A) Perception is the immediate registration of information by the sensory receptors. B) Perception uses previous knowledge to gather and interpret the stimuli registered by the senses. C) Perception involves only unprocessed sensory information. D) Perception requires complex problem solving. A) Perception is the immediate registration of information by the sensory receptors. B) Perception uses previous knowledge to gather and interpret the stimuli registered by the senses. C) Perception involves only unprocessed sensory information. D) Perception requires complex problem solving.

Exam 2: Perceptual Processes I: Visual and Auditory Recognition

Suppose that you are watching a television talk show.The picture on your TV set is clear,but the sound is somewhat muffled.If the visual information helps you interpret some of the words that the talk-show host is saying,you are demonstrating

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Rhodes' research indicates that people are generally accurate in guessing the ages of unfamiliar persons,based on their faces.This research has important implications for

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Question 22

According to the general mechanism approach,speech perception can be explained by

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Question 23

Which of the following students' statements best summarizes the research on face perception?

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Many researchers argue that face perception is "special"; we process faces in a different way than we process other visual stimuli.According to this perspective,

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Question 25

Research on context and speech perception has demonstrated that

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Question 26

You recognize the letter n more quickly in the word pattern than when it appears by itself.This is an example of

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Question 27

The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to speech perception emphasize that humans have a special-purpose portion of the brain that makes speech perception easier.They call this special mechanism a

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Question 28

Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the variability found in the way we pronounce pronouns?

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What is perception?

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Individuals with prosopagnosia

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The term "change blindness" refers to the observation that

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Question 32

The feature-analysis theories

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What can we conclude about the two major explanations for speech perception?

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According to the research on the recognition-by-components theory,

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Question 35

Which of the following statements about object recognition is correct?

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Question 36

Suppose that you are reading a journal article that supports the "special mechanism approach" to speech perception.Which of the following statements would you be most likely to see?

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Question 37

Suppose that a close friend is telling you about a very emotional experience she has just had.You are paying such close attention to her that you fail to notice that some strangers have just entered the room.This incident is an example of

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Question 38

Suppose that you are looking at a simple geometric design.If you were to perceive it holistically you would

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Question 39

Which of the following students provides the best overview about the research on theories of speech perception,as discussed in Chapter 2?

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Suppose that you are watching a television talk show.The picture on your TV set is clear,but the sound is somewhat muffled.If the visual information helps you interpret some of the words that the talk-show host is saying,you are demonstrating

Rhodes' research indicates that people are generally accurate in guessing the ages of unfamiliar persons,based on their faces.This research has important implications for

According to the general mechanism approach,speech perception can be explained by

Which of the following students' statements best summarizes the research on face perception?

Many researchers argue that face perception is "special"; we process faces in a different way than we process other visual stimuli.According to this perspective,

Research on context and speech perception has demonstrated that

You recognize the letter n more quickly in the word pattern than when it appears by itself.This is an example of

The theorists who argue for a special mechanism approach to speech perception emphasize that humans have a special-purpose portion of the brain that makes speech perception easier.They call this special mechanism a

Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the variability found in the way we pronounce pronouns?

What is perception?

Individuals with prosopagnosia

The term "change blindness" refers to the observation that

The feature-analysis theories

What can we conclude about the two major explanations for speech perception?

According to the research on the recognition-by-components theory,

Which of the following statements about object recognition is correct?

Suppose that you are reading a journal article that supports the "special mechanism approach" to speech perception.Which of the following statements would you be most likely to see?

Suppose that a close friend is telling you about a very emotional experience she has just had.You are paying such close attention to her that you fail to notice that some strangers have just entered the room.This incident is an example of

Suppose that you are looking at a simple geometric design.If you were to perceive it holistically you would

Which of the following students provides the best overview about the research on theories of speech perception,as discussed in Chapter 2?

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