Question 1

_____ is a strategy used by baseball fielders to ensure that they arrive at the ball's landing point at the same time as the ball.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prism adaptation 
B)  Parabolic optical trajectory 
C)  Linear optical trajectory 
D)  Focus of expansion 
A)  Prism adaptation 
B)  Parabolic optical trajectory 
C)  Linear optical trajectory 
D)  Focus of expansion

Question 2

A mirror neuron that is stimulated when a monkey picks up a raisin with its hand is also activated when the monkey watches a human:

Accepted Answer

A)  drop a raisin by hand. 
B)  pick up a raisin by hand. 
C)  pick up a raisin by using a tool. 
D)  drop a raisin by using a tool. 
A)  drop a raisin by hand. 
B)  pick up a raisin by hand. 
C)  pick up a raisin by using a tool. 
D)  drop a raisin by using a tool.

Question 3

Explain using the perception/action cycle the process a person will follow when picking up a pencil off a table.

Accepted Answer

A person looks at the pencil and receive

Question 4

According to the text, a fastball traveling at 90 mph arrives at the plate about _____ than a fastball traveling at 95 mph.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 inches higher 
B)  3 inches lower 
C)  6 inches higher 
D)  6 inches lower 
A)  3 inches higher 
B)  3 inches lower 
C)  6 inches higher 
D)  6 inches lower

Question 5

Explain the differences in the traditional view of perception, that is, something that people do passively versus something actively done (modern view).

Accepted Answer

The traditional view of perception state

Question 6

The _____ contains neurons that are active when a monkey or human is involved in planning a reach to a specific location.

Accepted Answer

A)  medial intraparietal area 
B)  lateral intraparietal area 
C)  premotor cortex 
D)  motor cortex 
A)  medial intraparietal area 
B)  lateral intraparietal area 
C)  premotor cortex 
D)  motor cortex

Question 7

Experiments by Woodworth (1899) illustrating the speed-accuracy trade-off showed that the estimated time to use visual feedback was _____ msec.

Accepted Answer

A)  129 
B)  229 
C)  329 
D)  429 
A)  129 
B)  229 
C)  329 
D)  429

Question 8

A rising fastball:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs only when a pitch actually exceeds 100 mph. 
B)  appears to travel upward in a straight line at a constant speed. 
C)  is an illusion caused by the batter's underestimation of the speed of the pitch. 
D)  is an illusion caused by the batter's overestimation of the speed of the pitch. 
A)  occurs only when a pitch actually exceeds 100 mph. 
B)  appears to travel upward in a straight line at a constant speed. 
C)  is an illusion caused by the batter's underestimation of the speed of the pitch. 
D)  is an illusion caused by the batter's overestimation of the speed of the pitch.

Question 9

The _____ contains a variety of functionally specialized regions that support perceptually guided action and other functions. .

Accepted Answer

A)  anterior parietal lobe 
B)  posterior parietal lobe 
C)  premotor cortex 
D)  motor cortex 
A)  anterior parietal lobe 
B)  posterior parietal lobe 
C)  premotor cortex 
D)  motor cortex

Question 10

The _____ receptive field is the visual receptive field of a neuron that responds to visual stimuli near the hand, based on the location of the stimulus relative to the hand, not on the retinal location stimulated.

Accepted Answer

A)  center-surround 
B)  off-center 
C)  on-center 
D)  hand-centered 
A)  center-surround 
B)  off-center 
C)  on-center 
D)  hand-centered

Question 11

Experiments with monkeys have shown that hand-centered receptive fields of bimodal neurons expand to include locations near a handheld tool in order to support control of visually guided actions with tools. The neuron's receptive field expanded to include the entire length of the tool after _____ of the tool use.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 week 
B)  1 day 
C)  60 minutes 
D)  5 minutes 
A)  1 week 
B)  1 day 
C)  60 minutes 
D)  5 minutes

Question 12

If your hands were within reach of a mug, which characteristic of the mug would you be better at perceiving than if your hands were out of reach of the mug?

