Exploring Response Times and Distributions

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Which type of attention is obvious to others and involves the movement of eyes and head?

Endogenous attention

Spatial attention

Overt attention (correct)

Feature-based attention

What is the definition of attention?

The mind's capacity to enhance and suppress sensory input and internal representations (correct)

The mind's ability to solve complex problems

The mind's ability to process information quickly and accurately

The mind's capacity to store and retrieve memories

Which type of attention is internally driven by ourselves?

Feature-based attention

Spatial attention

Exogenous attention

Endogenous attention (correct)

In the singleton paradigm, participants are asked to respond to what?

The orientation of the line in the red circle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of design does the text recommend sticking to when possible?

Within-subjects design Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of perception?

To interpret sensations Signup and view all the answers

What is the core challenge in perception?

To resolve ambiguity Signup and view all the answers

What are the Gestalt principles associated with bottom-up processing?

Similarity, proximity, symmetry, closure, continuity, common fate Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of the course schedule?

Research projects Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the final grade does the research project contribute?

30% Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the course according to the new course design?

Knowledge of the brain Signup and view all the answers

In which building is the lab space available for the research projects?

MF building 4th floor Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a good theory?

Replicability Signup and view all the answers

What is the replication crisis in psychology?

A crisis in which 40% of published studies could not be replicated Signup and view all the answers

Which design is typically preferred in cognitive psychology experiments?

Within-subjects design Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of theories in scientific research?

Theories are instruments that hold everything together Signup and view all the answers

Which portion of response times may reveal a stronger difference between two response conditions?

The faster portion of RTs Signup and view all the answers

In the Stroop task, what impacts the processing of the word's print color?

Word meaning Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attention involves enhancing or suppressing sensory input and internal representations?

Endogenous attention Signup and view all the answers

In the Stroop task experiment, participants responded to the meaning and print color of the word. Which condition showed slower responses when the meaning and color didn't match?

Meaning decision incongruent Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a neuron receives more input via its dendrites?

It fires action potentials more frequently Signup and view all the answers

When combining response times and accuracy into one measure, what is the formula for calculating the inverse efficiency score (IES)?

IES = RT / P(correct) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the phenomenon where one side of the visual field is ignored, even though the patient can see things in that side when attention is forcefully directed to it?

Hemispatial neglect Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of excluding incorrectly answered trials and atypical trials in processing response times?

To improve the accuracy of the data Signup and view all the answers

Which factor(s) does the response matrix depend on?

Both the threshold and the distance between signal and noise distributions Signup and view all the answers

True or False: No matter where your threshold is, your ability to distinguish signal from noise is the same.

False Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the variation in the distance between signal and noise distributions among individuals?

Sensitivity Signup and view all the answers

What does the response matrix measure?

Proportions of hits, misses, false alarms, and correct rejections Signup and view all the answers

What is the firing rate of the cucumber neuron when seeing a zucchini?

False miss Signup and view all the answers

What does the distance between signal and noise distributions depend on?

Perceptual skill Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the cognitive processes studied in cognitive psychology?

Emotion Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the final grade does the research project contribute?

30% Signup and view all the answers

Which software is recommended for designing and conducting experiments in the research project?

OpenSesame Signup and view all the answers

Which type of processing is influenced by 'higher' regions and involves both sensory input and internal representations?

Top-down processing Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where sensory processing alone cannot provide conclusive information about the world?

The inverse projection problem Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the Gestalt principles associated with bottom-up processing?

Closure Signup and view all the answers

What is the core challenge in perception?

Resolving ambiguity Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attention involves enhancing or suppressing sensory input and internal representations?

Endogenous attention Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the variation in the distance between signal and noise distributions among individuals?

Signal detection theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the core challenge in perception?

Distinguishing signal from noise Signup and view all the answers

In the Stroop task experiment, participants responded to the meaning and print color of the word. Which condition showed slower responses when the meaning and color didn't match?

Incongruent condition Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a good theory?

Replicability Signup and view all the answers

What is the replication crisis in psychology?

A crisis where researchers are unable to replicate the experiments of others Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of excluding incorrectly answered trials and atypical trials in processing response times?

To ensure accurate measurement of response times Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of attention?

The ability to enhance or suppress sensory input and internal representations Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of excluding incorrectly answered trials and atypical trials in processing response times?

To make the response time data more reliable Signup and view all the answers

What does the distance between signal and noise distributions depend on?

The sensitivity of the observer Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the variation in the distance between signal and noise distributions among individuals?

