Question 1

Goodale and Milner (1992, 2004) suggested that the unconscious processes of 'action' and 'recognition' abilities might be

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A)  facilitated by different brain areas 
B)  both facilitated by the same brain area 
C)  intact in all cases of visual agnosia 
D)  impaired in all cases of visual agnosia 
A)  facilitated by different brain areas 
B)  both facilitated by the same brain area 
C)  intact in all cases of visual agnosia 
D)  impaired in all cases of visual agnosia A

Question 2

Why are there limitations to the conclusions that can be drawn from prosopagnosia research?

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A)  because it is difficult to find suitable non-face control stimuli 
B)  because prosopagnosic patients are rare and therefore there are few participants to test 
C)  because only a very small amount of research has ever been done 
D)  both a and b 
A)  because it is difficult to find suitable non-face control stimuli 
B)  because prosopagnosic patients are rare and therefore there are few participants to test 
C)  because only a very small amount of research has ever been done 
D)  both a and b A

Question 3

Unilateral spatial neglect' occurs at a remarkably high frequency following

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A)  myocardial infarction 
B)  stroke 
C)  damage to the eyes 
D)  damage to the occipital lobe 
A)  myocardial infarction 
B)  stroke 
C)  damage to the eyes 
D)  damage to the occipital lobe B

Question 4

Congenital prosopagnosia is thought to occur

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A)  as a result of neurological trauma in the womb 
B)  as a result of neurological trauma in early childhood 
C)  as a result of neurological trauma in late childhood 
D)  without any apparent brain injury 
A)  as a result of neurological trauma in the womb 
B)  as a result of neurological trauma in early childhood 
C)  as a result of neurological trauma in late childhood 
D)  without any apparent brain injury

Question 5

An inability to recognise faces despite adequate visual acuity is termed

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A)  apperceptive agnosia 
B)  integrative agnosia 
C)  prosopagnosia 
D)  form agnosia 
A)  apperceptive agnosia 
B)  integrative agnosia 
C)  prosopagnosia 
D)  form agnosia

Question 6

Weiskrantz et al. (1974) coined the term 'blindsight', to describe how patient DB could

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A)  report details of objects appearing in the blind areas of his visual field despite having no conscious experience of seeing them 
B)  temporarily see objects in the blind areas of his visual field, which would normally not be visible 
C)  be able to describe details of some objects, despite apparent total blindness for most objects 
D)  report being able to consciously experience seeing objects, despite them being in the blind areas of his visual field 
A)  report details of objects appearing in the blind areas of his visual field despite having no conscious experience of seeing them 
B)  temporarily see objects in the blind areas of his visual field, which would normally not be visible 
C)  be able to describe details of some objects, despite apparent total blindness for most objects 
D)  report being able to consciously experience seeing objects, despite them being in the blind areas of his visual field

Question 7

What is Unilateral Spatial Neglect? How does it differ from visual field loss?

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Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN) is a ne

Question 8

What does it mean to say that searching for simple features is a parallel process, while searching for conjunctions is a serial process?

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In the context of visual processing and

Question 9

It is often the case that for synaesthetes the apparent colour of a word is determined by

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A)  the day of the week 
B)  the last letter of the word 
C)  the first letter of the word 
D)  the length of the word 
A)  the day of the week 
B)  the last letter of the word 
C)  the first letter of the word 
D)  the length of the word

Question 10

The fusiform face area (FFA) varies between individuals in its

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A)  function 
B)  importance 
C)  location 
D)  both a and c 
A)  function 
B)  importance 
C)  location 
D)  both a and c

Question 11

Patients with congenital prosopagnosia show

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A)  very little variability in face-processing impairment 
B)  quite considerable variability in face-processing impairment 
C)  have no problem processing faces 
D)  only recognise the faces of animals and not humans 
A)  very little variability in face-processing impairment 
B)  quite considerable variability in face-processing impairment 
C)  have no problem processing faces 
D)  only recognise the faces of animals and not humans

Question 12

Unilateral spatial neglect' or 'hemispatial neglect' refers to

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A)  being unable to respond to any objects or events in the entire visual space, despite having normal vision 
B)  having impaired vision, and being completely unable to view one side of space 
C)  failing to react to objects or events to one side of space, despite having normal vision 
D)  failing to react to objects or events to one side of space, because of impaired vision 
A)  being unable to respond to any objects or events in the entire visual space, despite having normal vision 
B)  having impaired vision, and being completely unable to view one side of space 
C)  failing to react to objects or events to one side of space, despite having normal vision 
D)  failing to react to objects or events to one side of space, because of impaired vision

Question 13

Currently in fMRI studies, the brain regions most commonly activated in the critical synaesthesia response study conditions lie in

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

Question 14

Explain the difference between form agnosia and integrative agnosia, and explain how you could classify a patient as one or the other.

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Form agnosia and integrative agnosia are

Question 15

For synaesthetes completing a Stroop task, when the inducer colour matches the synaesthetic colour

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A)  responses are faster than on trials with an incongruent inducer 
B)  responses are significantly slower than on trials with an incongruent inducer 
C)  response speed is exactly the same as on trials with an incongruent inducer 
D)  response speeds are both significantly increased and significantly decreased in different individual cases 
A)  responses are faster than on trials with an incongruent inducer 
B)  responses are significantly slower than on trials with an incongruent inducer 
C)  response speed is exactly the same as on trials with an incongruent inducer 
D)  response speeds are both significantly increased and significantly decreased in different individual cases

Question 16

What is the mechanism underlying the phenomenon of Blindsight (as discussed in class)?

