Question 1

Which of the following is considered to be the best current explanation of the visual condition called "blindsight"?

Accepted Answer

A)  In reality, the visual cortex of these individuals is not physically damaged. 
B)  These individuals actually underestimate the extent of their visual deficit. 
C)  These individuals typically have difficulties with their executive attention network. 
D)  Some information from the retina travels to regions of the cortex outside the visual cortex. 
A)  In reality, the visual cortex of these individuals is not physically damaged. 
B)  These individuals actually underestimate the extent of their visual deficit. 
C)  These individuals typically have difficulties with their executive attention network. 
D)  Some information from the retina travels to regions of the cortex outside the visual cortex. D

Question 2

Chinese readers make saccadic eye movements when they are reading a book written in Chinese script. Compared to English readers, the Chinese readers

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A)  move their eyes only two-three characters in a saccade, because each Chinese character contains more information. 
B)  move their eyes a greater distance in a saccade, because each Chinese character provides less information. 
C)  move their eyes a greater distance in a saccade, because each Chinese character provides more grammatical information. 
D)  move their eyes a greater distance in a saccade, because English has so many irregularities in its spelling. 
A)  move their eyes only two-three characters in a saccade, because each Chinese character contains more information. 
B)  move their eyes a greater distance in a saccade, because each Chinese character provides less information. 
C)  move their eyes a greater distance in a saccade, because each Chinese character provides more grammatical information. 
D)  move their eyes a greater distance in a saccade, because English has so many irregularities in its spelling. A

Question 3

Which of the following students provides the most complete, accurate information about the topic called "mind wandering"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daphne: "When your mind wanders, your visual acuity actually improves." 
B)  Dan: "When your mind wanders, you no longer can match an object's shape with its color." 
C)  Evan: "Mind wandering occurs when your attention shifts from distributed attention to focused attention." 
D)  Karolina: "Mind wandering occurs when your thoughts shift from the outside world to your inner thoughts." 
A)  Daphne: "When your mind wanders, your visual acuity actually improves." 
B)  Dan: "When your mind wanders, you no longer can match an object's shape with its color." 
C)  Evan: "Mind wandering occurs when your attention shifts from distributed attention to focused attention." 
D)  Karolina: "Mind wandering occurs when your thoughts shift from the outside world to your inner thoughts." D

Question 4

You need saccadic eye movements when you are reading this sentence in order to

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A)  focus on the consonants, rather than the vowels. 
B)  increase the size of your perceptual span. 
C)  decrease the number of fixations necessary for accurate reading. 
D)  move your eye so that the next words are registered in the fovea. 
A)  focus on the consonants, rather than the vowels. 
B)  increase the size of your perceptual span. 
C)  decrease the number of fixations necessary for accurate reading. 
D)  move your eye so that the next words are registered in the fovea.

Question 5

Saccadic movements are

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A)  the miniature eye movements our eyes make when they are attempting to identify the features of the individual letters in a word. 
B)  the very rapid movements of the eye from one location to another. 
C)  the eye movements made to change our focus from a distant object to a nearby object. 
D)  eye movements made only when we are asleep; they accompany dreams. 
A)  the miniature eye movements our eyes make when they are attempting to identify the features of the individual letters in a word. 
B)  the very rapid movements of the eye from one location to another. 
C)  the eye movements made to change our focus from a distant object to a nearby object. 
D)  eye movements made only when we are asleep; they accompany dreams.

Question 6

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary about phone use when someone is driving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henri: "As long as someone other than the driver is talking on the phone, there's no problem." 
B)  Edith: "As long as a driver uses a hands-free phone, there's no problem." 
C)  Charles: "When drivers are talking on the phone, they pay less attention to objects that appear in the middle of their visual field." 
D)  Jeanne: "When drivers are talking on the phone, the passengers can carry on a continuous conversation without affecting the driver." 
A)  Henri: "As long as someone other than the driver is talking on the phone, there's no problem." 
B)  Edith: "As long as a driver uses a hands-free phone, there's no problem." 
C)  Charles: "When drivers are talking on the phone, they pay less attention to objects that appear in the middle of their visual field." 
D)  Jeanne: "When drivers are talking on the phone, the passengers can carry on a continuous conversation without affecting the driver."

Question 7

On the way to the grocery store, you witness a car accident on a crowded street. A red Ford pickup truck rear-ends a blue minivan and then drives away. The driver of a black Toyota Prius stops to help the driver of the blue minivan. You stop and call 911. In the chaos of the scene, according to the research on illusory conjunctions, it would not be surprising if you reported seeing

Accepted Answer

A)  a pickup truck hitting a minivan; you don't remember the color. 
B)  a red vehicle hitting a blue vehicle; you don't remember the type of vehicle. 
C)  details of only the vehicle that drove away, which caught your attention more. 
D)  a blue pickup truck hitting a red minivan. 
A)  a pickup truck hitting a minivan; you don't remember the color. 
B)  a red vehicle hitting a blue vehicle; you don't remember the type of vehicle. 
C)  details of only the vehicle that drove away, which caught your attention more. 
D)  a blue pickup truck hitting a red minivan.

