Question 1

Evidence that spatial location and object recognition occur in the same area of the visual cortex occurs for

Accepted Answer

A) visual perception only. 
B) visual imagery only. 
C) both visual perception and visual imagery. 
D) neither visual perception nor visual imagery. 
A) visual perception only. 
B) visual imagery only. 
C) both visual perception and visual imagery. 
D) neither visual perception nor visual imagery. D

Question 2

Which of the following studies does not provide support for the notion of visual representation?

Accepted Answer

A) visual scanning 
B) mental rotation 
C) parallel processing 
D) All of these provide support. 
A) visual scanning 
B) mental rotation 
C) parallel processing 
D) All of these provide support. D

Question 3

The mnemonic technique known as the keyword method is useful for learning foreign languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Pylyshyn's propositional theory of knowledge emphasizes

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A) the sensory qualities of a word. 
B) the sensory qualities of an image. 
C) the descriptive qualities of a word. 
D) the descriptive qualities of an image. 
A) the sensory qualities of a word. 
B) the sensory qualities of an image. 
C) the descriptive qualities of a word. 
D) the descriptive qualities of an image.

Question 5

Research by Hyman and Pentland (1996) found that repeated use of guided imagery increased illusory memory of childhood events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Evidence supporting the hypothesis that people use mental animation in some scientific reasoning problems includes

Accepted Answer

A) using mental animation plays an important role in people's evaluation of static statements about diagrams of pulleys. 
B) using mental animation plays an important role in people's evaluation of kinematic (motion-based) statements about diagrams of pulleys. 
C) evaluation of statements about the end of the causal chain was faster for those who used mental animation than physical animation. 
D) evaluation of statements about the end of the causal chain was faster than evaluation of statements about the beginning of a causal chain. 
A) using mental animation plays an important role in people's evaluation of static statements about diagrams of pulleys. 
B) using mental animation plays an important role in people's evaluation of kinematic (motion-based) statements about diagrams of pulleys. 
C) evaluation of statements about the end of the causal chain was faster for those who used mental animation than physical animation. 
D) evaluation of statements about the end of the causal chain was faster than evaluation of statements about the beginning of a causal chain.

Question 7

A disadvantage of learning mnemonic techniques is that they

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A) require effort. 
B) are ineffective. 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b 
A) require effort. 
B) are ineffective. 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b

Question 8

Measures of cerebral blood flow and event related potentials show increased activity in the occipital lobes when people perform a

Accepted Answer

A) visual perception task. 
B) visual imagery task. 
C) Both visual perception and visual imagery task 
D) Neither visual perception nor visual imagery task 
A) visual perception task. 
B) visual imagery task. 
C) Both visual perception and visual imagery task 
D) Neither visual perception nor visual imagery task

Question 9

High imagery words paired with other high imagery words are difficult to remember.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A) truth 
B) ambulance 
C) serenity 
D) stoic 
A) truth 
B) ambulance 
C) serenity 
D) stoic

Question 11

Which of the following is true with regards to mental rotation?

Accepted Answer

A) The angle of rotation is linearly related to reaction time to respond. 
B) The data suggest that people are rotating the object in their mind. 
C) The data suggest that imagery behaves like perception. 
D) All of these 
A) The angle of rotation is linearly related to reaction time to respond. 
B) The data suggest that people are rotating the object in their mind. 
C) The data suggest that imagery behaves like perception. 
D) All of these

Question 12

Paivio's dual coding theory suggests that

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A) some words are easier to remember than others. 
B) concrete words can be coded as an image as well as a word. 
C) apple is easier to remember than faith. 
D) All of these 
A) some words are easier to remember than others. 
B) concrete words can be coded as an image as well as a word. 
C) apple is easier to remember than faith. 
D) All of these

Question 13

Discuss Paivio's dual coding theory. What evidence is there to support it?

Accepted Answer

Paivio's dual coding theory proposes tha

Question 14

Reality monitoring is aided by all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory information 
B) contextual information 
C) cognitive operations 
D) sensory store 
A) sensory information 
B) contextual information 
C) cognitive operations 
D) sensory store

Question 15

Brooks discovered that people could better perform a memory task by pointing to answers on an answer sheet rather than overtly responding when the task was

Accepted Answer

A) classifying the corners of a block diagram. 
B) classifying the words in a sentence. 
C) Both of these 
D) Neither of these 
A) classifying the corners of a block diagram. 
B) classifying the words in a sentence. 
C) Both of these 
D) Neither of these

Question 16

Paivio's dual coding theory depends on which of the following assumptions?

