Question 1

Which of the following is the best example of object recognition?

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A)  Seeing a particular visual stimulus and mentally rotating it 
B)  Seeing a particular visual stimulus and identifying it as the letter M 
C)  Solving a complex reasoning problem 
D)  Switching your attention from one conversation to another 
A)  Seeing a particular visual stimulus and mentally rotating it 
B)  Seeing a particular visual stimulus and identifying it as the letter M 
C)  Solving a complex reasoning problem 
D)  Switching your attention from one conversation to another

Question 2

Chapter 2 discussed two related topics, called change blindness and inattentional blindness. According to this discussion,

Accepted Answer

A)  we need to monitor our environment more carefully, so that our perception is more accurate. 
B)  in reality, these cognitive errors can be traced to strategy that makes sense in the real world. 
C)  both of these topics reflect a basic deficit in object recognition. 
D)  both of these topics can be traced to overactive bottom-up processing. 
A)  we need to monitor our environment more carefully, so that our perception is more accurate. 
B)  in reality, these cognitive errors can be traced to strategy that makes sense in the real world. 
C)  both of these topics reflect a basic deficit in object recognition. 
D)  both of these topics can be traced to overactive bottom-up processing.

Question 3

Change blindness and inattentional blindness are similar because both of these phenomena

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A)  demonstrate the importance of top-down processing. 
B)  emphasize the importance of bottom-up processing. 
C)  illustrate categorical perception. 
D)  provide support for the recognition-by-components approach to perception. 
A)  demonstrate the importance of top-down processing. 
B)  emphasize the importance of bottom-up processing. 
C)  illustrate categorical perception. 
D)  provide support for the recognition-by-components approach to perception.

Question 4

Which of the following examples would be most comparable to the word superiority effect if we were to apply this phenomenon to hearing?

Accepted Answer

A)  You can identify a particular phoneme more readily if it is embedded in a word than if you hear that same phoneme in isolation. 
B)  If you are right-handed, you can identify a spoken word more readily if it is spoken in your right ear, rather than your left ear. 
C)  You can hear a spoken word more accurately when you see the written pattern at the same time, but this does not apply to smaller segments, such as individual letters. 
D)  You can recognize and remember short words more readily than long words in a conversation. 
A)  You can identify a particular phoneme more readily if it is embedded in a word than if you hear that same phoneme in isolation. 
B)  If you are right-handed, you can identify a spoken word more readily if it is spoken in your right ear, rather than your left ear. 
C)  You can hear a spoken word more accurately when you see the written pattern at the same time, but this does not apply to smaller segments, such as individual letters. 
D)  You can recognize and remember short words more readily than long words in a conversation.

Question 5

According to the discussion of phoneme perception,

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A)  this task is not very challenging because of context cues. 
B)  this task is not very challenging because each phoneme is pronounced in such a standard fashion. 
C)  this task is challenging because the English language has over 200 distinct phonemes. 
D)  this task is challenging because of the variability in speakers' pronunciation of phonemes. 
A)  this task is not very challenging because of context cues. 
B)  this task is not very challenging because each phoneme is pronounced in such a standard fashion. 
C)  this task is challenging because the English language has over 200 distinct phonemes. 
D)  this task is challenging because of the variability in speakers' pronunciation of phonemes.

Question 6

Which of the following students' statements best summarizes the research on face perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eduardo: "Faces are perceived in the same fashion as other similarly complex objects." 
B)  Sarita: "We process faces in terms of their general structure; for other objects, we are more likely to process isolated features." 
C)  Akiko: "We perceive faces in a more serial fashion, processing one feature at a time, for other objects, features are processed simultaneously." 
D)  Nelson: "We process faces in a bottom-up fashion; we process other objects in a top-down fashion." 
A)  Eduardo: "Faces are perceived in the same fashion as other similarly complex objects." 
B)  Sarita: "We process faces in terms of their general structure; for other objects, we are more likely to process isolated features." 
C)  Akiko: "We perceive faces in a more serial fashion, processing one feature at a time, for other objects, features are processed simultaneously." 
D)  Nelson: "We process faces in a bottom-up fashion; we process other objects in a top-down fashion."

Question 7

Suppose that you are watching a television talk show. The picture on your TV set is clear, but the sound is somewhat muffled. If the visual information helps you interpret some of the words that the talk-show host is saying, you are demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemic restoration 
B)  the phonetic module. 
C)  coarticulation. 
D)  the McGurk effect. 
A)  phonemic restoration 
B)  the phonetic module. 
C)  coarticulation. 
D)  the McGurk effect.