Question 8

The neuroscience research on the executive attention network shows that this system

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily activates the prefrontal part of the cortex. 
B)  is fairly well developed in infants. 
C)  helps you search an area for a specific target. 
D)  helps you notice a new stimulus. 
A)  primarily activates the prefrontal part of the cortex. 
B)  is fairly well developed in infants. 
C)  helps you search an area for a specific target. 
D)  helps you notice a new stimulus.

Question 9

Suppose that you are looking for a dark-colored car in a row of parked cars. Among them, 11 are light colored and one is dark colored. The dark-colored car seems to pop out. In this example,

Accepted Answer

A)  you are using focused attention. 
B)  you are using bottom-up processing. 
C)  you are demonstrating the feature-present/feature-absent effect. 
D)  a dark-colored object is more likely to stimulate the movement-detection cells in the retina. 
A)  you are using focused attention. 
B)  you are using bottom-up processing. 
C)  you are demonstrating the feature-present/feature-absent effect. 
D)  a dark-colored object is more likely to stimulate the movement-detection cells in the retina.

Question 10

In making a saccadic eye movement in reading a sentence in English, you are most likely to move to

Accepted Answer

A)  a blank space between words 
B)  the word "the" 
C)  a word that is highly predictable from the context of the sentence 
D)  the middle of a long word 
A)  a blank space between words 
B)  the word "the" 
C)  a word that is highly predictable from the context of the sentence 
D)  the middle of a long word

Question 11

The series of little jumps made by your eyes as they move across a page during reading is called

Accepted Answer

A)  fixation. 
B)  saccadic eye movement. 
C)  perceptual span. 
D)  parafoveal preview. 
A)  fixation. 
B)  saccadic eye movement. 
C)  perceptual span. 
D)  parafoveal preview.

Question 12

According to the research on saccadic eye movements,

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A)  people reading English are likely to see more letters to the left side of the central letter, rather than to the right side. 
B)  poor readers tend to make more regression movements than good readers do. 
C)  good readers tend to wait longer during the fixation pauses than poor readers do. 
D)  good readers are more likely than poor readers to stop on a white space between two words. 
A)  people reading English are likely to see more letters to the left side of the central letter, rather than to the right side. 
B)  poor readers tend to make more regression movements than good readers do. 
C)  good readers tend to wait longer during the fixation pauses than poor readers do. 
D)  good readers are more likely than poor readers to stop on a white space between two words.

Question 13

According to your textbook, _______ is an important "gatekeeper" that allows you to diret your mental effort toward thoughts and environmental stimuli that are most important to you at a given time.

Accepted Answer

A)  object recognition 
B)  speech perception 
C)  attention 
D)  problem solving 
A)  object recognition 
B)  speech perception 
C)  attention 
D)  problem solving

Question 14

Suppose that you are sitting in a classroom, trying to follow your professor's lecture while trying to ignore a loud conversation out in the hallway. This situation most closely resembles

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel processing. 
B)  holistic processing. 
C)  a divided-attention task. 
D)  a dichotic listening task. 
A)  parallel processing. 
B)  holistic processing. 
C)  a divided-attention task. 
D)  a dichotic listening task.

Question 15

Compared to a good reader, a poor reader is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  make larger saccadic eye movements. 
B)  make more regressions to earlier material. 
C)  stop for less time during a fixation pause. 
D)  have a larger perceptual span. 
A)  make larger saccadic eye movements. 
B)  make more regressions to earlier material. 
C)  stop for less time during a fixation pause. 
D)  have a larger perceptual span.

Question 16

Imagine that you have been on a strict diet for several weeks. No matter how hard you try, you can't avoid thinking about chocolate chip cookies and lemon meringue pie. You are having difficulty with

Accepted Answer

A)  thought suppression. 
B)  divided attention. 
C)  illusory conjunctions. 
D)  shadowing 
A)  thought suppression. 
B)  divided attention. 
C)  illusory conjunctions. 
D)  shadowing

Question 17

Which of the following students provides the best summary of the research about using a cell phone and paying attention while driving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans: "As long as you talk on a hands-free cell phone, you can still pay full attention to driving." 
B)  Gail: "As long as you are an experienced driver, talking on a hand-held cell phone or a hands-free cell phone will not distract your attention." 
C)  María Luisa: "Talking on a hands-free cell phone can distract your attention." 
D)  Josh: "Fortunately, drivers are not distracted when a passenger is having a conversation on a phone." 
A)  Hans: "As long as you talk on a hands-free cell phone, you can still pay full attention to driving." 
B)  Gail: "As long as you are an experienced driver, talking on a hand-held cell phone or a hands-free cell phone will not distract your attention." 
C)  María Luisa: "Talking on a hands-free cell phone can distract your attention." 
D)  Josh: "Fortunately, drivers are not distracted when a passenger is having a conversation on a phone."

Question 18

Right now, you are moving your eyes as you read this question on your exam. The letters that you can see at any given moment-in between eye movements-would be called

Accepted Answer

A)  a fixation. 
B)  the perceptual span. 
C)  a saccadic eye movement. 
D)  the fovea. 
A)  a fixation. 
B)  the perceptual span. 
C)  a saccadic eye movement. 
D)  the fovea.

