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What was the main purpose of Angelo Mosso's experiment?

To measure the emotional response of the subject

To demonstrate the redistribution of blood in the system (correct)

To calculate the weight of the subject's head

To test the balance of the table

What happened to the balance when the subject began to exhibit emotional or intellectual activity?

It remained still

It tipped downward at the head-end (correct)

It tipped downward at the foot-end

It oscillated

What was the significance of the table in Mosso's experiment?

It was used to detect changes in blood flow

It was used to detect changes in the subject's center of gravity (correct)

It was used to restrain the subject's movements

It was used to measure the subject's weight

Who wrote about Mosso's experiment in the book 'Principles of Psychology'?

William James (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the source of the quote about Mosso's experiment?

Jody Culham's fMRI for Dummies web site (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to blood flow in the brain when there is increased neural activity?

It increases in the active region (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key insight of Angelo Mosso, an Italian physiologist?

Increased brain activity leads to increased blood flow (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of injecting radioactive isotopes in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans?

To record the energy from radioactive particles bumping into regular electrons (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the advantages of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans?

Decent spatial resolution (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is measured by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans?

Regional cerebral blood flow (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the ways Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans are used?

To compare regional cerebral blood flow between cognitive states (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of converting external stimuli into neural signals?

Transduction (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of sensory receptors in the environment?

To receive and represent stimuli (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between sensation and perception?

Sensation is the process of receiving and representing stimuli, while perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of information is detected by the sense of hearing?

Sound waves (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the brain in the process of perception?

To organize and interpret sensory information (A) Signup and view all the answers

Do sensation and perception always match?

Sometimes, they match (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to the Multimode theory of attention, how many different stages of selection can occur?

Three (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of visual search as described by Feature Integration Theory?

To locate a specific object in a crowded environment (A) Signup and view all the answers

During which stage of Feature Integration Theory do features 'pop out' effortlessly?

Pre-attentive stage (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of a disjunctive search?

It does not require the attentional spotlight (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of search involves looking for multiple features, with each item scanned individually?

Serial search (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who is associated with the Feature Integration Theory of attention?

Anne Treisman (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the term introduced by Ulric Neisser in 1967 related to iconic memory for sounds?

Echoic memory (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of the sensory store for sounds, according to some studies?

1-10 seconds (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept that describes how the time between stimuli influences performance in iconic memory for sounds?

Interstimulus interval (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the capacity of short-term memory, according to George Miller?

7 +/- 2 items (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of grouping items into smaller, meaningful segments to enhance recall called?

Chunking (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the limitation of short-term memory, according to George Miller?

Limited to the number of chunks (A) Signup and view all the answers