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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is the cumulative evolution of culture?

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

Which cognitive perspective deals with the perception of similarities?

<p>Perception (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of dialectic according to the text?

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

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

<p>Analysis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is the relationship between memory and culture?

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

What does Sayre's definition of culture encompass?

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

What does human culture emerge from?

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

What is the cognitive perspective concerned with?

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

What is the relationship between memory and reality?

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

What is the relationship between individual and collective culture?

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

What is the difference that humans experience as reality?

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

What is the relationship between culture and change?

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

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

<p>Cycladic culture (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Minoan culture (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Mycenean culture (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Mycenean culture (B)</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 (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which culture is associated with the use of colored frescoes?

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

Which culture used images to create a narrative?

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

Which culture emphasized the importance of morality in their art?

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

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

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

Which culture used art to reflect on mortality and humanity?

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Mesopotamian culture (B)</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 (C)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is abstraction in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

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

What is conventionality in the Paleolithic/Neolithic consciousness?

<p>An agreement about reality (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Through imagination, abstraction, and conventionality (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To express abstract meaning (C)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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