Question 1

In Neisser and Becklen's experiment with superimposed video scenarios,what is a likely explanation of the outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjects must be able to use both content and physical cues to guide their eyes to the critical detail. 
B)  Subjects must depend largely on content and context to be able to monitor one scenario in preference to the other. 
C)  Subjects must depend largely on physical traits of the stimuli to be able to monitor one scenario in preference to the other. 
D)  Subjects must use a complex segmentation and cognitive resynthesis to monitor one scenario while filtering out the other. 
A)  Subjects must be able to use both content and physical cues to guide their eyes to the critical detail. 
B)  Subjects must depend largely on content and context to be able to monitor one scenario in preference to the other. 
C)  Subjects must depend largely on physical traits of the stimuli to be able to monitor one scenario in preference to the other. 
D)  Subjects must use a complex segmentation and cognitive resynthesis to monitor one scenario while filtering out the other.

Question 2

Broadbent's filter theory of attention assumed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people use physical traits of stimuli to choose what gets through the attention bottleneck. 
B)  attending is largely a volitional process that opens and closes gates on information flow. 
C)  recognition of the stimulus must occur before filtering can occur. 
D)  the attender uses mostly semantic information to decide what gets through and what does not get through. 
A)  people use physical traits of stimuli to choose what gets through the attention bottleneck. 
B)  attending is largely a volitional process that opens and closes gates on information flow. 
C)  recognition of the stimulus must occur before filtering can occur. 
D)  the attender uses mostly semantic information to decide what gets through and what does not get through.

Question 3

What is the evidence that points to limits to parallelism?

Accepted Answer

Evidence for the limitations of parallel

Question 4

When visual stimuli are presented off the foveal fixation point,subjects:

Accepted Answer

A)  are faster shifting attention to an expected point than to an unexpected point. 
B)  are equally fast shifting attention to expected and unexpected points. 
C)  are generally unable to shift attention fast enough to see the stimulus. 
D)  can shift attention rapidly to an expected point,but they are very inaccurate in identifying the stimulus. 
A)  are faster shifting attention to an expected point than to an unexpected point. 
B)  are equally fast shifting attention to expected and unexpected points. 
C)  are generally unable to shift attention fast enough to see the stimulus. 
D)  can shift attention rapidly to an expected point,but they are very inaccurate in identifying the stimulus.

Question 5

Detecting one set of letters (B,C,F,G,H,J,K,L)in the presence of another set of letters (Q,R,S,T,V,W,X,Y,Z):

Accepted Answer

A)  is as hard as detecting letters in the presence of numbers. 
B)  is not affected by the number of letters in the display. 
C)  is more accurate but takes less time compared with detecting letters in the presence of numbers. 
D)  becomes automatic with enough practice. 
A)  is as hard as detecting letters in the presence of numbers. 
B)  is not affected by the number of letters in the display. 
C)  is more accurate but takes less time compared with detecting letters in the presence of numbers. 
D)  becomes automatic with enough practice.

Question 6

In an experiment,a subject is asked to put on headphones and repeat the message that is played in the right ear while another message plays simultaneously in the left ear.After the task is completed,the experimenter asks what played in the left ear.The subject is MOST likely able to remember:

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the voice was male or female. 
B)  what the topic of the message was. 
C)  most of the words in the message. 
D)  the emotional tone of voice that was used. 
A)  whether the voice was male or female. 
B)  what the topic of the message was. 
C)  most of the words in the message. 
D)  the emotional tone of voice that was used.

Question 7

What information have shadowing experiments provided about auditory attention?

Accepted Answer

In general,shadowing experiments have re

Question 8

Describe the methods by which auditory attention is studied in the laboratory.

Accepted Answer

A primary method is the dichotic listeni

Question 9

Subjects can focus their attention on a few degrees of area in their visual field and move their focus of attention over their visual field to process a meaningful event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Using a hands-free headset while driving is:

Accepted Answer

A)  similar to using a cell phone. 
B)  similar to having a conversation with a passenger. 
C)  safer than using a cell phone. 
D)  safer than having a conversation with a passenger. 
A)  similar to using a cell phone. 
B)  similar to having a conversation with a passenger. 
C)  safer than using a cell phone. 
D)  safer than having a conversation with a passenger.

Question 11

Unilateral visual neglect occurs only in patients with damage to the right hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In her feature-integration theory,Treisman proposed that people:

Accepted Answer

A)  must segment objects into elements before they shift attention. 
B)  must focus attention on a stimulus before they can synthesize the pattern. 
C)  use many contextual cues and top-down processing to extract salient features. 
D)  use mostly physical cues of the stimulus to guide feature extraction for later integration. 
A)  must segment objects into elements before they shift attention. 
B)  must focus attention on a stimulus before they can synthesize the pattern. 
C)  use many contextual cues and top-down processing to extract salient features. 
D)  use mostly physical cues of the stimulus to guide feature extraction for later integration.

Question 13

According to feature-integration theory,feature information must be in the focus of attention for it to be synthesized into a pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the Stroop effect and what does it tell us about automatic processes?