Accepted Answer

A)  the texture of the mug 
B)  the handle shape of the mug 
C)  the writing on the mug 
D)  the details of the picture on the mug 
A)  the texture of the mug 
B)  the handle shape of the mug 
C)  the writing on the mug 
D)  the details of the picture on the mug

Question 13

Experiments performed by Symes et al. (2008) showed that, when participants had to pinch a button instead of grasping a lever on identifying a difference in a visual display, they were:

Accepted Answer

A)  always faster at pinching the button, no matter what the change in the display was. 
B)  faster at detecting the difference between small items in the display. 
C)  faster at detecting the difference between large items in the display. 
D)  always slower at pinching the button, no matter what the change in the display was. 
A)  always faster at pinching the button, no matter what the change in the display was. 
B)  faster at detecting the difference between small items in the display. 
C)  faster at detecting the difference between large items in the display. 
D)  always slower at pinching the button, no matter what the change in the display was.

Question 14

_____ neurons are sensitive both to visual information from the space near the hand as well as to tactile stimulation of the hand.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pseudo-unipolar 
B)  Bipolar 
C)  Bimodal 
D)  Mirror 
A)  Pseudo-unipolar 
B)  Bipolar 
C)  Bimodal 
D)  Mirror

Question 15

Images with low spatial frequencies:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a lot of fine detail about the visual image. 
B)  tend to lack contrast with the background. 
C)  are unable to capture the overall shape of the objects. 
D)  provide information that is more useful for actions than high-spatial-frequency images. 
A)  provide a lot of fine detail about the visual image. 
B)  tend to lack contrast with the background. 
C)  are unable to capture the overall shape of the objects. 
D)  provide information that is more useful for actions than high-spatial-frequency images.

Question 16

Linear optical trajectory is a strategy suggested to explain:

Accepted Answer

A)  how people stand upright, even when the walls and ceiling of a room appear to move. 
B)  the expansion of hand-centered receptive field. 
C)  how fielders catch fly balls. 
D)  how baseball batters hit a fastball. 
A)  how people stand upright, even when the walls and ceiling of a room appear to move. 
B)  the expansion of hand-centered receptive field. 
C)  how fielders catch fly balls. 
D)  how baseball batters hit a fastball.

Question 17

Experiments by Keele and Posner (1968) estimated the visual feedback processing time was between _____ msec.

Accepted Answer

A)  400 and 500 
B)  190 and 260 
C)  100 and 150 
D)  300 and 350 
A)  400 and 500 
B)  190 and 260 
C)  100 and 150 
D)  300 and 350

Question 18

Mirror neurons are neurons that fire in response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  tactile stimulation of the hand and to visual stimuli near the hand. 
B)  only the right hand being stimulated by a visual stimuli near the hand. 
C)  a handheld tool being included in the hand-centered receptive field. 
D)  an action produced and the same action being produced when observed by others. 
A)  tactile stimulation of the hand and to visual stimuli near the hand. 
B)  only the right hand being stimulated by a visual stimuli near the hand. 
C)  a handheld tool being included in the hand-centered receptive field. 
D)  an action produced and the same action being produced when observed by others.

Question 19

Studies on prism adaptation show that, when people initially wear wedge prism goggles, they:

Accepted Answer

A)  make large errors in executing more complex actions. 
B)  are highly accurate in executing complex tasks. 
C)  are unaffected by the shift in focus caused by the prism. 
D)  are unable to adapt to wearing the prism. 
A)  make large errors in executing more complex actions. 
B)  are highly accurate in executing complex tasks. 
C)  are unaffected by the shift in focus caused by the prism. 
D)  are unable to adapt to wearing the prism.

Question 20

A neuron whose response is based on the object's location relative to the hand and not on the retinal location stimulated by the object is said to have a:

Accepted Answer

A)  pseudo-unipolar response. 
B)  hand-centered receptive field. 
C)  retina-centered receptive field. 
D)  high-spatial-frequency response. 
A)  pseudo-unipolar response. 
B)  hand-centered receptive field. 
C)  retina-centered receptive field. 
D)  high-spatial-frequency response.