Accepted Answer

A) A visual code (image) is independent of a verbal code. 
B) A visual code decays more slowly than a verbal code. 
C) A visual code is less affected by interference than a verbal code. 
D) All of these 
A) A visual code (image) is independent of a verbal code. 
B) A visual code decays more slowly than a verbal code. 
C) A visual code is less affected by interference than a verbal code. 
D) All of these

Question 17

Which of the following helpful cues is not mentioned in Johnson and Raye's theory of reality monitoring?

Accepted Answer

A) psychiatric advice 
B) sensory information 
C) contextual information 
D) memory for cognitive operations 
A) psychiatric advice 
B) sensory information 
C) contextual information 
D) memory for cognitive operations

Question 18

Which is a major cause of forgetting?

Accepted Answer

A) visual scanning 
B) parallel processing 
C) interference 
D) shifting between verbal and visual material 
A) visual scanning 
B) parallel processing 
C) interference 
D) shifting between verbal and visual material

Question 19

Patients with certain types of brain damage have demonstrated a dissociation between knowing what an object is and knowing where an object is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Hegarty proposed that people judge the direction of rotation of the last pulley in a causal chain by

Accepted Answer

A) logically deducing the answer by beginning with the last pulley. 
B) logically deducing the answer by beginning with the first pulley. 
C) mentally animating the pulleys by beginning with the last pulley. 
D) mentally animating the pulleys by beginning with the first pulley. 
A) logically deducing the answer by beginning with the last pulley. 
B) logically deducing the answer by beginning with the first pulley. 
C) mentally animating the pulleys by beginning with the last pulley. 
D) mentally animating the pulleys by beginning with the first pulley.

Evidence that spatial location and object recognition occur in the same area of the visual cortex occurs for

Which of the following studies does not provide support for the notion of visual representation?

The mnemonic technique known as the keyword method is useful for learning foreign languages.

Pylyshyn's propositional theory of knowledge emphasizes

Research by Hyman and Pentland (1996) found that repeated use of guided imagery increased illusory memory of childhood events.

Evidence supporting the hypothesis that people use mental animation in some scientific reasoning problems includes

A disadvantage of learning mnemonic techniques is that they

Measures of cerebral blood flow and event related potentials show increased activity in the occipital lobes when people perform a

High imagery words paired with other high imagery words are difficult to remember.

Which of the following does not belong?

Which of the following is true with regards to mental rotation?

Paivio's dual coding theory suggests that

Discuss Paivio's dual coding theory. What evidence is there to support it?

Reality monitoring is aided by all but which of the following?

Brooks discovered that people could better perform a memory task by pointing to answers on an answer sheet rather than overtly responding when the task was

Paivio's dual coding theory depends on which of the following assumptions?

Which of the following helpful cues is not mentioned in Johnson and Raye's theory of reality monitoring?

Which is a major cause of forgetting?

Patients with certain types of brain damage have demonstrated a dissociation between knowing what an object is and knowing where an object is.

Hegarty proposed that people judge the direction of rotation of the last pulley in a causal chain by

Introduction

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Categorization

Semantic Organization

Language

Comprehension and Memory for Text

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters

Exam 7: Visual Images

Evidence that spatial location and object recognition occur in the same area of the visual cortex occurs for

Which of the following studies does not provide support for the notion of visual representation?

The mnemonic technique known as the keyword method is useful for learning foreign languages.

Pylyshyn's propositional theory of knowledge emphasizes

Research by Hyman and Pentland (1996) found that repeated use of guided imagery increased illusory memory of childhood events.

Evidence supporting the hypothesis that people use mental animation in some scientific reasoning problems includes

A disadvantage of learning mnemonic techniques is that they

Measures of cerebral blood flow and event related potentials show increased activity in the occipital lobes when people perform a

High imagery words paired with other high imagery words are difficult to remember.

Which of the following does not belong?

Which of the following is true with regards to mental rotation?

Paivio's dual coding theory suggests that

Discuss Paivio's dual coding theory. What evidence is there to support it?

Reality monitoring is aided by all but which of the following?

Brooks discovered that people could better perform a memory task by pointing to answers on an answer sheet rather than overtly responding when the task was

Paivio's dual coding theory depends on which of the following assumptions?

Which of the following helpful cues is not mentioned in Johnson and Raye's theory of reality monitoring?

Which is a major cause of forgetting?

Patients with certain types of brain damage have demonstrated a dissociation between knowing what an object is and knowing where an object is.

Hegarty proposed that people judge the direction of rotation of the last pulley in a causal chain by

Introduction

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Categorization

Semantic Organization

Language

Comprehension and Memory for Text

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters