Question 1

In experiments on ambiguous figures,Chambers and Reisberg concluded that because most subjects could

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A) not visualize alternate interpretations of an ambiguous figure,there is no discrete imaginal code. 
B) easily visualize alternate interpretations of an ambiguous figure,there is a discrete imaginal code. 
C) visualize alternate interpretations of an ambiguous figure,the imaginal code may,in some cases,override a propositional code. 
D) not visualize alternate interpretations of an ambiguous figure,an imaginal code may be overridden by a propositional code in some cases.

Question 2

A scientist who studies classic epistemology would be studying the

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A) nature,origin,and limits of mental representation. 
B) limits of visual imagery. 
C) nature,origin,and limits of human knowledge. 
D) nature and origin of semantic knowledge.

Question 3

You ask your friend to buy a couch for you (it is on sale today only and you are too sick to go yourself).You want a couch with a specific style,design,and color.What is the best way to represent this information to your friend? Why? The next day you ask your friend to buy a table.This time you are less concerned with the specific details of the table,it simply needs to have four chairs and fall within your price range.What is the best way to represent this information to your friend? Why?

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The answer of You ask your friend to buy a...

Question 4

What did Margaret Intons-Peterson believe about the validity of some results found in image research? Why? How was her argument countered by Kosslyn and Jolicoeur?

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The answer of What did Margaret Intons-Peterson believe about the...

Question 5

"The U.S.Constitution was ratified in 1789" is an example of __________ knowledge.

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A) analogical 
B) declarative 
C) nondeclarative 
D) procedural

Question 6

Michael Corballis suggested that "humans alone can conceive what they have never perceived" because

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A) like other animals,our right hemisphere perceives our physical environment,and our left hemisphere manipulates imaginal components and symbols. 
B) like other animals,our right hemisphere perceives our physical environment in an analogue manner;our left hemisphere,however,unlike that of animals,manipulates imaginal components and symbols. 
C) only humans possess a mind that can represent objects and locations imaginally. 
D) unlike other animals,humans mentally visualize images using the right hemisphere only,whereas animals use only their left hemisphere.

Question 7

Which of the following is an accurate description of results obtained in a major study concerning mental rotations?

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A) The degree of rotation of the figures had no bearing on response time. 
B) For every increase in the degree of rotation of the figures,there was a corresponding decrease in response time. 
C) For every decrease in the degree of rotation of the figures,there was a corresponding increase in response time. 
D) For every increase in the degree of rotation of the figures,there was a corresponding increase in response time.

Question 8

In one of Farah's studies,L.H.had lesions in the temporo-occipital regions,the right temporal lobe,and the right inferior frontal lobe of the brain,causing his visual imagery ability to be

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A) nonexistent and his spatial skills to be weak. 
B) highly developed,but his spatial skills to be nonexistent. 
C) normal,as was his spatial ability. 
D) very weak,but his spatial ability to be relatively normal.

Question 9

How was it determined that certain areas of the brain control imagery-manipulation functions,whereas other areas control symbol-manipulation functions? What relationship did they find between lesion locations and the specific functions of the areas?

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The answer of How was it determined that certain areas...

Question 10

Ragini is mentally representing a map of her town.She represents a number of different landmarks.She will most likely estimate that the distance between two houses that look very similar as __________ the distance between two that look different.(Assume that in reality the distances are equal. )

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A) longer than 
B) shorter than 
C) the same as 
D) variably different than

Question 11

Which of the following is not a hint used by Mary Peterson in her experiments?

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A) implicit reference-frame hint 
B) explicit reference-frame hint 
C) attentional hint 
D) rotated-alignment hint

Question 12

This type of code for representing information preserves some feature of what is being represented (e.g. ,a model showing the paths & distances from the sun of the various planets).

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A) analogue code 
B) hierarchical code 
C) deductive code 
D) symbolic code

Question 13

According to some researchers,which of the following forms of imagery do we seem to use most often?

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A) tactile (touch) 
B) auditory 
C) visual 
D) olfactory (smell)

Question 14

What is the difference between declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge? Give an example of each to show distinctions.

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The answer of What is the difference between declarative knowledge...

Question 15

According to Allan Paivio,mental representations for words are represented in a(n)__________ code,whereas visual images are represented in a(n)__________ code.

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A) symbolic;analogue 
B) analogue;symbolic 
C) verbal;propositional 
D) propositional;verbal

Question 16

When looking at the map that Quinlan drew of his hometown,one notices that streets with "odd" intersections appear to be more perpendicular than what they really are.This would be an example of

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A) route-road knowledge 
B) relative-position heuristic 
C) survey 
D) right-angle bias

Question 17

One view of ambiguous figures suggests that there are two types of manipulations.These are

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A) mental reconstrual and mental realignment. 
B) mental reassessment and mental realignment. 
C) mental reconstrual and mental repositioning. 
D) mental reassessment and mental repositioning.