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Blindsight is a fascinating phenomenon t

Question 17

Grossenbacher and Lovelace's (2001) 'disinhibited-feedback' theory proposes that

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A)  connections between different sensory pathways exist in 'normal' brains, but are usually inhibited 
B)  connections between different sensory pathways do not exist in 'normal' brains, as they are inhibited at a young age 
C)  neural connections between different sensory pathways exist only in the brains of synaesthetes 
D)  connections between different sensory pathways are inhibited in cases of synaesthesia 
A)  connections between different sensory pathways exist in 'normal' brains, but are usually inhibited 
B)  connections between different sensory pathways do not exist in 'normal' brains, as they are inhibited at a young age 
C)  neural connections between different sensory pathways exist only in the brains of synaesthetes 
D)  connections between different sensory pathways are inhibited in cases of synaesthesia

Question 18

The 'disinhibited-feedback' theory (as it relates to synesthesia) proposes that

Accepted Answer

A)  connections between different sensory pathways exist in 'normal' brains, but are usually inhibited 
B)  connections between different sensory pathways do not exist in 'normal' brains, as they are inhibited at a young age 
C)  neural connections between different sensory pathways exist only in the brains of synesthetes 
D)  connections between different sensory pathways are inhibited in cases of synesthesia 
A)  connections between different sensory pathways exist in 'normal' brains, but are usually inhibited 
B)  connections between different sensory pathways do not exist in 'normal' brains, as they are inhibited at a young age 
C)  neural connections between different sensory pathways exist only in the brains of synesthetes 
D)  connections between different sensory pathways are inhibited in cases of synesthesia

Question 19

Being able to draw an object, match similar objects and describe the component parts, but yet not recognise the object, is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  apperceptive agnosia 
B)  integrative agnosia 
C)  prosopagnosia 
D)  form agnosia 
A)  apperceptive agnosia 
B)  integrative agnosia 
C)  prosopagnosia 
D)  form agnosia

Question 20

What is Visual Agnosia? What level of processing in visual perception is affected?

Accepted Answer

Visual agnosia is a neurological disorde

Goodale and Milner (1992, 2004) suggested that the unconscious processes of 'action' and 'recognition' abilities might be

Why are there limitations to the conclusions that can be drawn from prosopagnosia research?

Unilateral spatial neglect' occurs at a remarkably high frequency following

Congenital prosopagnosia is thought to occur

An inability to recognise faces despite adequate visual acuity is termed

Weiskrantz et al. (1974) coined the term 'blindsight', to describe how patient DB could

What is Unilateral Spatial Neglect? How does it differ from visual field loss?

What does it mean to say that searching for simple features is a parallel process, while searching for conjunctions is a serial process?

It is often the case that for synaesthetes the apparent colour of a word is determined by

The fusiform face area (FFA) varies between individuals in its

Patients with congenital prosopagnosia show

Unilateral spatial neglect' or 'hemispatial neglect' refers to

Currently in fMRI studies, the brain regions most commonly activated in the critical synaesthesia response study conditions lie in

Explain the difference between form agnosia and integrative agnosia, and explain how you could classify a patient as one or the other.

For synaesthetes completing a Stroop task, when the inducer colour matches the synaesthetic colour

What is the mechanism underlying the phenomenon of Blindsight (as discussed in class)?

Grossenbacher and Lovelace's (2001) 'disinhibited-feedback' theory proposes that

The 'disinhibited-feedback' theory (as it relates to synesthesia) proposes that

Being able to draw an object, match similar objects and describe the component parts, but yet not recognise the object, is termed

What is Visual Agnosia? What level of processing in visual perception is affected?

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Goodale and Milner (1992, 2004) suggested that the unconscious processes of 'action' and 'recognition' abilities might be

Why are there limitations to the conclusions that can be drawn from prosopagnosia research?

Unilateral spatial neglect' occurs at a remarkably high frequency following

Congenital prosopagnosia is thought to occur

An inability to recognise faces despite adequate visual acuity is termed

Weiskrantz et al. (1974) coined the term 'blindsight', to describe how patient DB could

What is Unilateral Spatial Neglect? How does it differ from visual field loss?

What does it mean to say that searching for simple features is a parallel process, while searching for conjunctions is a serial process?

It is often the case that for synaesthetes the apparent colour of a word is determined by

The fusiform face area (FFA) varies between individuals in its

Patients with congenital prosopagnosia show

Unilateral spatial neglect' or 'hemispatial neglect' refers to

Currently in fMRI studies, the brain regions most commonly activated in the critical synaesthesia response study conditions lie in

Explain the difference between form agnosia and integrative agnosia, and explain how you could classify a patient as one or the other.

For synaesthetes completing a Stroop task, when the inducer colour matches the synaesthetic colour

What is the mechanism underlying the phenomenon of Blindsight (as discussed in class)?

Grossenbacher and Lovelace's (2001) 'disinhibited-feedback' theory proposes that

The 'disinhibited-feedback' theory (as it relates to synesthesia) proposes that

Being able to draw an object, match similar objects and describe the component parts, but yet not recognise the object, is termed

What is Visual Agnosia? What level of processing in visual perception is affected?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Perception

Attention

Short-Term Memory

Long-Term Memory

Disorders of Memory

Thinking and Problem-Solving

Disorders of Thinking and Problem-Solving

Language

Disorders of Language

Cognition and Emotion

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