Question 1

Which technique was famously used by Hubel and Wiesel (1962, 1979) to investigate visual processes in cats and monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A)  EEG 
B)  Single-cell recording 
C)  MEG 
D)  fMRI 
E)  Lesions 
A)  EEG 
B)  Single-cell recording 
C)  MEG 
D)  fMRI 
E)  Lesions B

Question 2

Pylsyhyn's (2002) propositional theory of mental imagery emphasises the importance of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Depictive representations 
B)  Geons 
C)  Verbal skills 
D)  Tacit knowledge 
E)  Quasi-pictorial representations 
A)  Depictive representations 
B)  Geons 
C)  Verbal skills 
D)  Tacit knowledge 
E)  Quasi-pictorial representations D

Question 3

In Marr's theory of object recognition, which representations are observer-centred?

Accepted Answer

A)  The primal sketch 
B)  The 2 1/2-D sketch 
C)  The 3-D sketch 
D)  The primal and 2 1/2-D sketch 
E)  The primal and 3-D sketch 
A)  The primal sketch 
B)  The 2 1/2-D sketch 
C)  The 3-D sketch 
D)  The primal and 2 1/2-D sketch 
E)  The primal and 3-D sketch D

Question 4

According to Biederman (1987), which of the following is NOT one of the invariant properties of edges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collinearity 
B)  Colour 
C)  Cotermination 
D)  Curvature 
E)  Symmetry 
A)  Collinearity 
B)  Colour 
C)  Cotermination 
D)  Curvature 
E)  Symmetry

Question 5

The principle of visual organisation proposed by Palmer and Rock (1994) is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  The law of Prägnanz 
B)  The law of good continuation 
C)  The grouping principle 
D)  The principle of uniform connectedness 
E)  The isomorphism principle 
A)  The law of Prägnanz 
B)  The law of good continuation 
C)  The grouping principle 
D)  The principle of uniform connectedness 
E)  The isomorphism principle

Question 6

Kosslyn used which of the following terms to refer to the brain areas in which depictive representations are formed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visuo-spatial sketchpad 
B)  Episodic buffer 
C)  Visual buffer 
D)  Working memory 
E)  Brodmann Area 13 
A)  Visuo-spatial sketchpad 
B)  Episodic buffer 
C)  Visual buffer 
D)  Working memory 
E)  Brodmann Area 13

Question 7

According to Hubel and Wiesel (1962), simple cells are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Respond to straight-line stimuli in a particular orientation 
B)  Are end-stopped cells 
C)  Cells that respond to dark bars in a light field and have an "on/off" rectangular region 
D)  Have large receptive fields that have "off" regions 
E)  Cells that respond to dark bars in a light field and have an "on/off" spherical region 
A)  Respond to straight-line stimuli in a particular orientation 
B)  Are end-stopped cells 
C)  Cells that respond to dark bars in a light field and have an "on/off" rectangular region 
D)  Have large receptive fields that have "off" regions 
E)  Cells that respond to dark bars in a light field and have an "on/off" spherical region

Question 8

Which brain area responds more strongly to faces than other stimuli categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdala 
B)  Occipital lobe 
C)  Temporal sulcus 
D)  Frontal lobes 
E)  Fusiform gyrus 
A)  Amygdala 
B)  Occipital lobe 
C)  Temporal sulcus 
D)  Frontal lobes 
E)  Fusiform gyrus

Question 9

Which of the following is a criticism of gestaltist ideas concerning perceptual organisation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not take into consideration the importance of past experience and learning 
B)  They rarely provided adequate explanations for the descriptions of perceptual phenomena 
C)  They did not identify all the principles of perceptual organisation 
D)  Their findings were mostly based on 2-D line drawings 
E)  All of the above 
A)  They did not take into consideration the importance of past experience and learning 
B)  They rarely provided adequate explanations for the descriptions of perceptual phenomena 
C)  They did not identify all the principles of perceptual organisation 
D)  Their findings were mostly based on 2-D line drawings 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

According to Bruce and Young's (1986) model, which process produces various descriptions or representations of faces

Accepted Answer

A)  Directed visual processing 
B)  Structural encoding 
C)  Face recognition units 
D)  Person identity nodes 
E)  Name generation 
A)  Directed visual processing 
B)  Structural encoding 
C)  Face recognition units 
D)  Person identity nodes 
E)  Name generation

Question 11

Milivojevic et al. (2012) stated that object-recognition is typically not influenced by ____ when categorisation is required?

Accepted Answer

A)  object orientation 
B)  colour constancy 
C)  within-object discriminations 
D)  the identification of voxels 
E)  viewpoint change 
A)  object orientation 
B)  colour constancy 
C)  within-object discriminations 
D)  the identification of voxels 
E)  viewpoint change

Question 12

Biederman's recognition-by-components theory held that objects consist of components known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gabors 
B)  Geons 
C)  Voxels 
D)  Pixels 
E)  Gratings 
A)  Gabors 
B)  Geons 
C)  Voxels 
D)  Pixels 
E)  Gratings

Question 13

The gestaltist law that states that visual elements that are located close to each other, tend to be grouped together, is the law of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximity 
B)  Good continuation 
C)  Similarity 
D)  Closure 
E)  Common fate 
A)  Proximity 
B)  Good continuation 
C)  Similarity 
D)  Closure 
E)  Common fate

Question 14

Which gestaltist law was revealed when Johansson's (1973) participants perceived human motion, despite only actually seeing lights that had been strapped to an actor's joints?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximity 
B)  Good continuation 
C)  Similarity 
D)  Closure 
E)  Common fate 
A)  Proximity 
B)  Good continuation 
C)  Similarity 
D)  Closure 
E)  Common fate