Question 8

According to the research on word boundaries in speech,

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemic restoration helps us detect word boundaries. 
B)  listeners are typically accurate in detecting word boundaries, even when there is no actual gap. 
C)  most people are clearly aware that speakers tend to run their words together 
D)  the boundary between spoken words is even more clear-cut than the boundary between printed words. 
A)  phonemic restoration helps us detect word boundaries. 
B)  listeners are typically accurate in detecting word boundaries, even when there is no actual gap. 
C)  most people are clearly aware that speakers tend to run their words together 
D)  the boundary between spoken words is even more clear-cut than the boundary between printed words.

Question 9

Individuals with prosopagnosia

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A)  can recognize faces, but not common objects. 
B)  cannot recognize the emotion shown on a face. 
C)  cannot recognize faces of even their own spouses or children. 
D)  may have suffered damage to the occipital lobe. 
A)  can recognize faces, but not common objects. 
B)  cannot recognize the emotion shown on a face. 
C)  cannot recognize faces of even their own spouses or children. 
D)  may have suffered damage to the occipital lobe.

Question 10

Which of the following favors a special mechanism approach to speech perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recent discoveries of categorical perception for nonspeech sounds 
B)  Early research on categorical perception of speech sounds 
C)  ERP shifts that are similar in processing speech and music 
D)  The McGurk effect 
A)  Recent discoveries of categorical perception for nonspeech sounds 
B)  Early research on categorical perception of speech sounds 
C)  ERP shifts that are similar in processing speech and music 
D)  The McGurk effect

Question 11

According to the gestalt psychology approach to visual perception,

Accepted Answer

A)  when we look at an object for the first time, we see a random arrangement of stimuli. 
B)  the distal stimulus is more important than the proximal stimulus. 
C)  we tend to see well-organized patterns, rather than random-looking stimuli. 
D)  we first extract the template, and then later we extract the geon. 
A)  when we look at an object for the first time, we see a random arrangement of stimuli. 
B)  the distal stimulus is more important than the proximal stimulus. 
C)  we tend to see well-organized patterns, rather than random-looking stimuli. 
D)  we first extract the template, and then later we extract the geon.

Question 12

The "general mechanism approach" to speech perception argues that

Accepted Answer

A)  we first obtain a general idea about a spoken message, and then we fill in the specific details. 
B)  we use similar processes for both speech perception and other auditory perception tasks. 
C)  learning does not play a major role in speech perception. 
D)  children are born with a general understanding about speech, and they fill in specific information as they grow older. 
A)  we first obtain a general idea about a spoken message, and then we fill in the specific details. 
B)  we use similar processes for both speech perception and other auditory perception tasks. 
C)  learning does not play a major role in speech perception. 
D)  children are born with a general understanding about speech, and they fill in specific information as they grow older.

Question 13

Coarticulation is the tendency

Accepted Answer

A)  for phoneme pronunciation to vary slightly, depending on the surrounding phonemes. 
B)  to read more than one word at a time. 
C)  to transmit meaning as well as phoneme information in any given English sentence. 
D)  to use visual cues to help you interpret phonemes. 
A)  for phoneme pronunciation to vary slightly, depending on the surrounding phonemes. 
B)  to read more than one word at a time. 
C)  to transmit meaning as well as phoneme information in any given English sentence. 
D)  to use visual cues to help you interpret phonemes.

Question 14

Suppose that a close friend is telling you about a very emotional experience she has just had. You are paying such close attention to her that you fail to notice that some strangers have just entered the room. This incident is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  change blindness. 
B)  illusory contour. 
C)  inattentional blindness. 
D)  a gestalt. 
A)  change blindness. 
B)  illusory contour. 
C)  inattentional blindness. 
D)  a gestalt.

Question 15

Suppose that you look at a television screen for less than a second and then close your eyes. The image that is briefly preserved after the stimulus has disappeared is held in

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic memory. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  long-term memory. 
A)  iconic memory. 
B)  echoic memory. 
C)  short-term memory. 
D)  long-term memory.

Question 16

You have no difficulty distinguishing between the letters O and W, but it takes longer to distinguish between the letters O and Q. Which theory of object recognition does this support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Template-matching theory 
B)  Subjective-contour theory 
C)  Feature-analysis theory 
D)  Recognition-by-components models 
A)  Template-matching theory 
B)  Subjective-contour theory 
C)  Feature-analysis theory 
D)  Recognition-by-components models

Question 17

The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to speech perception emphasize that humans have a special-purpose portion of the brain that makes speech perception easier. They call this special mechanism a

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemic restoration unit. 
B)  coarticulation device. 
C)  phonetic module. 
D)  categorical perception module. 
A)  phonemic restoration unit. 
B)  coarticulation device. 
C)  phonetic module. 
D)  categorical perception module.

