Question 1

A guest lecturer is speaking to your psychology class.  He is not articulating clearly, but you can still understand him.  Without ________, this would not be possible.

Accepted Answer

A) prosopagnosia 
B) bottom-up processing 
C) phonemes 
D) top-down processing 
A) prosopagnosia 
B) bottom-up processing 
C) phonemes 
D) top-down processing D

Question 2

In a word perception experiment, the amount of sentence context was varied (0, 4, or 8 words).As the amount of context increased, the probability of perceptual recognition of the final target word also increased.Explain whether or not this reflects conceptually driven or data-driven pattern recognition.

Accepted Answer

This pattern of increasing probability of perceptual recognition as the amount of sentence context increases reflects conceptually driven pattern recognition. Conceptually driven pattern recognition occurs when prior knowledge, expectations, and context influence the perception and recognition of stimuli. In this experiment, the increase in sentence context provides more information and cues for the participants to use in recognizing the final target word. As they have more context to draw from, they can use their conceptual understanding of language and the meaning of the sentence to aid in recognizing the target word. This is in contrast to data-driven pattern recognition, which relies solely on the features and characteristics of the stimuli themselves. Therefore, the increase in perceptual recognition with more sentence context suggests that conceptual knowledge and expectations play a significant role in the recognition process.

Question 3

Which of the following phenomenon is found in individuals with normal perceptual functioning as opposed to requiring an injury to the brain as detected in lesion studies?

Accepted Answer

A) spatial neglect 
B) blindsight 
C) change blindness 
D) prosopagnosia 
A) spatial neglect 
B) blindsight 
C) change blindness 
D) prosopagnosia C

Question 4

Which theory predicts that pattern recognition will fail when there are minor variations in the stimulus pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) analysis by guessing 
B) prototype-transformation 
C) feature list 
D) template theory 
A) analysis by guessing 
B) prototype-transformation 
C) feature list 
D) template theory

Question 5

Blindsight refers to

Accepted Answer

A) migrane headaches 
B) vision mediated by the temporal cortex 
C) vision mediated by the primary visual cortex 
D) vision without conscious awareness 
A) migrane headaches 
B) vision mediated by the temporal cortex 
C) vision mediated by the primary visual cortex 
D) vision without conscious awareness

Question 6

Object recognition is made especially difficult when:

Accepted Answer

A) color information that defines the features of the object are eliminated 
B) when relational information about the vertices between features are eliminated 
C) when the object is turned upside down 
D) none of the above 
A) color information that defines the features of the object are eliminated 
B) when relational information about the vertices between features are eliminated 
C) when the object is turned upside down 
D) none of the above

Question 7

A person with prosopagnosia

Accepted Answer

A) cannot recognize everyday objects 
B) cannot see the color red 
C) cannot recognize faces 
D) has poor vision 
A) cannot recognize everyday objects 
B) cannot see the color red 
C) cannot recognize faces 
D) has poor vision

Question 8

Holistic processing contrasts with

Accepted Answer

A) top-down processing 
B) automatic processing 
C) analytic processing 
D) modular processing 
A) top-down processing 
B) automatic processing 
C) analytic processing 
D) modular processing

Question 9

Complex objects are represented mentally by combinations of simple shapes called

Accepted Answer

A) features 
B) structural descriptions 
C) prototypes 
D) geons 
A) features 
B) structural descriptions 
C) prototypes 
D) geons

Question 10

The face processing module consists of a network of brain regions in the

Accepted Answer

A) occipital and parietal lobes 
B) occipital and temporal lobes 
C) temporal and frontal lobes 
D) parietal and frontal lobes 
A) occipital and parietal lobes 
B) occipital and temporal lobes 
C) temporal and frontal lobes 
D) parietal and frontal lobes

Question 11

The word superiority effect shows that

Accepted Answer

A) letters are more rapidly recognized when part of a word is presented than when the letters are presented in isolation 
B) words are better remembered than are nonsense syllables 
C) words are recognized faster than pictures 
D) language is controlled by the dominant hemisphere 
A) letters are more rapidly recognized when part of a word is presented than when the letters are presented in isolation 
B) words are better remembered than are nonsense syllables 
C) words are recognized faster than pictures 
D) language is controlled by the dominant hemisphere

Question 12

A mental representation that organizes knowledge about related concepts is called a

Accepted Answer

A) schema 
B) prototype 
C) feature detector 
D) spatial frequency analyzer 
A) schema 
B) prototype 
C) feature detector 
D) spatial frequency analyzer