Question 15

The condition in which people cannot recognise faces, but can recognise common objects, is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Associative agnosia 
B)  Apperceptive agnosia 
C)  Optic ataxia 
D)  Prosopagnosia 
E)  Aphasia 
A)  Associative agnosia 
B)  Apperceptive agnosia 
C)  Optic ataxia 
D)  Prosopagnosia 
E)  Aphasia

Question 16

The fundamental principle that guides gestaltists is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Koffka's Principle 
B)  Weber's Law 
C)  The principle of conservation 
D)  The law of Prägnanz 
E)  The principle of good contiguity 
A)  Koffka's Principle 
B)  Weber's Law 
C)  The principle of conservation 
D)  The law of Prägnanz 
E)  The principle of good contiguity

Question 17

Neurons responding strongly to one visual object, but weakly (or not at all) to other objects, possess high:

Accepted Answer

A)  Invariance 
B)  Tolerance 
C)  Dimensionality 
D)  Selectivity 
E)  Greebles 
A)  Invariance 
B)  Tolerance 
C)  Dimensionality 
D)  Selectivity 
E)  Greebles

Question 18

In which disorder do patients have an inability to access facial memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Associative prosopagnosia 
B)  Apperceptive prosopagnosia 
C)  Optic ataxia 
D)  Prosopagnosia 
E)  Aphasia 
A)  Associative prosopagnosia 
B)  Apperceptive prosopagnosia 
C)  Optic ataxia 
D)  Prosopagnosia 
E)  Aphasia

Question 19

The gestaltist law that states that similar elements will be grouped together perceptually is called the law of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximity 
B)  Good continuation 
C)  Similarity 
D)  Closure 
E)  Common fate 
A)  Proximity 
B)  Good continuation 
C)  Similarity 
D)  Closure 
E)  Common fate

Question 20

According to the recognition-by-components theory, the first stage in object recognition involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Edge extraction 
B)  Detection of non-accidental properties 
C)  Parsing of areas of concavity 
D)  Determination of components 
E)  Matching of components to object representations 
A)  Edge extraction 
B)  Detection of non-accidental properties 
C)  Parsing of areas of concavity 
D)  Determination of components 
E)  Matching of components to object representations

Which technique was famously used by Hubel and Wiesel (1962, 1979) to investigate visual processes in cats and monkeys?

Pylsyhyn's (2002) propositional theory of mental imagery emphasises the importance of:

In Marr's theory of object recognition, which representations are observer-centred?

According to Biederman (1987), which of the following is NOT one of the invariant properties of edges?

The principle of visual organisation proposed by Palmer and Rock (1994) is termed:

Kosslyn used which of the following terms to refer to the brain areas in which depictive representations are formed?

According to Hubel and Wiesel (1962), simple cells are:

Which brain area responds more strongly to faces than other stimuli categories?

Which of the following is a criticism of gestaltist ideas concerning perceptual organisation?

According to Bruce and Young's (1986) model, which process produces various descriptions or representations of faces

Milivojevic et al. (2012) stated that object-recognition is typically not influenced by ____ when categorisation is required?

Biederman's recognition-by-components theory held that objects consist of components known as what?

The gestaltist law that states that visual elements that are located close to each other, tend to be grouped together, is the law of:

Which gestaltist law was revealed when Johansson's (1973) participants perceived human motion, despite only actually seeing lights that had been strapped to an actor's joints?

The condition in which people cannot recognise faces, but can recognise common objects, is called:

The fundamental principle that guides gestaltists is:

Neurons responding strongly to one visual object, but weakly (or not at all) to other objects, possess high:

In which disorder do patients have an inability to access facial memories?

The gestaltist law that states that similar elements will be grouped together perceptually is called the law of:

According to the recognition-by-components theory, the first stage in object recognition involves:

Approaches to Human Cognition

Basic Processes in Visual Perception

Motor Perception and Action

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

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Exam 3: Object and Face Recognition

Which technique was famously used by Hubel and Wiesel (1962, 1979) to investigate visual processes in cats and monkeys?

Pylsyhyn's (2002) propositional theory of mental imagery emphasises the importance of:

In Marr's theory of object recognition, which representations are observer-centred?

According to Biederman (1987), which of the following is NOT one of the invariant properties of edges?

The principle of visual organisation proposed by Palmer and Rock (1994) is termed:

Kosslyn used which of the following terms to refer to the brain areas in which depictive representations are formed?

According to Hubel and Wiesel (1962), simple cells are:

Which brain area responds more strongly to faces than other stimuli categories?

Which of the following is a criticism of gestaltist ideas concerning perceptual organisation?

According to Bruce and Young's (1986) model, which process produces various descriptions or representations of faces

Milivojevic et al. (2012) stated that object-recognition is typically not influenced by ____ when categorisation is required?

Biederman's recognition-by-components theory held that objects consist of components known as what?

The gestaltist law that states that visual elements that are located close to each other, tend to be grouped together, is the law of:

Which gestaltist law was revealed when Johansson's (1973) participants perceived human motion, despite only actually seeing lights that had been strapped to an actor's joints?

The condition in which people cannot recognise faces, but can recognise common objects, is called:

The fundamental principle that guides gestaltists is:

Neurons responding strongly to one visual object, but weakly (or not at all) to other objects, possess high:

In which disorder do patients have an inability to access facial memories?

The gestaltist law that states that similar elements will be grouped together perceptually is called the law of:

According to the recognition-by-components theory, the first stage in object recognition involves:

Approaches to Human Cognition

Basic Processes in Visual Perception

Motor Perception and Action

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