Question 18

Nancy Kerr's study on the imaginal capacity of blind people as compared with that of sighted people showed that

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A) blind people not only responded more slowly,but also did not appear to have the imaginal capacity of the sighted people. 
B) although blind people responded more quickly,their responses demonstrated a lack of imaginal capacity. 
C) although blind people responded more slowly,they showed similar response patterns to those of sighted people. 
D) blind people not only responded more quickly,but also showed similar response patterns to those of sighted people.

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of the three types of knowledge used when forming and utilizing cognitive maps?

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A) route-road 
B) relative-position 
C) landmark 
D) survey

Question 20

This concept suggests that images are simply a result (a byproduct)or other cognitive processes.

Accepted Answer

A) epiphenomena 
B) percept 
C) construals 
D) deductive code

Exam 7: The Landscape of Memory: Mental Images, maps, and Propositions

In experiments on ambiguous figures,Chambers and Reisberg concluded that because most subjects could

A scientist who studies classic epistemology would be studying the

What did Margaret Intons-Peterson believe about the validity of some results found in image research? Why? How was her argument countered by Kosslyn and Jolicoeur?

"The U.S.Constitution was ratified in 1789" is an example of __________ knowledge.

Michael Corballis suggested that "humans alone can conceive what they have never perceived" because

Which of the following is an accurate description of results obtained in a major study concerning mental rotations?

In one of Farah's studies,L.H.had lesions in the temporo-occipital regions,the right temporal lobe,and the right inferior frontal lobe of the brain,causing his visual imagery ability to be

How was it determined that certain areas of the brain control imagery-manipulation functions,whereas other areas control symbol-manipulation functions? What relationship did they find between lesion locations and the specific functions of the areas?

Ragini is mentally representing a map of her town.She represents a number of different landmarks.She will most likely estimate that the distance between two houses that look very similar as __________ the distance between two that look different.(Assume that in reality the distances are equal. )

Which of the following is not a hint used by Mary Peterson in her experiments?

This type of code for representing information preserves some feature of what is being represented (e.g. ,a model showing the paths & distances from the sun of the various planets) .

According to some researchers,which of the following forms of imagery do we seem to use most often?

What is the difference between declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge? Give an example of each to show distinctions.

According to Allan Paivio,mental representations for words are represented in a(n) code,whereas visual images are represented in a(n) code.

When looking at the map that Quinlan drew of his hometown,one notices that streets with "odd" intersections appear to be more perpendicular than what they really are.This would be an example of

One view of ambiguous figures suggests that there are two types of manipulations.These are

Nancy Kerr's study on the imaginal capacity of blind people as compared with that of sighted people showed that

Which of the following is not one of the three types of knowledge used when forming and utilizing cognitive maps?

This concept suggests that images are simply a result (a byproduct) or other cognitive processes.

Exam 7: The Landscape of Memory: Mental Images, maps, and Propositions

In experiments on ambiguous figures,Chambers and Reisberg concluded that because most subjects could

A scientist who studies classic epistemology would be studying the

What did Margaret Intons-Peterson believe about the validity of some results found in image research? Why? How was her argument countered by Kosslyn and Jolicoeur?

"The U.S.Constitution was ratified in 1789" is an example of __________ knowledge.

Michael Corballis suggested that "humans alone can conceive what they have never perceived" because

Which of the following is an accurate description of results obtained in a major study concerning mental rotations?

In one of Farah's studies,L.H.had lesions in the temporo-occipital regions,the right temporal lobe,and the right inferior frontal lobe of the brain,causing his visual imagery ability to be

How was it determined that certain areas of the brain control imagery-manipulation functions,whereas other areas control symbol-manipulation functions? What relationship did they find between lesion locations and the specific functions of the areas?

Ragini is mentally representing a map of her town.She represents a number of different landmarks.She will most likely estimate that the distance between two houses that look very similar as __________ the distance between two that look different.(Assume that in reality the distances are equal. )

Which of the following is not a hint used by Mary Peterson in her experiments?

This type of code for representing information preserves some feature of what is being represented (e.g. ,a model showing the paths & distances from the sun of the various planets) .

According to some researchers,which of the following forms of imagery do we seem to use most often?

What is the difference between declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge? Give an example of each to show distinctions.

According to Allan Paivio,mental representations for words are represented in a(n) __________ code,whereas visual images are represented in a(n) __________ code.

When looking at the map that Quinlan drew of his hometown,one notices that streets with "odd" intersections appear to be more perpendicular than what they really are.This would be an example of

One view of ambiguous figures suggests that there are two types of manipulations.These are

Nancy Kerr's study on the imaginal capacity of blind people as compared with that of sighted people showed that

Which of the following is not one of the three types of knowledge used when forming and utilizing cognitive maps?

This concept suggests that images are simply a result (a byproduct) or other cognitive processes.

According to Allan Paivio,mental representations for words are represented in a(n) code,whereas visual images are represented in a(n) code.