Question 1

Retinal flow is influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The image on the cornea is flipped by following a straight path of light 
B)  The retinal image is flipped and is produced by following a straight path of light and/or eye movement alone 
C)  Rotation in the retina image produced by following a curved path and/or eye and head movement 
D)  Head and eye movements alone change the retina image 
E)  Rotation in the retina image produced by following a straight path and/or eye and head movements 
A)  The image on the cornea is flipped by following a straight path of light 
B)  The retinal image is flipped and is produced by following a straight path of light and/or eye movement alone 
C)  Rotation in the retina image produced by following a curved path and/or eye and head movement 
D)  Head and eye movements alone change the retina image 
E)  Rotation in the retina image produced by following a straight path and/or eye and head movements C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of the planning system in Glover's (2004) planning-control model of human action?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is not used during an actual movement 
B)  It is relatively slow 
C)  It uses both spatial and non-spatial information 
D)  It is influenced by the individual's goals 
E)  It is susceptible to conscious influence 
A)  It is not used during an actual movement 
B)  It is relatively slow 
C)  It uses both spatial and non-spatial information 
D)  It is influenced by the individual's goals 
E)  It is susceptible to conscious influence A

Question 3

"Identification of a peripheral object is impaired by nearby objects" describes which phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change blindness 
B)  Inattentional blindness 
C)  Peripheral blindness 
D)  Apraxia 
E)  Visual crowding 
A)  Change blindness 
B)  Inattentional blindness 
C)  Peripheral blindness 
D)  Apraxia 
E)  Visual crowding E

Question 4

Grossman et al. (2005) found that point-light displays of biological motion activated which brain area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle temporal area 
B)  Superior temporal sulcus 
C)  Inferior parietal lobe 
D)  Frontal lobes 
E)  Basal ganglia 
A)  Middle temporal area 
B)  Superior temporal sulcus 
C)  Inferior parietal lobe 
D)  Frontal lobes 
E)  Basal ganglia

Question 5

Hollingworth and Henderson's eye-tracking study (2002) revealed that what type of change was most readily detected?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type 
B)  Token 
C)  Spatial 
D)  Hemifield 
E)  Depth 
A)  Type 
B)  Token 
C)  Spatial 
D)  Hemifield 
E)  Depth

Question 6

Gibson stated that perception of the environment is mediated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Retinal pictures 
B)  Neural pictures 
C)  Mental pictures 
D)  Information pickup 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Retinal pictures 
B)  Neural pictures 
C)  Mental pictures 
D)  Information pickup 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

Tresilian (1999) argued that the informativeness of tau as a measure of time to contact is limited because:

Accepted Answer

A)  It ignores accelerations in object velocity 
B)  It can only provide information about time to contact with the eyes 
C)  It is only accurate when applied to objects that are spherically symmetrical 
D)  It requires that image size and object expansion are both detectable 
E)  All of the above 
A)  It ignores accelerations in object velocity 
B)  It can only provide information about time to contact with the eyes 
C)  It is only accurate when applied to objects that are spherically symmetrical 
D)  It requires that image size and object expansion are both detectable 
E)  All of the above

Question 8

According to Kuhn and Martinez (2012), magicians often make use of which phenomenon that involves a failure to detect that a once-present object has been manipulated in some way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change blindness 
B)  Ebbinghaus illusion 
C)  Müller-Lyer illusion 
D)  Misdirection 
E)  Ponzo illusion 
A)  Change blindness 
B)  Ebbinghaus illusion 
C)  Müller-Lyer illusion 
D)  Misdirection 
E)  Ponzo illusion

Question 9

Do adults with autism detect human motion in point-like displays?

Accepted Answer

A)  No - they do not have an intact ability to detect human motion 
B)  Yes - they have an intact ability and show emotion processing in such displays 
C)  Yes - they have an intact ability but exhibit impaired emotion processing in such displays 
D)  No - they do not have an intact ability but can show emotion processing 
E)  None of the above 
A)  No - they do not have an intact ability to detect human motion 
B)  Yes - they have an intact ability and show emotion processing in such displays 
C)  Yes - they have an intact ability but exhibit impaired emotion processing in such displays 
D)  No - they do not have an intact ability but can show emotion processing 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

What term is used to describe the changes in the patterns of light that reach an observer when there is movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Optic array 
B)  Optic flow 
C)  Retinal image 
D)  Focus of expansion 
E)  Texture gradient 
A)  Optic array 
B)  Optic flow 
C)  Retinal image 
D)  Focus of expansion 
E)  Texture gradient

Question 11

What is apraxia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inability to perform planned actions 
B)  Inability to plan actions 
C)  Inability to recognise actions 
D)  Inability to predict planned actions 
E)  Inability to understand an action 
A)  Inability to perform planned actions 
B)  Inability to plan actions 
C)  Inability to recognise actions 
D)  Inability to predict planned actions 
E)  Inability to understand an action

Question 12

When free to look wherever they want, drivers approaching a bend tend to focus on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Curb edge 
B)  Plateau 
C)  Tangent point 
D)  Horizon 
E)  Inflection gradient 
A)  Curb edge 
B)  Plateau 
C)  Tangent point 
D)  Horizon 
E)  Inflection gradient

Question 13

What term was used by Gibson to describe the potential uses of objects that present themselves to an observer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affordances 
B)  Dissociates 
C)  Gradients 
D)  Invariants 
E)  Obligatories 
A)  Affordances 
B)  Dissociates 
C)  Gradients 
D)  Invariants 
E)  Obligatories

Question 14

Gibson's theory of perception is consistent with the visual processing that is moderated by which processing stream?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vision-for-perception 
B)  Ventral 
C)  What 
D)  Vision-for-action 
E)  Occipital lobe 
A)  Vision-for-perception 
B)  Ventral 
C)  What 
D)  Vision-for-action 
E)  Occipital lobe

Question 15

What is retinal flow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changes in the pattern of light on the retina 
B)  Changes in the pattern of light on the cornea 
C)  Changes in rod and cone light patterns 
D)  Steady increase in bright light on the eye 
E)  The pressure on the retina 
A)  Changes in the pattern of light on the retina 
B)  Changes in the pattern of light on the cornea 
C)  Changes in rod and cone light patterns 
D)  Steady increase in bright light on the eye 
E)  The pressure on the retina

Question 16

Rensink et al. (1997), among others, have argued that visual representations formed when viewing a scene depend on our limited attentional focus and, for that reason, are necessarily:

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-verbal 
B)  Retinotopically mapped 
C)  Rehearsed 
D)  Sparse 
E)  Integrated with other sensory information 
A)  Non-verbal 
B)  Retinotopically mapped 
C)  Rehearsed 
D)  Sparse 
E)  Integrated with other sensory information

Question 17

Cohen (2002) assessed observer's sensitivity to human, dog and seal motion using point-light displays. What is their conclusion about sensitivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  We are less sensitive to animal motion 
B)  We are more sensitive to observed motions resembling our own actions 
C)  We are more sensitive to actions for human motion 
D)  We have the same sensitivity to both human and animal motion 
E)  None of the above 
A)  We are less sensitive to animal motion 
B)  We are more sensitive to observed motions resembling our own actions 
C)  We are more sensitive to actions for human motion 
D)  We have the same sensitivity to both human and animal motion 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

Which one is a criticism of Glover's (2004) planning-control model?

Accepted Answer

A)  The planning system involves different processes 
B)  The model argues control occurs late during object-directed movements 
C)  It has an oversimplified view of processes involved in goal-directed action 
D)  The model accounts for planning and control processes when only one object is present 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The planning system involves different processes 
B)  The model argues control occurs late during object-directed movements 
C)  It has an oversimplified view of processes involved in goal-directed action 
D)  The model accounts for planning and control processes when only one object is present 
E)  All of the above

Question 19

What term was used by Gibson to describe those higher-order characteristics of the visual array that remain unaltered when an observer moves around the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affordances 
B)  Dissociates 
C)  Gradients 
D)  Invariants 
E)  Obligatories 
A)  Affordances 
B)  Dissociates 
C)  Gradients 
D)  Invariants 
E)  Obligatories

Question 20

Units in which system are activated when animals perform an action AND when they observe another animal performing the same action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Replication dyad 
B)  Reproduction system 
C)  Fronto-vestibular network 
D)  Mirror neuron system 
E)  Perception-for-action system 
A)  Replication dyad 
B)  Reproduction system 
C)  Fronto-vestibular network 
D)  Mirror neuron system 
E)  Perception-for-action system

Retinal flow is influenced by:

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of the planning system in Glover's (2004) planning-control model of human action?

