Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a major reason why the visual information reflected by an object will vary over different viewings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Objects can be viewed from multiple orientations.
B)   Objects are seen in the context of other objects, and they may partially occlude one another.
C)   Objects are associated with view-dependent major axes.
D)   Objects can be viewed under different illumination conditions. C

Question 2

With regard to the two main output pathways from the occipital lobe, is to as dorsal is to ventral.

Accepted Answer

A)   "where" ; "what"
B)   "what" ; "where"
C)   "who" ; "what"
D)   "what" ; "who" A

Question 3

Eliminating a gnostic unit would

Accepted Answer

A)   slightly disrupt recognition of a region of space.
B)   slightly disrupt recognition of a complex object.
C)   completely disrupt recognition of a region of space.
D)   completely disrupt recognition of a complex object. D

Question 4

According to theories of object recognition, when one sees an object such as a bicycle, recognition depends on the ability to detect properties that do not depend on specific viewing conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)   view-invariant
B)   viewer-centered
C)   feature-analysis
D)   perceptual-categorization

Question 5

Category-specific deficits may be an emergent property of the fact that different kinds of information are needed to recognize living and nonliving objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The "what" versus "where" distinction is supported by single-cell recording studies showing that neurons in the lobes have receptive fields that are almost always located in the fovea, where high-acuity vision takes place.

Accepted Answer

A)   anterior occipital
B)   inferior temporal
C)   posterior parietal
D)   superior temporal

Question 7

Warrington 1985) proposed an anatomical model of the cognitive operations necessary to explain object recognition. The first stage in this model involves the detection and categorization of visually invariant information, which occurs in the hemisphere; the second stage involves the semantic categorization of visual input, which occurs in hemispheres).

Accepted Answer

A)   left ; the right
B)   left ; both the left and right
C)   right ; the left
D)   right ; both the left and right

Question 8

In fMRI studies, when a stimulus is repeated, the BOLD response can be presentation compared to the first. This is known as the .

Accepted Answer

A)   lower ; repetition enhancement effect
B)   lower ; repetition suppression effect
C)   higher ; repetition enhancement effect
D)   higher ; repetition suppression effect for the second

Question 9

is the ability to recognize an object under many different viewing conditions and in many different contexts.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ensemble coding
B)   Object constancy
C)   Apperceptive agnosia
D)   Repetition suppression

Question 10

Synesthesia is a deficit in the ability to recognize faces that cannot be directly attributed to deterioration in intellectual function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A person with apperceptive visual agnosia has difficulty in recognizing drawings of familiar objects, such as an apple. If she were asked to imagine an apple rather than to inspect a picture of an apple, you would expect to find that

Accepted Answer

A)   she can generate visual images normally because agnosia does not affect internally generated information.
B)   she has great difficulty in generating visual images as well as visual perception because the two skills share common brain regions.
C)   she can generate visual images correctly and easily, but she cannot recognize them because of a memory deficit.
D)   she has great difficulty with generating images of faces but not other kinds of objects.

Question 12

It has been suggested that the fusiform gyrus is specialized for processing faces. What are the sources of evidence for and against this position?

Accepted Answer

The answer of It has been suggested that the fusiform...

Question 13

You, a neurologist, have just met a patient who suffered a stroke last year and is having trouble identifying objects. Could this person be experiencing visual agnosia? What tasks could you ask the patient to perform to help you determine the source of the problem?

Accepted Answer

The answer of You, a neurologist, have just met a...

Question 14

The results of most single-cell studies of temporal lobe neurons support the gnostic unit hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Generally, in anatomical studies of object recognition deficits, posterior lesions are associated with agnosia.

Accepted Answer

A)   left hemisphere ; apperceptive
B)   left hemisphere ; associative
C)   right hemisphere ; apperceptive
D)   right hemisphere ; associative

Question 16

Patients with associative agnosia can typically describe the functions of objects if they are given the names of the objects verbally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The statement "recognition of a visual pattern at a later time occurs only if you can match the stimulus to its exact stored representation" is most consistent with which theory of pattern perception?

Accepted Answer

A)   view-dependent
B)   object-centered
C)   recognition-by-parts
D)   semantic categorization

Question 18

Which of the following is a brain region that would likely be implicated in processing spatial relations in an outdoor scene?

Accepted Answer

A)   the fusiform place area FP
A)  
B)   the parahippocampal place area PP
A)  
C)   the fusiform face area FF
A)  
D)   the parahippocampal face area PF
A)

Question 19

Selective damage to the primary visual cortex typically leads to visual agnosia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements does NOT explain why some patients are visually agnosic for living animate) things versus nonliving inanimate) things?

Accepted Answer

A)   Knowledge about different categories of objects may be represented in different parts of the brain.
B)   Inanimate objects may activate kinesthetic representations that animate objects do not.
C)   Animate objects may share more visual features than inanimate objects.
D)   There are more familiar animate objects in the environment than inanimate objects.

Exam 6: Object Recognition

Which of the following is NOT a major reason why the visual information reflected by an object will vary over different viewings?

With regard to the two main output pathways from the occipital lobe, is to as dorsal is to ventral.

Eliminating a gnostic unit would

According to theories of object recognition, when one sees an object such as a bicycle, recognition depends on the ability to detect properties that do not depend on specific viewing conditions.

Category-specific deficits may be an emergent property of the fact that different kinds of information are needed to recognize living and nonliving objects.

The "what" versus "where" distinction is supported by single-cell recording studies showing that neurons in the lobes have receptive fields that are almost always located in the fovea, where high-acuity vision takes place.

In fMRI studies, when a stimulus is repeated, the BOLD response can be presentation compared to the first. This is known as the .

is the ability to recognize an object under many different viewing conditions and in many different contexts.

Synesthesia is a deficit in the ability to recognize faces that cannot be directly attributed to deterioration in intellectual function.

A person with apperceptive visual agnosia has difficulty in recognizing drawings of familiar objects, such as an apple. If she were asked to imagine an apple rather than to inspect a picture of an apple, you would expect to find that

It has been suggested that the fusiform gyrus is specialized for processing faces. What are the sources of evidence for and against this position?

You, a neurologist, have just met a patient who suffered a stroke last year and is having trouble identifying objects. Could this person be experiencing visual agnosia? What tasks could you ask the patient to perform to help you determine the source of the problem?

The results of most single-cell studies of temporal lobe neurons support the gnostic unit hypothesis.

Generally, in anatomical studies of object recognition deficits, posterior lesions are associated with agnosia.

Patients with associative agnosia can typically describe the functions of objects if they are given the names of the objects verbally.

The statement "recognition of a visual pattern at a later time occurs only if you can match the stimulus to its exact stored representation" is most consistent with which theory of pattern perception?

Which of the following is a brain region that would likely be implicated in processing spatial relations in an outdoor scene?

Selective damage to the primary visual cortex typically leads to visual agnosia.

Which of the following statements does NOT explain why some patients are visually agnosic for living animate) things versus nonliving inanimate) things?