Cognition 213 - Midterm Review

What is the primary area of the brain affected in blindsight?

Which condition is characterized by difficulty in recognizing individual faces?

What is the difference between apperceptive agnosia and associative agnosia?

Which of the following statements about blindsight is TRUE?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between akinetopsia and optic ataxia?

A patient exhibits difficulty in reaching for a glass of water, even though they can clearly see the glass. They also struggle to follow the movement of a swinging pendulum. Which condition most likely underlies these symptoms?

A patient with damage to the dorsal pathway is likely to experience which of the following?

Imagine a patient who can easily identify objects but fails to reach for them accurately. This suggests an underlying issue with which specific aspect of visual processing?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the location of the dorsal pathway in relation to the brain?

Both Classical and Operant Conditioning share a common underlying principle. What is it?

Which of the following statements BEST reflects the key difference between the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle?

Which of the following research approaches aligns most closely with Aristotle's philosophical perspective?

Which of these research approaches is most compatible with the premise that the mind is a functional tool for adaptation?

Which of the following research methodologies aligns most closely with the core principles of empiricism?

Which of the following is MOST CLOSELY associated with the school of thought known as Functionalism?

Which of the following research approaches aligns MOST CLOSELY with the goal of 'applied research' as described in the context?

Which of the following scenarios BEST exemplifies the functioning of the Sympathetic Nervous System?

A patient experiences difficulty controlling muscle movements, particularly during voluntary actions. Which part of the nervous system is MOST likely affected?

Which of the following is NOT a primary function of the Autonomic Nervous System?

Which of the following statements ACCURATELY describes the relationship between the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems?

A patient is experiencing excessive sweating, rapid heartbeat, and dilated pupils. Which of the following is MOST likely the underlying explanation for these symptoms?

Which of the following tasks would be MOST DIFFICULT for a split-brain patient to perform, given their inability to communicate information between their hemispheres?

Which of the following statements MOST ACCURATELY describes the likely outcome of presenting the word "PEN" to a split-brain patient's RIGHT visual field, while simultaneously presenting the word "KEY" to their LEFT visual field?

Imagine a split-brain patient performing a task where they are asked to simultaneously reach for a cup with their right hand and a pencil with their left hand. Which of the following scenarios is MOST LIKELY to occur?

Based on the information about split-brain patients, which of the following statements BEST explains the challenges these individuals face in tasks requiring interhemispheric interaction?

Which of the following research findings from split-brain patients MOST STRONGLY supports the notion that the two hemispheres of the brain specialize in different cognitive functions?

Which pathway is responsible for processing information about the location of objects in space?

Which of the following statements best describes the role of the ventral pathway in visual processing?

A patient with damage to the dorsal pathway would likely have difficulty with which of the following tasks?

Which lobe of the brain is primarily associated with the ventral pathway?

Which question would a researcher MOST likely ask to investigate the function of the dorsal pathway?

Which area is primarily responsible for integrating visual information regarding spatial location and movement?

What could be a consequence of dysfunction in the integration between the dorsal pathway and the parietal lobe?

Which visual impairment is characterized by difficulty in assigning meaning to objects?

Which visual impairment is associated with damage in the fusiform face area?

Which condition is characterized by difficulty in reaching for objects?

Which structure is involved in processing taste information?

In which area is the primary gustatory cortex located?

Which of the following regions is NOT associated with the gustatory system?

Which combination of regions contributes to processing taste and reward?

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the key difference between the constructivist and direct perception theories of vision?

Which of the following visual phenomena would be considered stronger evidence for the constructivist theory of vision?

Which of the following elements is NOT considered a key component of the 'ambient optical array' in the direct perception theory?

According to the direct perception theory, how is the information about the environment directly perceived?

Which of the following is a key difference between the 'top-down' processing of the constructivist theory and the 'bottom-up' processing of the direct perception theory?

According to the constructivist view, how does our perception of desirable objects differ from that of undesirable ones?

The 'approach motivation effect' as it relates to the constructivist view, suggests that:

Which of the following scenarios BEST exemplifies the constructivist view of perception?

What is the primary function of selective attention in cognitive processing?

Which of the following models suggests that some information is processed meaningfully before it is filtered out?

What does Treisman’s Attenuator Model suggest about ignored information?

In the context of the Load Theory, when is late filtering most likely to occur?

Which phenomenon demonstrates the effectiveness of selective attention through the ability to notice one's name in a crowded setting?

Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence supporting the idea of limited information processing resources?

Which of the following theoretical models suggests that all information is processed to some degree before being filtered out, meaning that meaning can interfere with attention?

Which of the following is NOT a typical function of the frontal and/or parietal lobes in selective attention?

Which of the following best explains why we might fail to notice a change in a scene, even if it is quite obvious?

What is the primary function of the frontal lobe in the context of selective attention?

Which of the following roles does the parietal lobe play in selective attention?

Which of the following statements best characterizes the interaction between the frontal and parietal lobes during selective attention?

Which brain regions are primarily involved in Selective Attention, allowing us to focus on important information while filtering out distractions?

Which cognitive process is primarily reliant on the integration of the frontal and parietal lobes?

How did removing the meaning from colour names via hypnosis affect the Stroop interference effect?

What is a characteristic of controlled tasks?

What evidence supports the concept of late selection in attention?

Which of the following best describes spatial neglect?

In the context of automatic tasks, which statement is true?

Which area of the brain is most likely affected in spatial neglect?

Which brain region is primarily associated with endogenous attention, driven by internal goals and intentions?

Which type of attention is primarily driven by salient stimuli in the environment?

Which of the following best describes the processing involved in exogenous attention?

What occurs to non-attended information in Broadbent's early selection filter model?

After the filter in Broadbent's model selects attended information, what is the next stage it undergoes?

In Broadbent's early selection filter model, what does the term 'sensory buffer' refer to?

What is the main idea behind Broadbent's model regarding information processing?

During a visual search task, which type of attention is involved when features are integrated to guide a search?

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between overt and covert visual attention?

In which of the following scenarios would covert visual attention be MOST likely to be used?

What characterizes the pre-attention phase in visual search tasks?

Which type of processing is primarily associated with the focused attention phase?

What role does feature-based attention play during visual search tasks?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the integration of features during visual perception?

Which phase of attention is most closely associated with involuntary and effortless processing?

Which of the following is an example of a phenomenon wherein learning occurs without any direct reinforcement?

Which of the following best describes the primary difference between Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia?

Which of the following is a theory of neural coding that suggests a small group of neurons are active for any given complex stimulus?

Which of the following disorders is characterized by the inability to identify or use more than one object or property in a scene at a time?

Which of the following research methods is MOST directly aligned with the principle of pragmatic materialism?

Which of the following is the BEST example of how motion parallax can be used to determine depth?

Which of the following best defines the concept of naturalistic observation?

Which of the following conditions is MOST closely associated with the concept of 'simultanagnosia'?