to remember only the labels, not the drawings.

Studies of moment-by-moment brain activity indicate that

Which of the following claims is true for a depiction of a cat but NOT for a description of a cat?

Taken together, the evidence about memory for images suggests that

Lisa and Katie are both using imagery mnemonics to try to remember the words "dog" and "Ferris wheel." Lisa imagines a dog riding a Ferris wheel, while Katie remembers a person at a theme park walking her dog. Lisa's strategy will

In some cases, participants (often unknowingly) change their responses to what they think that the experimenter is looking for. Here participants are said to be sensitive to the ________ of the experiment.

When asked to determine which city is farther south, Seattle or Montreal, people are likely to mistakenly say "Seattle." This is probably because

Studies of image scanning indicate that

In this chapter, it was suggested that putting your thoughts into imagery can literally shape the flow and sequence of your ideas. What piece of evidence leads to this claim?

Truly photographic memory is called

In memorizing new material, it is consistently helpful if one imagines the items

Information about an image is stored as a "package" made up of both the perceptual frame of reference and

Which of the following phrases would best describe the notion of boundary extension?

It has been suggested that nodes in long-term memory can represent complete pictures, but this claim is no longer accepted. Which of the following pieces of evidence related to this claim is FALSE?

Words that easily evoke imagery, like "ball," are ________ relative to words like "hope."

With respect to the storage of images, how are images different from other mental representations?

David suffers from unilateral neglect. Name the area of the brain that is likely affected, and then describe visual and mental imagery abnormalities that he likely experiences.

It is difficult to examine mental imagery because mental images cannot be tested directly. Describe the various experimental techniques that psychologists have used to study imagery. Include a brief description of the task and the basic findings.

The technique of transcranial magnetic stimulation employs strong magnetic pulses at a particular site on the scalp. When it is used on the scalp near Area V1, the effect is

The Science of the Mind

The Neural Basis for Cognition

Visual Perception

Recognizing Objects

Paying Attention

The Acquisition of Memories and the Working-Memory System

Interconnections Between Acquisition and Retrieval

Remembering Complex Events

Concepts and Generic Knowledge

Language

Judgment and Reasoning

Problem Solving and Intelligence

Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought

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Exam 11: Visual Knowledge

Studies of moment-by-moment brain activity indicate that

Which of the following claims is true for a depiction of a cat but NOT for a description of a cat?

Taken together, the evidence about memory for images suggests that

Lisa and Katie are both using imagery mnemonics to try to remember the words "dog" and "Ferris wheel." Lisa imagines a dog riding a Ferris wheel, while Katie remembers a person at a theme park walking her dog. Lisa's strategy will

In some cases, participants (often unknowingly) change their responses to what they think that the experimenter is looking for. Here participants are said to be sensitive to the ________ of the experiment.

When asked to determine which city is farther south, Seattle or Montreal, people are likely to mistakenly say "Seattle." This is probably because

Studies of image scanning indicate that

In this chapter, it was suggested that putting your thoughts into imagery can literally shape the flow and sequence of your ideas. What piece of evidence leads to this claim?

Truly photographic memory is called

In memorizing new material, it is consistently helpful if one imagines the items

Information about an image is stored as a "package" made up of both the perceptual frame of reference and

Which of the following phrases would best describe the notion of boundary extension?

It has been suggested that nodes in long-term memory can represent complete pictures, but this claim is no longer accepted. Which of the following pieces of evidence related to this claim is FALSE?

Words that easily evoke imagery, like "ball," are ________ relative to words like "hope."

With respect to the storage of images, how are images different from other mental representations?

David suffers from unilateral neglect. Name the area of the brain that is likely affected, and then describe visual and mental imagery abnormalities that he likely experiences.

It is difficult to examine mental imagery because mental images cannot be tested directly. Describe the various experimental techniques that psychologists have used to study imagery. Include a brief description of the task and the basic findings.

The technique of transcranial magnetic stimulation employs strong magnetic pulses at a particular site on the scalp. When it is used on the scalp near Area V1, the effect is

The Science of the Mind

The Neural Basis for Cognition

Visual Perception

Recognizing Objects

Paying Attention

The Acquisition of Memories and the Working-Memory System

Interconnections Between Acquisition and Retrieval

Remembering Complex Events

Concepts and Generic Knowledge

Language

Judgment and Reasoning

Problem Solving and Intelligence

Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought

Filters