Exam 2: Visual and Auditory Recognition

Your textbook discussed in some detail a study by Rueckl and Oden (the "bears/beans" study). These researchers manipulated both the features of a letter within a word and the context in which the word appeared. This study demonstrated that

Research on context and speech perception has demonstrated that

The research on speech perception demonstrates that

What can we conclude about the two major explanations for speech perception?

The discussion of the template model of object recognition pointed out that

Which of the following students provides the best, most complete definition of the term "perception"?

Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the variability found in the way we pronounce pronouns?

Many researchers argue that face perception is "special"; we process faces in a different way than we process other visual stimuli. According to this perspective,

According to the research on the recognition-by-components theory,

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary about phoneme pronunciation, as discussed in the section on speech perception?

The primary visual cortex is located in the _______ lobe of the brain.

If you were to study top-down processing as it applies to smell, which of the following topics would be most relevant?

Your friend Sophie said that she would call you at 8:00 p.m. When the phone rings at 8:00 p.m., you answer and say "Oh, hi, Sophie." Then you realize that the caller is a different friend with a similar voice, but somewhat higher pitched. Your initial error can be explained by

Which of the following is the best example of a geon?

Chapter 2 discussed individual differences in people's ability to judge the facial emotion that is being expressed in a series of photos. The results of this study suggest that people with schizophrenia

Suppose that you are reading a journal article that supports the "special mechanism approach" to speech perception. Which of the following statements would you be most likely to see?

The o sound in the word dog influences the position of your mouth when you pronounce the remainder of the word. This phenomenon is called

The feature-analysis approach to object recognition argues that

Suppose that you walk past the home of your friend, John. Standing in front of the house is someone who somewhat resembles your friend, so you shout, "Hi, John!" To your embarrassment, it is not John but his younger brother-substantially shorter and with darker hair. This error can be traced to

Suppose that you are looking at a simple geometric design. If you were to perceive it holistically you would