Question 19

The fact that English-speaking readers can access information about upcoming words, even though they are currently fixated on a word to the left, is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  fixation. 
B)  the fovea. 
C)  a saccadic eye movement. 
D)  parafoveal preview. 
A)  fixation. 
B)  the fovea. 
C)  a saccadic eye movement. 
D)  parafoveal preview.

Question 20

Suppose that Jessica has a phobic disorder, a fear of snakes. A clinical psychologist gives her the appropriate version of an emotional Stroop task. Jessica would be likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  respond more quickly to items related to snakes than to other items. 
B)  show an attentional bias, so that she pays less attention to the color of the ink, when the word is related to snakes. 
C)  identify the colors more accurately for items related to snakes. 
D)  ignore the meaning of the word itself and focus exclusively on the color of the ink. 
A)  respond more quickly to items related to snakes than to other items. 
B)  show an attentional bias, so that she pays less attention to the color of the ink, when the word is related to snakes. 
C)  identify the colors more accurately for items related to snakes. 
D)  ignore the meaning of the word itself and focus exclusively on the color of the ink.

Which of the following is considered to be the best current explanation of the visual condition called "blindsight"?

Chinese readers make saccadic eye movements when they are reading a book written in Chinese script. Compared to English readers, the Chinese readers

Which of the following students provides the most complete, accurate information about the topic called "mind wandering"?

You need saccadic eye movements when you are reading this sentence in order to

Saccadic movements are

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary about phone use when someone is driving?

The neuroscience research on the executive attention network shows that this system

Suppose that you are looking for a dark-colored car in a row of parked cars. Among them, 11 are light colored and one is dark colored. The dark-colored car seems to pop out. In this example,

In making a saccadic eye movement in reading a sentence in English, you are most likely to move to

The series of little jumps made by your eyes as they move across a page during reading is called

According to the research on saccadic eye movements,

According to your textbook, _______ is an important "gatekeeper" that allows you to diret your mental effort toward thoughts and environmental stimuli that are most important to you at a given time.

Suppose that you are sitting in a classroom, trying to follow your professor's lecture while trying to ignore a loud conversation out in the hallway. This situation most closely resembles

Compared to a good reader, a poor reader is likely to

Imagine that you have been on a strict diet for several weeks. No matter how hard you try, you can't avoid thinking about chocolate chip cookies and lemon meringue pie. You are having difficulty with

Which of the following students provides the best summary of the research about using a cell phone and paying attention while driving?

Right now, you are moving your eyes as you read this question on your exam. The letters that you can see at any given moment-in between eye movements-would be called

The fact that English-speaking readers can access information about upcoming words, even though they are currently fixated on a word to the left, is referred to as

Suppose that Jessica has a phobic disorder, a fear of snakes. A clinical psychologist gives her the appropriate version of an emotional Stroop task. Jessica would be likely to:

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

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Exam 3: Attention and Consciousness

Which of the following is considered to be the best current explanation of the visual condition called "blindsight"?

Chinese readers make saccadic eye movements when they are reading a book written in Chinese script. Compared to English readers, the Chinese readers

Which of the following students provides the most complete, accurate information about the topic called "mind wandering"?

You need saccadic eye movements when you are reading this sentence in order to

Saccadic movements are

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary about phone use when someone is driving?

The neuroscience research on the executive attention network shows that this system

Suppose that you are looking for a dark-colored car in a row of parked cars. Among them, 11 are light colored and one is dark colored. The dark-colored car seems to pop out. In this example,

In making a saccadic eye movement in reading a sentence in English, you are most likely to move to

The series of little jumps made by your eyes as they move across a page during reading is called

According to the research on saccadic eye movements,

According to your textbook, _______ is an important "gatekeeper" that allows you to diret your mental effort toward thoughts and environmental stimuli that are most important to you at a given time.

Suppose that you are sitting in a classroom, trying to follow your professor's lecture while trying to ignore a loud conversation out in the hallway. This situation most closely resembles

Compared to a good reader, a poor reader is likely to

Imagine that you have been on a strict diet for several weeks. No matter how hard you try, you can't avoid thinking about chocolate chip cookies and lemon meringue pie. You are having difficulty with

Which of the following students provides the best summary of the research about using a cell phone and paying attention while driving?

Right now, you are moving your eyes as you read this question on your exam. The letters that you can see at any given moment-in between eye movements-would be called

The fact that English-speaking readers can access information about upcoming words, even though they are currently fixated on a word to the left, is referred to as

Suppose that Jessica has a phobic disorder, a fear of snakes. A clinical psychologist gives her the appropriate version of an emotional Stroop task. Jessica would be likely to:

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Visual and Auditory Recognition

Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Strategies and Metacognition

Mental Imagery and Cognitive Maps

General Knowledge

Language I: Introduction to Language and Language Comprehension

Language II: Language Production and Bilingualism

Problem Solving and Creativity

Deductive Reasoning and Decision Making

Cognitive Development Throughout the Lifespan

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