The Art of Cognition
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four media through which culture exists?

  • Spoken language
  • Artefacts
  • The body
  • Abstract memories (correct)

    • What is the function of art according to the text?

  • To store and remember experiences
  • To reflect on experience (correct)
  • To change reality
  • To create beautiful experiences

    • Which cognitive perspective deals with the analysis of structures?

  • Perception
  • Conceptualization
  • Analysis (correct)
  • Imagination

    • What is the difference between concrete memories and abstract memories?

    <p>Concrete memories are connected to a particular moment in time, while abstract memories are not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of culture is associated with the use of graphics?

    <p>Graphic (theoretical) cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the cumulative evolution of culture?

    <p>The accumulation of different types of cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cognitive perspective deals with the perception of similarities?

    <p>Perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of dialectic according to the text?

    <p>To adjust our thinking to reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the cognitive perspectives for dealing with change?

    <p>Analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the arts in relation to experience?

    <p>To reflect upon our life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between memory and culture?

    <p>Memory is the material of culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Sayre's definition of culture encompass?

    <p>Values, beliefs, and behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does human culture emerge from?

    <p>When memory and perception do not entirely coincide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the cognitive perspective concerned with?

    <p>How we think about art</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between memory and reality?

    <p>We cannot experience reality without our memories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of culture in relation to memory and perception?

    <p>Culture is based on the difference between memory and perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between individual and collective culture?

    <p>Individual culture implies a collective dimension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference that humans experience as reality?

    <p>The difference between memory and perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between culture and change?

    <p>Culture can be an instrument for change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of studying art from a cognitive perspective?

    <p>Understanding how we think about art</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture is associated with the Female figure, Cyclades, 2600-2400 BC?

    <p>Cycladic culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the lack of a face in the Female figure, Cyclades, 2600-2400 BC?

    <p>It represents anonymity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture is The Prince of Lilies, Knossos, 1700-1400 BC associated with?

    <p>Minoan culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of The Prince of Lilies, Knossos, 1700-1400 BC?

    <p>It aims for a more natural depiction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture is The Lion Gate, Mycenae, 13th century BC associated with?

    <p>Mycenean culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the huge walls and sculpted lions in The Lion Gate, Mycenae, 13th century BC?

    <p>To intimidate visitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture is the Krater vase, Attic, 750-700 BC associated with?

    <p>Mycenean culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the Krater vase, Attic, 750-700 BC?

    <p>To be used in burials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of the figures depicted in the Krater vase, Attic, 750-700 BC?

    <p>They are highly abstract</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture is associated with the use of colored frescoes?

    <p>Minoan culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used images to create a narrative?

    <p>Aztec culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture emphasized the importance of morality in their art?

    <p>Mesopotamian culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used images to represent a certain section of the population?

    <p>Egyptian culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used art to reflect on mortality and humanity?

    <p>Sumerian culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used images to support a connection to fertility and childbearing?

    <p>Sumerian culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used art to highlight the relations between God and man?

    <p>Mesopotamian culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used art to celebrate a military victory and subsequent banquet?

    <p>Mesopotamian culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used art to represent a certain king as the tallest figure and in the center?

    <p>Aztec culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used art to represent a mythical story about a hero's attempts to overcome death?

    <p>Sumerian culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which culture used art to depict the capture of warriors from other tribes as a propaganda piece?

    <p>Aztec culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is abstraction in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>A form of categorization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is conventionality in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>An agreement about reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of dichotomic thinking in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>It accompanies abstraction and conventionality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do anthropomorphic gods develop in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>Through imagination, abstraction, and conventionality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of cave paintings in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>They may have served as ritual places</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of art in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>To express abstract meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the transition of letters from concrete to abstract in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>The shift from representing horses as we see them to symbolic representations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of color in cave paintings in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>It indicates that the paintings served some sacred and symbolic function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the Woman of Willendorf in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>+/- 23</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of writers in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

    <p>To transmit culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

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