Question 18

There is a great deal of controversy in neuroscience over

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that faces are processed differently than other stimuli. 
B)  the idea that the processing of faces is localized to a specific brain region. 
C)  the specific location of the fusiform face area of the brain. 
D)  whether brain damage can affect face processing without affecting the processing of other visual objects. 
A)  the idea that faces are processed differently than other stimuli. 
B)  the idea that the processing of faces is localized to a specific brain region. 
C)  the specific location of the fusiform face area of the brain. 
D)  whether brain damage can affect face processing without affecting the processing of other visual objects.

Question 19

You are now reading a sentence on an examination. The actual stimulus (the words on the piece of paper) is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the distal stimulus. 
B)  the proximal stimulus. 
C)  the geon. 
D)  the template. 
A)  the distal stimulus. 
B)  the proximal stimulus. 
C)  the geon. 
D)  the template.

Question 20

Chapter 2 discussed individual differences in the ability to recognize another person's facial expressions. This research showed that individuals with schizophrenia are more likely than people in a control group

Accepted Answer

A)  to respond slowly. 
B)  to make errors in identifying the facial expression. 
C)  to use holistic processing. 
D)  to use a template that processes facial expression. 
A)  to respond slowly. 
B)  to make errors in identifying the facial expression. 
C)  to use holistic processing. 
D)  to use a template that processes facial expression.

Which of the following is the best example of object recognition?

Chapter 2 discussed two related topics, called change blindness and inattentional blindness. According to this discussion,

Change blindness and inattentional blindness are similar because both of these phenomena

Which of the following examples would be most comparable to the word superiority effect if we were to apply this phenomenon to hearing?

According to the discussion of phoneme perception,

Which of the following students' statements best summarizes the research on face perception?

Suppose that you are watching a television talk show. The picture on your TV set is clear, but the sound is somewhat muffled. If the visual information helps you interpret some of the words that the talk-show host is saying, you are demonstrating

According to the research on word boundaries in speech,

Individuals with prosopagnosia

Which of the following favors a special mechanism approach to speech perception?

According to the gestalt psychology approach to visual perception,

The "general mechanism approach" to speech perception argues that

Coarticulation is the tendency

Suppose that a close friend is telling you about a very emotional experience she has just had. You are paying such close attention to her that you fail to notice that some strangers have just entered the room. This incident is an example of

Suppose that you look at a television screen for less than a second and then close your eyes. The image that is briefly preserved after the stimulus has disappeared is held in

You have no difficulty distinguishing between the letters O and W, but it takes longer to distinguish between the letters O and Q. Which theory of object recognition does this support?

The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to speech perception emphasize that humans have a special-purpose portion of the brain that makes speech perception easier. They call this special mechanism a

There is a great deal of controversy in neuroscience over

You are now reading a sentence on an examination. The actual stimulus (the words on the piece of paper) is called

Chapter 2 discussed individual differences in the ability to recognize another person's facial expressions. This research showed that individuals with schizophrenia are more likely than people in a control group

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Which of the following is the best example of object recognition?

Chapter 2 discussed two related topics, called change blindness and inattentional blindness. According to this discussion,

Change blindness and inattentional blindness are similar because both of these phenomena

Which of the following examples would be most comparable to the word superiority effect if we were to apply this phenomenon to hearing?

According to the discussion of phoneme perception,

Which of the following students' statements best summarizes the research on face perception?

Suppose that you are watching a television talk show. The picture on your TV set is clear, but the sound is somewhat muffled. If the visual information helps you interpret some of the words that the talk-show host is saying, you are demonstrating

According to the research on word boundaries in speech,

Individuals with prosopagnosia

Which of the following favors a special mechanism approach to speech perception?

According to the gestalt psychology approach to visual perception,

The "general mechanism approach" to speech perception argues that

Coarticulation is the tendency

Suppose that a close friend is telling you about a very emotional experience she has just had. You are paying such close attention to her that you fail to notice that some strangers have just entered the room. This incident is an example of

Suppose that you look at a television screen for less than a second and then close your eyes. The image that is briefly preserved after the stimulus has disappeared is held in

You have no difficulty distinguishing between the letters O and W, but it takes longer to distinguish between the letters O and Q. Which theory of object recognition does this support?

The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to speech perception emphasize that humans have a special-purpose portion of the brain that makes speech perception easier. They call this special mechanism a

There is a great deal of controversy in neuroscience over

You are now reading a sentence on an examination. The actual stimulus (the words on the piece of paper) is called

Chapter 2 discussed individual differences in the ability to recognize another person's facial expressions. This research showed that individuals with schizophrenia are more likely than people in a control group

An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Attention and Consciousness

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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