"Identification of a peripheral object is impaired by nearby objects" describes which phenomenon?

Grossman et al. (2005) found that point-light displays of biological motion activated which brain area?

Hollingworth and Henderson's eye-tracking study (2002) revealed that what type of change was most readily detected?

Gibson stated that perception of the environment is mediated by:

Tresilian (1999) argued that the informativeness of tau as a measure of time to contact is limited because:

According to Kuhn and Martinez (2012), magicians often make use of which phenomenon that involves a failure to detect that a once-present object has been manipulated in some way?

Do adults with autism detect human motion in point-like displays?

What term is used to describe the changes in the patterns of light that reach an observer when there is movement?

What is apraxia?

When free to look wherever they want, drivers approaching a bend tend to focus on the:

What term was used by Gibson to describe the potential uses of objects that present themselves to an observer?

Gibson's theory of perception is consistent with the visual processing that is moderated by which processing stream?

What is retinal flow?

Rensink et al. (1997), among others, have argued that visual representations formed when viewing a scene depend on our limited attentional focus and, for that reason, are necessarily:

Cohen (2002) assessed observer's sensitivity to human, dog and seal motion using point-light displays. What is their conclusion about sensitivity?

Which one is a criticism of Glover's (2004) planning-control model?

What term was used by Gibson to describe those higher-order characteristics of the visual array that remain unaltered when an observer moves around the environment?

Units in which system are activated when animals perform an action AND when they observe another animal performing the same action?

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Exam 4: Motor Perception and Action

Retinal flow is influenced by:

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of the planning system in Glover's (2004) planning-control model of human action?

"Identification of a peripheral object is impaired by nearby objects" describes which phenomenon?

Grossman et al. (2005) found that point-light displays of biological motion activated which brain area?

Hollingworth and Henderson's eye-tracking study (2002) revealed that what type of change was most readily detected?

Gibson stated that perception of the environment is mediated by:

Tresilian (1999) argued that the informativeness of tau as a measure of time to contact is limited because:

According to Kuhn and Martinez (2012), magicians often make use of which phenomenon that involves a failure to detect that a once-present object has been manipulated in some way?

Do adults with autism detect human motion in point-like displays?

What term is used to describe the changes in the patterns of light that reach an observer when there is movement?

What is apraxia?

When free to look wherever they want, drivers approaching a bend tend to focus on the:

What term was used by Gibson to describe the potential uses of objects that present themselves to an observer?

Gibson's theory of perception is consistent with the visual processing that is moderated by which processing stream?

What is retinal flow?

Rensink et al. (1997), among others, have argued that visual representations formed when viewing a scene depend on our limited attentional focus and, for that reason, are necessarily:

Cohen (2002) assessed observer's sensitivity to human, dog and seal motion using point-light displays. What is their conclusion about sensitivity?

Which one is a criticism of Glover's (2004) planning-control model?

What term was used by Gibson to describe those higher-order characteristics of the visual array that remain unaltered when an observer moves around the environment?

Units in which system are activated when animals perform an action AND when they observe another animal performing the same action?

Approaches to Human Cognition

Basic Processes in Visual Perception

Object and Face Recognition

Attention and Performance

Learning, Memory and Forgetting

Long-Term Memory Systems

Everyday Memory

Speech Perception and Reading

Language Comprehension

Language Production

Problem Solving and Expertise

Judgement and Decision Making

Reasoning and Hypothesis Testing

Cognition and Emotion

Consciousness

Filters