Question 13

Conscious perception of a meaningful object is the usual outcome of pattern recognition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The illustration picturing a normal face, and a face with an upside-down mouth and upside-down eyes demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) brain damage affected the appearance of the distorted face 
B) that faces are typically perceived holistically 
C) the Gestalt principle of similarity 
D) that beauty is in the eye of the beholder 
A) brain damage affected the appearance of the distorted face 
B) that faces are typically perceived holistically 
C) the Gestalt principle of similarity 
D) that beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Question 15

Color, texture, and other details of a perceptual experience may be more relevant than the edges of objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When pa and ba differ continuously in voice onset time, we hear an abrupt transition; this is called

Accepted Answer

A) phonemic restoration 
B) verbal transformation 
C) categorical perception 
D) conversation implicature 
A) phonemic restoration 
B) verbal transformation 
C) categorical perception 
D) conversation implicature

Question 17

The visual pathway bringing information from the retina to the primary visual cortex passes through

Accepted Answer

A) the superior colliculus 
B) the hippocampus 
C) the cerebellum 
D) the lateral geniculate nucleus 
A) the superior colliculus 
B) the hippocampus 
C) the cerebellum 
D) the lateral geniculate nucleus

Question 18

The primary function of pattern recognition is

Accepted Answer

A) independent from the sensory register 
B) to add meaning to the sensory information 
C) easily described as a simple template matching 
D) to increase the duration of information on the sensory register 
A) independent from the sensory register 
B) to add meaning to the sensory information 
C) easily described as a simple template matching 
D) to increase the duration of information on the sensory register

Question 19

The purpose of exploring the environment is to sample features that allow us to identify scenes and objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which structure is not part of the visual pathway in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) occipital lobe 
B) optic chiasm 
C) lateral geniculate nucleus 
D) frontal lobe 
A) occipital lobe 
B) optic chiasm 
C) lateral geniculate nucleus 
D) frontal lobe

A guest lecturer is speaking to your psychology class. He is not articulating clearly, but you can still understand him. Without ________, this would not be possible.

Which of the following phenomenon is found in individuals with normal perceptual functioning as opposed to requiring an injury to the brain as detected in lesion studies?

Which theory predicts that pattern recognition will fail when there are minor variations in the stimulus pattern?

Blindsight refers to

Object recognition is made especially difficult when:

A person with prosopagnosia

Holistic processing contrasts with

Complex objects are represented mentally by combinations of simple shapes called

The face processing module consists of a network of brain regions in the

The word superiority effect shows that

A mental representation that organizes knowledge about related concepts is called a

Conscious perception of a meaningful object is the usual outcome of pattern recognition.

The illustration picturing a normal face, and a face with an upside-down mouth and upside-down eyes demonstrates

Color, texture, and other details of a perceptual experience may be more relevant than the edges of objects.

When pa and ba differ continuously in voice onset time, we hear an abrupt transition; this is called

The visual pathway bringing information from the retina to the primary visual cortex passes through

The primary function of pattern recognition is

The purpose of exploring the environment is to sample features that allow us to identify scenes and objects.

Which structure is not part of the visual pathway in the brain?

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Exam 2: Perception

A guest lecturer is speaking to your psychology class. He is not articulating clearly, but you can still understand him. Without ________, this would not be possible.

Which of the following phenomenon is found in individuals with normal perceptual functioning as opposed to requiring an injury to the brain as detected in lesion studies?

Which theory predicts that pattern recognition will fail when there are minor variations in the stimulus pattern?

Blindsight refers to

Object recognition is made especially difficult when:

A person with prosopagnosia

Holistic processing contrasts with

Complex objects are represented mentally by combinations of simple shapes called

The face processing module consists of a network of brain regions in the

The word superiority effect shows that

A mental representation that organizes knowledge about related concepts is called a

Conscious perception of a meaningful object is the usual outcome of pattern recognition.

The illustration picturing a normal face, and a face with an upside-down mouth and upside-down eyes demonstrates

Color, texture, and other details of a perceptual experience may be more relevant than the edges of objects.

When pa and ba differ continuously in voice onset time, we hear an abrupt transition; this is called

The visual pathway bringing information from the retina to the primary visual cortex passes through

The primary function of pattern recognition is

The purpose of exploring the environment is to sample features that allow us to identify scenes and objects.

Which structure is not part of the visual pathway in the brain?

Introduction

Attention

Memory Systems

Remembering Events

Memory Distortions

Imagery and Knowledge Representation

Language

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters