Exam 3: Attention and Performance

How are goal-directed attention and stimulus-driven attention behaviorally different? How are they neurologically different? Give two examples of each type of attention.

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Question 81

Eye movement is required for attention to track an object.

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Question 82

Processing a complex visual scene is MOST analogous to:

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Question 83

When Triesman and Schmidt presented combination stimuli outside the focus of attention,they observed a phenomenon called:

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Question 84

Which statement demonstrates the results of Woldorff et al.'s (1993)neuroscience study of dichotic listening?

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Question 85

Which condition of the experimental paradigm developed by J.Ridley Stroop leads to what we now refer to as the Stroop effect?

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Question 86

Underwood's case study of Moray showed that:

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Question 87

When subjects were asked to look at two superimposed visual stimuli,they:

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Question 88

Based on Treisman and Gelade's study of features and attention,we know it would be easiest for subjects to detect a T among a display of:

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Question 89

The points at which it is no longer possible to continue processing all information in parallel are referred to as:

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Question 90

What are some strengths and weaknesses of Broadbent's filter theory?

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Question 91

In the prefrontal region of the cerebral cortex,the _ cortex appears to be critical to setting intentions and controlling behavior,while the _ cortex appears to be critical in monitoring conflict between competing tendencies.

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Question 92

Which research paradigm is a well-known example of a research method used to assess attentional abilities?

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Question 93

Describe the evidence that supports the feature-integration theory proposed by Treisman.

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Question 94

In the study of attention,automaticity refers to the:

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Question 95

While giving a patient a vision test,Dr.Smith notices the patient is not able to see any stimuli that are presented in the right half of the visual field.This disorder is MOST likely due to damage to which area of the brain?

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Question 96

How does Triesman's attenuation theory account for the limitations of Broadbent's theory?

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Question 97

Studies of visual neglect provide evidence for:

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Question 98

You are at a museum.Which answer choice is an example of exogenous control?

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How are goal-directed attention and stimulus-driven attention behaviorally different? How are they neurologically different? Give two examples of each type of attention.

Eye movement is required for attention to track an object.

Processing a complex visual scene is MOST analogous to:

When Triesman and Schmidt presented combination stimuli outside the focus of attention,they observed a phenomenon called:

Which statement demonstrates the results of Woldorff et al.'s (1993)neuroscience study of dichotic listening?

Which condition of the experimental paradigm developed by J.Ridley Stroop leads to what we now refer to as the Stroop effect?

Underwood's case study of Moray showed that:

When subjects were asked to look at two superimposed visual stimuli,they:

Based on Treisman and Gelade's study of features and attention,we know it would be easiest for subjects to detect a T among a display of:

The points at which it is no longer possible to continue processing all information in parallel are referred to as:

What are some strengths and weaknesses of Broadbent's filter theory?

In the prefrontal region of the cerebral cortex,the _ cortex appears to be critical to setting intentions and controlling behavior,while the _ cortex appears to be critical in monitoring conflict between competing tendencies.

Which research paradigm is a well-known example of a research method used to assess attentional abilities?

Describe the evidence that supports the feature-integration theory proposed by Treisman.

In the study of attention,automaticity refers to the:

While giving a patient a vision test,Dr.Smith notices the patient is not able to see any stimuli that are presented in the right half of the visual field.This disorder is MOST likely due to damage to which area of the brain?

How does Triesman's attenuation theory account for the limitations of Broadbent's theory?

Studies of visual neglect provide evidence for:

You are at a museum.Which answer choice is an example of exogenous control?

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Mental Imagery

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Exam 3: Attention and Performance

How are goal-directed attention and stimulus-driven attention behaviorally different? How are they neurologically different? Give two examples of each type of attention.

Eye movement is required for attention to track an object.

Processing a complex visual scene is MOST analogous to:

When Triesman and Schmidt presented combination stimuli outside the focus of attention,they observed a phenomenon called:

Which statement demonstrates the results of Woldorff et al.'s (1993)neuroscience study of dichotic listening?

Which condition of the experimental paradigm developed by J.Ridley Stroop leads to what we now refer to as the Stroop effect?

Underwood's case study of Moray showed that:

When subjects were asked to look at two superimposed visual stimuli,they:

Based on Treisman and Gelade's study of features and attention,we know it would be easiest for subjects to detect a T among a display of:

The points at which it is no longer possible to continue processing all information in parallel are referred to as:

What are some strengths and weaknesses of Broadbent's filter theory?

In the prefrontal region of the cerebral cortex,the _____ cortex appears to be critical to setting intentions and controlling behavior,while the _____ cortex appears to be critical in monitoring conflict between competing tendencies.

Which research paradigm is a well-known example of a research method used to assess attentional abilities?

Describe the evidence that supports the feature-integration theory proposed by Treisman.

In the study of attention,automaticity refers to the:

While giving a patient a vision test,Dr.Smith notices the patient is not able to see any stimuli that are presented in the right half of the visual field.This disorder is MOST likely due to damage to which area of the brain?

How does Triesman's attenuation theory account for the limitations of Broadbent's theory?

Studies of visual neglect provide evidence for:

You are at a museum.Which answer choice is an example of exogenous control?

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

In the prefrontal region of the cerebral cortex,the _ cortex appears to be critical to setting intentions and controlling behavior,while the _ cortex appears to be critical in monitoring conflict between competing tendencies.