Question 1

Which of the following is a basic principle of Gestalt psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many parts make up a whole. 
B)  Truth is relative. 
C)  Apparent motion is due to sensation. 
D)  The whole is different from the sum of its parts. 
A)  Many parts make up a whole. 
B)  Truth is relative. 
C)  Apparent motion is due to sensation. 
D)  The whole is different from the sum of its parts. D

Question 2

Amhad is doing an experiment in which he has to choose between the object he has been shown previously (the target object) and another object. Choosing the target object will result in a reward. What sort of task is Amhad doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Landmark discrimination problem 
B)  Dissociation task 
C)  Greeble recognition task 
D)  Object discrimination problem 
A)  Landmark discrimination problem 
B)  Dissociation task 
C)  Greeble recognition task 
D)  Object discrimination problem D

Question 3

What is the process of unconscious inference?

Accepted Answer

A)  When our subconscious mind interferes with our conscience 
B)  When our unconscious perceptions align with our conscious perceptions 
C)  When our perceptions are the result of inferences that we make about the environment 
D)  When our subconscious interferes with what we perceive from our retinas 
A)  When our subconscious mind interferes with our conscience 
B)  When our unconscious perceptions align with our conscious perceptions 
C)  When our perceptions are the result of inferences that we make about the environment 
D)  When our subconscious interferes with what we perceive from our retinas C

Question 4

The landmark discrimination problem is more difficult to do if you have damage to your _____ lobe.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following is true about perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs separately from action. 
B)  It is mostly automatic. 
C)  It involves rapid processes. 
D)  It is the result of many cognitions such as creating memories, acquiring knowledge, and solving problems. 
A)  It occurs separately from action. 
B)  It is mostly automatic. 
C)  It involves rapid processes. 
D)  It is the result of many cognitions such as creating memories, acquiring knowledge, and solving problems.

Question 6

Entering a church service and seeing someone selling hot dogs and cotton candy from a cart near the altar would be perceived as a violation of

Accepted Answer

A)  mirror neurons. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  scene schema. 
D)  pragnanz. 
A)  mirror neurons. 
B)  natural selection. 
C)  scene schema. 
D)  pragnanz.

Question 7

Describe the function of mirror neurons. Why do you think intention plays a role in the mirroring process? Give an example to support your thinking.

Accepted Answer

Mirror neurons are sensory motor cells t

Question 8

The task of determining the object responsible for a particular image on one's retina is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  radiated wavelength paradox. 
B)  inverse projection problem. 
C)  serial location task. 
D)  fusiform face role. 
A)  radiated wavelength paradox. 
B)  inverse projection problem. 
C)  serial location task. 
D)  fusiform face role.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of an effect of top-down processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognizing a crying friend's sounds as words in a sentence 
B)  Seeing a flash of lightning in a thunderstorm 
C)  Walking all around a car and always knowing it's a car 
D)  Perceiving all of the birds in a flock as belonging together 
A)  Recognizing a crying friend's sounds as words in a sentence 
B)  Seeing a flash of lightning in a thunderstorm 
C)  Walking all around a car and always knowing it's a car 
D)  Perceiving all of the birds in a flock as belonging together

Question 10

Which of the following would have the most semantic regularities?

Accepted Answer

A)  a forest 
B)  a skyscraper 
C)  a shopping mall 
D)  a toll booth 
A)  a forest 
B)  a skyscraper 
C)  a shopping mall 
D)  a toll booth

Question 11

You look at a rope coiled on a beach and are able to perceive it as a single strand because of the law of

Accepted Answer

A)  good continuation. 
B)  simplicity. 
C)  familiarity. 
D)  good figure. 
A)  good continuation. 
B)  simplicity. 
C)  familiarity. 
D)  good figure.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical regularity in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  The oblique effect 
B)  The light-from-above assumption 
C)  Angled orientation 
D)  Having one object that is partially covered by another "come out the other side" 
A)  The oblique effect 
B)  The light-from-above assumption 
C)  Angled orientation 
D)  Having one object that is partially covered by another "come out the other side"

Question 13

The theory of unconscious inference includes the

Accepted Answer

A)  oblique effect. 
B)  likelihood principle. 
C)  principle of componential recovery. 
D)  principle of speech segmentation. 
A)  oblique effect. 
B)  likelihood principle. 
C)  principle of componential recovery. 
D)  principle of speech segmentation.

Question 14

If a Gestalt psychologist was baking a cake for an event, what would they be most focused on?

Accepted Answer

A)  the oven 
B)  the cake 
C)  the flour 
D)  the flavor 
A)  the oven 
B)  the cake 
C)  the flour 
D)  the flavor

Question 15

Which of the following is true about Bayesian inference?

Accepted Answer

A)  The probability of an outcome is determined by chance. 
B)  The probability of an outcome is determined solely by the likelihood of the outcome. 
C)  The probability of an outcome is determined by the prior probability and the likelihood of the outcome. 
D)  The probability of an outcome is determined solely by our initial belief about the probability of an outcome. 
A)  The probability of an outcome is determined by chance. 
B)  The probability of an outcome is determined solely by the likelihood of the outcome. 
C)  The probability of an outcome is determined by the prior probability and the likelihood of the outcome. 
D)  The probability of an outcome is determined solely by our initial belief about the probability of an outcome.