Accepted Answer

The Stroop task involves having particip

Question 15

When stimuli are presented off the foveal fixation point,it becomes clear that:

Accepted Answer

A)  eye movement to a new fixation point occurs prior to the shift in attention. 
B)  shifting eye fixation to a new point is an automated routine independent of attention processes. 
C)  a shift in attention precedes and guides the eye movement to the nonfoveal region. 
D)  shifting eye fixation is largely a volitional top-down process that has little to do with attention. 
A)  eye movement to a new fixation point occurs prior to the shift in attention. 
B)  shifting eye fixation to a new point is an automated routine independent of attention processes. 
C)  a shift in attention precedes and guides the eye movement to the nonfoveal region. 
D)  shifting eye fixation is largely a volitional top-down process that has little to do with attention.

Question 16

Treisman's feature-integration theory of attention was developed as an attempt to answer the binding problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Mangun,Hillyard,and Luck's (1993)experiment involving the measurement of the occipital region in response to the presentation of spots of light to one of four quadrants of a display,which region was activated by a spot of light to the lower left quadrant?

Accepted Answer

A)  the left superior occipital region 
B)  the right superior occipital region 
C)  the left inferior occipital region 
D)  the right inferior occipital region 
A)  the left superior occipital region 
B)  the right superior occipital region 
C)  the left inferior occipital region 
D)  the right inferior occipital region

Question 18

Some evidence for object-based attention involves the phenomenon of:

Accepted Answer

A)  attenuation. 
B)  partial report. 
C)  inhibition of return. 
D)  neglect of visual field. 
A)  attenuation. 
B)  partial report. 
C)  inhibition of return. 
D)  neglect of visual field.

Question 19

Deutsch and Deutsch (1963)proposed a modification of Broadbent's model of attention.This modification was known as the attenuation theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Visual attention is NOT always directed to the part of the visual field being processed by the fovea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In Neisser and Becklen's experiment with superimposed video scenarios,what is a likely explanation of the outcome?

Broadbent's filter theory of attention assumed that:

What is the evidence that points to limits to parallelism?

When visual stimuli are presented off the foveal fixation point,subjects:

Detecting one set of letters (B,C,F,G,H,J,K,L)in the presence of another set of letters (Q,R,S,T,V,W,X,Y,Z):

In an experiment,a subject is asked to put on headphones and repeat the message that is played in the right ear while another message plays simultaneously in the left ear.After the task is completed,the experimenter asks what played in the left ear.The subject is MOST likely able to remember:

What information have shadowing experiments provided about auditory attention?

Describe the methods by which auditory attention is studied in the laboratory.

Subjects can focus their attention on a few degrees of area in their visual field and move their focus of attention over their visual field to process a meaningful event.

Using a hands-free headset while driving is:

Unilateral visual neglect occurs only in patients with damage to the right hemisphere.

In her feature-integration theory,Treisman proposed that people:

According to feature-integration theory,feature information must be in the focus of attention for it to be synthesized into a pattern.

What is the Stroop effect and what does it tell us about automatic processes?

When stimuli are presented off the foveal fixation point,it becomes clear that:

Treisman's feature-integration theory of attention was developed as an attempt to answer the binding problem.

In Mangun,Hillyard,and Luck's (1993)experiment involving the measurement of the occipital region in response to the presentation of spots of light to one of four quadrants of a display,which region was activated by a spot of light to the lower left quadrant?

Some evidence for object-based attention involves the phenomenon of:

Deutsch and Deutsch (1963)proposed a modification of Broadbent's model of attention.This modification was known as the attenuation theory.

Visual attention is NOT always directed to the part of the visual field being processed by the fovea.

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Exam 3: Attention and Performance

In Neisser and Becklen's experiment with superimposed video scenarios,what is a likely explanation of the outcome?

Broadbent's filter theory of attention assumed that:

What is the evidence that points to limits to parallelism?

When visual stimuli are presented off the foveal fixation point,subjects:

Detecting one set of letters (B,C,F,G,H,J,K,L)in the presence of another set of letters (Q,R,S,T,V,W,X,Y,Z):

In an experiment,a subject is asked to put on headphones and repeat the message that is played in the right ear while another message plays simultaneously in the left ear.After the task is completed,the experimenter asks what played in the left ear.The subject is MOST likely able to remember:

What information have shadowing experiments provided about auditory attention?

Describe the methods by which auditory attention is studied in the laboratory.

Subjects can focus their attention on a few degrees of area in their visual field and move their focus of attention over their visual field to process a meaningful event.

Using a hands-free headset while driving is:

Unilateral visual neglect occurs only in patients with damage to the right hemisphere.

In her feature-integration theory,Treisman proposed that people:

According to feature-integration theory,feature information must be in the focus of attention for it to be synthesized into a pattern.

What is the Stroop effect and what does it tell us about automatic processes?

When stimuli are presented off the foveal fixation point,it becomes clear that:

Treisman's feature-integration theory of attention was developed as an attempt to answer the binding problem.

In Mangun,Hillyard,and Luck's (1993)experiment involving the measurement of the occipital region in response to the presentation of spots of light to one of four quadrants of a display,which region was activated by a spot of light to the lower left quadrant?

Some evidence for object-based attention involves the phenomenon of:

Deutsch and Deutsch (1963)proposed a modification of Broadbent's model of attention.This modification was known as the attenuation theory.

Visual attention is NOT always directed to the part of the visual field being processed by the fovea.

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

Filters