_____ is a strategy used by baseball fielders to ensure that they arrive at the ball's landing point at the same time as the ball.

A mirror neuron that is stimulated when a monkey picks up a raisin with its hand is also activated when the monkey watches a human:

Explain using the perception/action cycle the process a person will follow when picking up a pencil off a table.

According to the text, a fastball traveling at 90 mph arrives at the plate about _____ than a fastball traveling at 95 mph.

Explain the differences in the traditional view of perception, that is, something that people do passively versus something actively done (modern view).

The _____ contains neurons that are active when a monkey or human is involved in planning a reach to a specific location.

Experiments by Woodworth (1899) illustrating the speed-accuracy trade-off showed that the estimated time to use visual feedback was _____ msec.

A rising fastball:

The _____ contains a variety of functionally specialized regions that support perceptually guided action and other functions. .

The _____ receptive field is the visual receptive field of a neuron that responds to visual stimuli near the hand, based on the location of the stimulus relative to the hand, not on the retinal location stimulated.

If your hands were within reach of a mug, which characteristic of the mug would you be better at perceiving than if your hands were out of reach of the mug?

Experiments performed by Symes et al. (2008) showed that, when participants had to pinch a button instead of grasping a lever on identifying a difference in a visual display, they were:

_____ neurons are sensitive both to visual information from the space near the hand as well as to tactile stimulation of the hand.

Images with low spatial frequencies:

Linear optical trajectory is a strategy suggested to explain:

Experiments by Keele and Posner (1968) estimated the visual feedback processing time was between _____ msec.

Mirror neurons are neurons that fire in response to:

Studies on prism adaptation show that, when people initially wear wedge prism goggles, they:

A neuron whose response is based on the object's location relative to the hand and not on the retinal location stimulated by the object is said to have a:

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Exam 8: Perception for Action

_____ is a strategy used by baseball fielders to ensure that they arrive at the ball's landing point at the same time as the ball.

A mirror neuron that is stimulated when a monkey picks up a raisin with its hand is also activated when the monkey watches a human:

Explain using the perception/action cycle the process a person will follow when picking up a pencil off a table.

According to the text, a fastball traveling at 90 mph arrives at the plate about _____ than a fastball traveling at 95 mph.

Explain the differences in the traditional view of perception, that is, something that people do passively versus something actively done (modern view).

The _____ contains neurons that are active when a monkey or human is involved in planning a reach to a specific location.

Experiments by Woodworth (1899) illustrating the speed-accuracy trade-off showed that the estimated time to use visual feedback was _____ msec.

A rising fastball:

The _____ contains a variety of functionally specialized regions that support perceptually guided action and other functions. .

The _____ receptive field is the visual receptive field of a neuron that responds to visual stimuli near the hand, based on the location of the stimulus relative to the hand, not on the retinal location stimulated.

If your hands were within reach of a mug, which characteristic of the mug would you be better at perceiving than if your hands were out of reach of the mug?

Experiments performed by Symes et al. (2008) showed that, when participants had to pinch a button instead of grasping a lever on identifying a difference in a visual display, they were:

_____ neurons are sensitive both to visual information from the space near the hand as well as to tactile stimulation of the hand.

Images with low spatial frequencies:

Linear optical trajectory is a strategy suggested to explain:

Experiments by Keele and Posner (1968) estimated the visual feedback processing time was between _____ msec.

Mirror neurons are neurons that fire in response to:

Studies on prism adaptation show that, when people initially wear wedge prism goggles, they:

A neuron whose response is based on the object's location relative to the hand and not on the retinal location stimulated by the object is said to have a:

Foundations

Light and the Eyes

The Visual Brain

Recognizing Visual Objects

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth

Perceiving Motion

Attention and Awareness

Sound and the Ears

The Auditory Brain and Perceiving Auditory Scenes

Perceiving Speech and Music

The Body Senses

Olfaction: Perceiving Odors

Gustation: Perceiving Tastes and Flavors

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