Variability Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of theories in scientific research?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which factor(s) does the response matrix depend on?

The distance between signal and noise distributions Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the variation in the distance between signal and noise distributions among individuals?

Sensitivity Signup and view all the answers

What is the core challenge in perception?

Distinguishing signal from noise Signup and view all the answers

What is the firing rate of the cucumber neuron when seeing a zucchini?

False miss Signup and view all the answers

What does the distance between signal and noise distributions depend on?

The individual's threshold Signup and view all the answers

True or False: No matter where your threshold is, your ability to distinguish signal from noise is the same.

True Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of top-down processing in perception?

It helps us interpret and make sense of sensory information based on our expectations and prior knowledge. Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between overt and covert attention?

Overt attention involves moving the eyes and head to focus on a specific location, while covert attention involves focusing on a location without any visible movement. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between endogenous and exogenous attention?

Endogenous attention is internally driven by our own intentions, while exogenous attention is externally driven by external stimuli. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the singleton paradigm in attention research?

To study how attention is captured by a unique and salient stimulus in a visual display. Signup and view all the answers

Exploring Response Times and Distributions

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Which type of attention is obvious to others and involves the movement of eyes and head?

What is the definition of attention?

Which type of attention is internally driven by ourselves?

In the singleton paradigm, participants are asked to respond to what?

Which type of design does the text recommend sticking to when possible?

What is the goal of perception?

What is the core challenge in perception?

What are the Gestalt principles associated with bottom-up processing?

Which of the following is NOT a component of the course schedule?

What percentage of the final grade does the research project contribute?

What is the main focus of the course according to the new course design?

In which building is the lab space available for the research projects?

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a good theory?

What is the replication crisis in psychology?

Which design is typically preferred in cognitive psychology experiments?

What is the role of theories in scientific research?

Which portion of response times may reveal a stronger difference between two response conditions?

In the Stroop task, what impacts the processing of the word's print color?

Which type of attention involves enhancing or suppressing sensory input and internal representations?

In the Stroop task experiment, participants responded to the meaning and print color of the word. Which condition showed slower responses when the meaning and color didn't match?

What happens when a neuron receives more input via its dendrites?

When combining response times and accuracy into one measure, what is the formula for calculating the inverse efficiency score (IES)?

What is the term for the phenomenon where one side of the visual field is ignored, even though the patient can see things in that side when attention is forcefully directed to it?

What is the purpose of excluding incorrectly answered trials and atypical trials in processing response times?

Which factor(s) does the response matrix depend on?

True or False: No matter where your threshold is, your ability to distinguish signal from noise is the same.

What is the term used to describe the variation in the distance between signal and noise distributions among individuals?

What does the response matrix measure?

What is the firing rate of the cucumber neuron when seeing a zucchini?

What does the distance between signal and noise distributions depend on?

Which of the following is NOT one of the cognitive processes studied in cognitive psychology?

What percentage of the final grade does the research project contribute?

Which software is recommended for designing and conducting experiments in the research project?

Which type of processing is influenced by 'higher' regions and involves both sensory input and internal representations?

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where sensory processing alone cannot provide conclusive information about the world?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Gestalt principles associated with bottom-up processing?

What is the core challenge in perception?

Which type of attention involves enhancing or suppressing sensory input and internal representations?

What is the term used to describe the variation in the distance between signal and noise distributions among individuals?

What is the core challenge in perception?

In the Stroop task experiment, participants responded to the meaning and print color of the word. Which condition showed slower responses when the meaning and color didn't match?

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a good theory?

What is the replication crisis in psychology?

What is the purpose of excluding incorrectly answered trials and atypical trials in processing response times?

What is the definition of attention?

What is the purpose of excluding incorrectly answered trials and atypical trials in processing response times?

What does the distance between signal and noise distributions depend on?

What is the term used to describe the variation in the distance between signal and noise distributions among individuals?

What is the role of theories in scientific research?

Which factor(s) does the response matrix depend on?

What is the term used to describe the variation in the distance between signal and noise distributions among individuals?

What is the core challenge in perception?

What is the firing rate of the cucumber neuron when seeing a zucchini?

What does the distance between signal and noise distributions depend on?

True or False: No matter where your threshold is, your ability to distinguish signal from noise is the same.

What is the role of top-down processing in perception?

What is the difference between overt and covert attention?

What is the main difference between endogenous and exogenous attention?

What is the purpose of the singleton paradigm in attention research?

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