Question 1

Categories are universal if ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) they have the same exemplars 
B) statistical patterns are invariant 
C) they are identical for everyone 
D) they are present across cultures 
A) they have the same exemplars 
B) statistical patterns are invariant 
C) they are identical for everyone 
D) they are present across cultures

Question 2

A(n)____________ specifies what properties are most likely to be true of a category.

Accepted Answer

A) exemplar 
B) prototype 
C) rule 
D) schemata 
A) exemplar 
B) prototype 
C) rule 
D) schemata

Question 3

A(n)______________is an object or event that plays an important role in an organism's survival and pursuit of goals.

Accepted Answer

A) memory entity 
B) episodic memory 
C) storage unit 
D) experience 
A) memory entity 
B) episodic memory 
C) storage unit 
D) experience

Question 4

____________ allow you to derive information not explicitly present in a single member of a category but available because of your knowledge about the group.

Accepted Answer

A) Deductions 
B) Assumptions 
C) Inferences 
D) Conjectures 
A) Deductions 
B) Assumptions 
C) Inferences 
D) Conjectures

Question 5

fMRI research has shown that the ___________ system is activated when participants are shown manipulable objects even though they cannot touch or use them in the study.

Accepted Answer

A) association 
B) decision-making 
C) motor 
D) convergent 
A) association 
B) decision-making 
C) motor 
D) convergent

Question 6

A representation must be constructed intentionally to stand for something else and must _______________ what it stands for.

Accepted Answer

A) represent 
B) carry information about 
C) explain 
D) accurately reflect 
A) represent 
B) carry information about 
C) explain 
D) accurately reflect

Question 7

Convergence zones integrate information _____________ while higher order convergence zones integrate information ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) about vision,about other senses 
B) within modalities,across modalities 
C) across modalities,within modalities 
D) bottom-up,top-down 
A) about vision,about other senses 
B) within modalities,across modalities 
C) across modalities,within modalities 
D) bottom-up,top-down

Question 8

What is a typicality gradient? What are the effects of typicality gradients on how we process categories?

Accepted Answer

If a category has a prototype,the protot

Question 9

Neurons that combine information such as color and shape are _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) mirror neurons 
B) feature neurons 
C) conjunctive neurons 
D) perceptual neurons 
A) mirror neurons 
B) feature neurons 
C) conjunctive neurons 
D) perceptual neurons

Question 10

Neurons in the visual cortex respond in such a way that they preserve a ________________;that is,the spatial layout in the brain represents the spatial layout in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) modality correspondence 
B) topographical map 
C) spatiotemporal window 
D) bottom-up representation 
A) modality correspondence 
B) topographical map 
C) spatiotemporal window 
D) bottom-up representation

Question 11

Briefly describe how exemplar memory can impact categorizing objects using rules.

Accepted Answer

When exemplars are activated they influe

Question 12

The intentionality criterion for a representation states that a representation must be constructed intentionally to stand for something else.This criterion _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) is a controlled process 
B) is inherent in our brain system 
C) requires conscious effort 
D) is based on prior knowledge 
A) is a controlled process 
B) is inherent in our brain system 
C) requires conscious effort 
D) is based on prior knowledge

Question 13

____________ found costs associated with switching between modalities in a perception task while ____________ found similar switching costs in a property verification task.

Accepted Answer

A) Spence,Pecher 
B) Damasio,Spence 
C) Martin,Damasio 
D) Pecher,Martin 
A) Spence,Pecher 
B) Damasio,Spence 
C) Martin,Damasio 
D) Pecher,Martin

Categories are universal if ____________________.

A(n)____________ specifies what properties are most likely to be true of a category.

A(n)______________is an object or event that plays an important role in an organism's survival and pursuit of goals.

____________ allow you to derive information not explicitly present in a single member of a category but available because of your knowledge about the group.

fMRI research has shown that the ___________ system is activated when participants are shown manipulable objects even though they cannot touch or use them in the study.

A representation must be constructed intentionally to stand for something else and must _______________ what it stands for.

Convergence zones integrate information _ while higher order convergence zones integrate information __.

What is a typicality gradient? What are the effects of typicality gradients on how we process categories?

Neurons that combine information such as color and shape are _______________.

Neurons in the visual cortex respond in such a way that they preserve a ________________;that is,the spatial layout in the brain represents the spatial layout in the environment.

Briefly describe how exemplar memory can impact categorizing objects using rules.

The intentionality criterion for a representation states that a representation must be constructed intentionally to stand for something else.This criterion _________________.

found costs associated with switching between modalities in a perception task while found similar switching costs in a property verification task.

How the Brain Gives Rise to the Mind

Perception

Attention

Encoding and Retrieval From Long-Term Memory

Working Memory

Executive Processes

Emotion and Cognition

Decision Making

Problem Solving and Reasoning

Motor Cognition and Mental Simulation

Language

Filters

Exam 4: Representation and Knowledge in Long-Term Memory

Categories are universal if ____________________.

A(n)____________ specifies what properties are most likely to be true of a category.

A(n)______________is an object or event that plays an important role in an organism's survival and pursuit of goals.

____________ allow you to derive information not explicitly present in a single member of a category but available because of your knowledge about the group.

fMRI research has shown that the ___________ system is activated when participants are shown manipulable objects even though they cannot touch or use them in the study.

A representation must be constructed intentionally to stand for something else and must _______________ what it stands for.

Convergence zones integrate information _____________ while higher order convergence zones integrate information ______________.

What is a typicality gradient? What are the effects of typicality gradients on how we process categories?

Neurons that combine information such as color and shape are _______________.

Neurons in the visual cortex respond in such a way that they preserve a ________________;that is,the spatial layout in the brain represents the spatial layout in the environment.

Briefly describe how exemplar memory can impact categorizing objects using rules.

The intentionality criterion for a representation states that a representation must be constructed intentionally to stand for something else.This criterion _________________.

____________ found costs associated with switching between modalities in a perception task while ____________ found similar switching costs in a property verification task.

How the Brain Gives Rise to the Mind

Perception

Attention

Encoding and Retrieval From Long-Term Memory

Working Memory

Executive Processes

Emotion and Cognition

Decision Making

Problem Solving and Reasoning

Motor Cognition and Mental Simulation

Language

Filters

Convergence zones integrate information _ while higher order convergence zones integrate information __.

found costs associated with switching between modalities in a perception task while found similar switching costs in a property verification task.