Psychology: Visual Imagery and Cognitive Revolution Quiz

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What was the purpose of Kosslyn's boat imagery experiment?

To investigate how quickly participants could find different parts of the boat in their mental image (correct)
To determine the distance participants could mentally scan within the boat image
To understand participants' reaction time when imagining a boat
To test whether participants could memorize a picture of a boat

According to Glen Lea (1975), what potential factor may have influenced participants' reaction time in Kosslyn's boat imagery experiment?

The level of interest participants had in the boat image
Participants' ability to memorize the boat picture
The distance between the anchor and the motor in the boat image
The distraction caused by encountering other interesting parts while scanning (correct)

What was the outcome of Kosslyn and Coworkers' (1978) map scan experiment?

It demonstrated that visual imagery is similar to semantic network representations
It supported the idea that visual imagery is propositional in nature (correct)
It disproved the spatial nature of visual imagery
It showed no significant difference in reaction time between different distances on the island image

What is Pylyshyn's (1973) argument regarding the spatial nature of visual imagery?

It is based on epiphenomenon, which is not part of the real mechanism (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of Kossler's (1978) experiment on size in the visual field?

To determine the relationship between the size of animals and their visibility in the visual field (D) Signup and view all the answers

In Kossler's (1978) experiment, what did participants have to form in their imagery involving an elephant and a rabbit?

An image where the elephant filled most of their visual field (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of representations does Pylyshyn suggest for visual imagery?

Representations that are propositional and can be represented by abstract symbols (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the counter argument presented by Glen Lea (1975) regarding Kosslyn's boat imagery experiment?

"The distraction caused by encountering other interesting parts while scanning could have increased reaction time" (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Kosslyn and Coworkers' (1978) map scan experiment reveal about scanning distances on the island image?

"It took longer to scan between greater distances on the island image" (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was Kosslyn's Mental Scanning Experiments focused on?

Exploring whether visual imagery is propositional or spatial in nature. (A) Signup and view all the answers

According to Alan Paivio's conceptual peg hypothesis, which type of nouns are easier to remember?

Concrete nouns (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main finding of the study conducted by Shepard and Metzler in 1971?

Mental and perceptual images involve spatial representation of the stimulus (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the method used in paired-associate learning experiments?

Recalling word pairs from memory (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of mental imagery, what does 'mental chronometry' refer to?

The time needed to carry out various cognitive tasks (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Alan Paivio's study demonstrate about remembering concrete items?

They are easier to remember than abstract items (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of visual imagery in the absence of physical stimuli?

Re-creating sensory worlds without physical stimuli (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the conceptual peg hypothesis suggest about creating mental images?

It involves hanging concrete nouns onto abstract concepts (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did Shepard and Metzler's experiment demonstrate about mental and perceptual images?

They may share the same mechanisms (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of words did Alan Paivio's study show are easier to remember?

Concrete nouns with associated images (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the first experiments to apply quantitative methods to the study of imagery?

Shepard and Metzler's experiment (D) Signup and view all the answers