The Art of Cognition

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What is the role of culture in society?

To adjust our thinking to reality through accommodation
To adapt to the environment through assimilation
To confine itself to the arts
To provide form and meaning to a changing reality (correct)

What is the process of adaptation through accommodation and assimilation called?

Imagination
Conceptualization
Dialectic (correct)
Perception

Which cognitive perspective involves perceiving similarities based on past experiences?

Analysis
Perception (correct)
Imagination
Conceptualization

Which cognitive perspective involves creating artifacts to solve the discrepancy between memory and actuality?

Imagination (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which cognitive perspective involves standardizing reality through language?

Conceptualization (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which cognitive perspective involves analyzing the structure of reality using graphic symbols?

Analysis (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the four media through which culture exists?

Body, artifacts, language, graphics (B) Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of memories mentioned in the text?

Concrete and abstract (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of art?

To reflect upon our life (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the cumulative evolution of culture described in the text?

Mimetic cultures, mythical cultures, graphic cultures, theoretical cultures (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the cognitive perspective of art?

How we think about art (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between memory and culture, according to the text?

Memory is the material of culture (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does Sayre define culture?

A set of values, beliefs, and behavior passed from one generation to the next (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of culture in relation to memory, according to the text?

Culture can be an instrument for change (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between individual and collective culture?

Individual culture is based on personal experiences, while collective culture is based on societal experiences (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between memory and reality?

We cannot experience reality without our memories (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the emergence of human culture?

Human culture emerges when memory and perception do not entirely coincide (D) Signup and view all the answers

How does culture relate to the concept of time?

Culture is defined by the ways in which people deal with the difference between memory and perception (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of memory in relation to perception, according to the text?

Memory defines our perception (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between reality and actuality, according to the text?

Reality is defined by perception, while actuality is defined by memory (A) Signup and view all the answers