Question 1

When perceiving sensory events, individuals with synaesthesia will

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A)  consistently have difficulty recognising the stimuli presented 
B)  fail to recall these events at a later date 
C)  consistently and deliberately be able to identify isolated, independent sensations 
D)  consistently and automatically perceiving another sensory event which is paired with it 
A)  consistently have difficulty recognising the stimuli presented 
B)  fail to recall these events at a later date 
C)  consistently and deliberately be able to identify isolated, independent sensations 
D)  consistently and automatically perceiving another sensory event which is paired with it

Question 2

Bruyer (1991) demonstrated evidence of covert recognition in some cases of

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A)  blindsight 
B)  prosopagnosia 
C)  unilateral spatial neglect 
D)  form agnosia 
A)  blindsight 
B)  prosopagnosia 
C)  unilateral spatial neglect 
D)  form agnosia

Question 3

The ventral stream (travelling to the temporal lobe) is thought to be responsible for

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A)  processing spatial information and helping generate skilled movements 
B)  identifying objects and events and helping attach meaning to them 
C)  face recognition and identification of familiar objects and events 
D)  processing information about objects and events and helping to generate skilled movements 
A)  processing spatial information and helping generate skilled movements 
B)  identifying objects and events and helping attach meaning to them 
C)  face recognition and identification of familiar objects and events 
D)  processing information about objects and events and helping to generate skilled movements

Question 4

The evidence from Barton's (2008) review of 10 patients suggests that bilateral lesions to the fusiform gryi results in

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A)  severe impairments in the ability to form an image of a face 
B)  minor impairments across a range of abilities required for facial recognition abilities 
C)  severe impairments in the ability to recognise facial expressions, while still being able to form an image of a face 
D)  minor impairments in the ability to recognise individual features of a face 
A)  severe impairments in the ability to form an image of a face 
B)  minor impairments across a range of abilities required for facial recognition abilities 
C)  severe impairments in the ability to recognise facial expressions, while still being able to form an image of a face 
D)  minor impairments in the ability to recognise individual features of a face

Question 5

Give one example of how top-down perception causes errors, and one example of how top-down perception helps us perceive better.

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One example of how top-down perception c

Question 6

When comparing a case of form agnosia with a case of integrative agnosia, Riddoch et al. (2008) found

Accepted Answer

A)  qualitatively different types of processing in the two types of agnosia 
B)  both patients had injuries in the region of the dorsal route 
C)  both patients tended to process only at a 'global' level 
D)  both patients tended to process only at a 'local' level 
A)  qualitatively different types of processing in the two types of agnosia 
B)  both patients had injuries in the region of the dorsal route 
C)  both patients tended to process only at a 'global' level 
D)  both patients tended to process only at a 'local' level

Question 7

Your textbook describes four stages of cognitive processing: Perception, Learning and Memory, Retrieval, and Thinking. It's useful to break things down this way, but it's also an oversimplification. Why is it an oversimplification?

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The four stages of cognitive processing

Question 8

In agnosia research, the term 'individuation' refers to

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A)  the variation in characteristics between individuals within each type of agnosia 
B)  recognising seperate items which are clearly quite different from each other 
C)  a change in the expression of agnosia within the individual over time 
D)  recognising one specific item from other members of that class of item 
A)  the variation in characteristics between individuals within each type of agnosia 
B)  recognising seperate items which are clearly quite different from each other 
C)  a change in the expression of agnosia within the individual over time 
D)  recognising one specific item from other members of that class of item

Question 9

List 3 characteristics of Synesthesia.

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Synesthesia is a neurological condition

When perceiving sensory events, individuals with synaesthesia will

Bruyer (1991) demonstrated evidence of covert recognition in some cases of

The ventral stream (travelling to the temporal lobe) is thought to be responsible for

The evidence from Barton's (2008) review of 10 patients suggests that bilateral lesions to the fusiform gryi results in

Give one example of how top-down perception causes errors, and one example of how top-down perception helps us perceive better.

When comparing a case of form agnosia with a case of integrative agnosia, Riddoch et al. (2008) found

Your textbook describes four stages of cognitive processing: Perception, Learning and Memory, Retrieval, and Thinking. It's useful to break things down this way, but it's also an oversimplification. Why is it an oversimplification?

In agnosia research, the term 'individuation' refers to

List 3 characteristics of Synesthesia.

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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Exam 4: Disorders of Perception and Attention

When perceiving sensory events, individuals with synaesthesia will

Bruyer (1991) demonstrated evidence of covert recognition in some cases of

The ventral stream (travelling to the temporal lobe) is thought to be responsible for

The evidence from Barton's (2008) review of 10 patients suggests that bilateral lesions to the fusiform gryi results in

Give one example of how top-down perception causes errors, and one example of how top-down perception helps us perceive better.

When comparing a case of form agnosia with a case of integrative agnosia, Riddoch et al. (2008) found

Your textbook describes four stages of cognitive processing: Perception, Learning and Memory, Retrieval, and Thinking. It's useful to break things down this way, but it's also an oversimplification. Why is it an oversimplification?

In agnosia research, the term 'individuation' refers to

List 3 characteristics of Synesthesia.

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

Filters