Question 16

The saying, "If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all" best reflects which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  principle of similarity 
B)  law of pragnanz 
C)  semantic regularities 
D)  likelihood principle 
A)  principle of similarity 
B)  law of pragnanz 
C)  semantic regularities 
D)  likelihood principle

Question 17

The perception pathway corresponds to the _____ pathway, while the action pathway corresponds to the _____ pathway.

Accepted Answer

A)  where; what 
B)  what; where 
C)  size; distance 
D)  distance; size 
A)  where; what 
B)  what; where 
C)  size; distance 
D)  distance; size

Question 18

When does bottom-up processing start?

Accepted Answer

A)  When environmental energy stimulates the receptors 
B)  When an electrical signal is passed to the brain 
C)  When motor neurons at the extremities are activated 
D)  When the brain encodes information received by the receptors 
A)  When environmental energy stimulates the receptors 
B)  When an electrical signal is passed to the brain 
C)  When motor neurons at the extremities are activated 
D)  When the brain encodes information received by the receptors

Question 19

Evidence for the role of top-down processing in perception is shown by which of the following examples?

Accepted Answer

A)  When someone can easily select a target that has a feature distinct from distracters 
B)  When someone cannot read an illegible word in a written sentence 
C)  When someone easily identifies an object even though that object is unexpected in that context (e.g., identifying a telephone inside a refrigerator) 
D)  When someone accurately identifies a word in a song on a radio broadcast despite static interfering with reception 
A)  When someone can easily select a target that has a feature distinct from distracters 
B)  When someone cannot read an illegible word in a written sentence 
C)  When someone easily identifies an object even though that object is unexpected in that context (e.g., identifying a telephone inside a refrigerator) 
D)  When someone accurately identifies a word in a song on a radio broadcast despite static interfering with reception

Question 20

In the text's use of the Olympic Rings example, which Gestalt law contributes to the correct perception of five interlocking circles rather than nine separate segments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simplicity 
B)  Contiguity 
C)  Figure-ground 
D)  Common fate 
A)  Simplicity 
B)  Contiguity 
C)  Figure-ground 
D)  Common fate

Which of the following is a basic principle of Gestalt psychology?

Amhad is doing an experiment in which he has to choose between the object he has been shown previously (the target object) and another object. Choosing the target object will result in a reward. What sort of task is Amhad doing?

What is the process of unconscious inference?

The landmark discrimination problem is more difficult to do if you have damage to your _____ lobe.

Which of the following is true about perception?

Entering a church service and seeing someone selling hot dogs and cotton candy from a cart near the altar would be perceived as a violation of

Describe the function of mirror neurons. Why do you think intention plays a role in the mirroring process? Give an example to support your thinking.

The task of determining the object responsible for a particular image on one's retina is called the

Which of the following is an example of an effect of top-down processing?

Which of the following would have the most semantic regularities?

You look at a rope coiled on a beach and are able to perceive it as a single strand because of the law of

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical regularity in your text?

The theory of unconscious inference includes the

If a Gestalt psychologist was baking a cake for an event, what would they be most focused on?

Which of the following is true about Bayesian inference?

The saying, "If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all" best reflects which of the following?

The perception pathway corresponds to the _ pathway, while the action pathway corresponds to the _ pathway.

When does bottom-up processing start?

Evidence for the role of top-down processing in perception is shown by which of the following examples?

In the text's use of the Olympic Rings example, which Gestalt law contributes to the correct perception of five interlocking circles rather than nine separate segments?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Attention

Short-Term and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory: Structure

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Exam 3: Perception

Which of the following is a basic principle of Gestalt psychology?

Amhad is doing an experiment in which he has to choose between the object he has been shown previously (the target object) and another object. Choosing the target object will result in a reward. What sort of task is Amhad doing?

What is the process of unconscious inference?

The landmark discrimination problem is more difficult to do if you have damage to your _____ lobe.

Which of the following is true about perception?

Entering a church service and seeing someone selling hot dogs and cotton candy from a cart near the altar would be perceived as a violation of

Describe the function of mirror neurons. Why do you think intention plays a role in the mirroring process? Give an example to support your thinking.

The task of determining the object responsible for a particular image on one's retina is called the

Which of the following is an example of an effect of top-down processing?

Which of the following would have the most semantic regularities?

You look at a rope coiled on a beach and are able to perceive it as a single strand because of the law of

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical regularity in your text?

The theory of unconscious inference includes the

If a Gestalt psychologist was baking a cake for an event, what would they be most focused on?

Which of the following is true about Bayesian inference?

The saying, "If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all" best reflects which of the following?

The perception pathway corresponds to the _____ pathway, while the action pathway corresponds to the _____ pathway.

When does bottom-up processing start?

Evidence for the role of top-down processing in perception is shown by which of the following examples?

In the text's use of the Olympic Rings example, which Gestalt law contributes to the correct perception of five interlocking circles rather than nine separate segments?

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Attention

Short-Term and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory: Structure

Long-Term Memory: Encoding, Retrieval, and Consolidation

Everyday Memory and Memory Errors

Conceptual Knowledge

Visual Imagery

Language

Problem Solving

Judgment, Decisions, and Reasoning

Filters

The perception pathway corresponds to the _ pathway, while the action pathway corresponds to the _ pathway.