Understanding Social Interaction Processes

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What is the main purpose of recording saccades, micro-saccades, fixations, and pupil dilation?

To track the neural processing of faces, familiar objects, or words

To study the electrophysical responses to stimuli

To measure the electrical signals generated by the brain through electrodes

To identify what captures attention and understand underlying cognitive processes (correct)

What do micro-saccades refer to?

Small, involuntary jerk-like eye movements occurring during prolonged visual fixation (correct)

Electrical signals generated by the brain through electrodes placed at the scalp

Amplitude changes recorded at a right cerebellar electrode (CB2) for faces and isolated eyes

Ballistic movements of the eyes that abruptly change the point of fixation

What does the ERP component N170 primarily reflect?

The small jerk-like involuntary eye movements that occur during prolonged visual fixation

The amplitude changes recorded at a right cerebellar electrode (CB2) for faces and isolated eyes

The rapid and ballistic movements of the eyes during fixation

The neural processing of faces, familiar objects, or words (correct)

What information does EEG measure?

Electrical signals generated by the brain through electrodes placed at the scalp Signup and view all the answers

What is the main insight derived from recording saccades and micro-saccades?

Information on what captures attention and insight into underlying cognitive processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the main method used by fMRI to detect brain activity?

Measuring alterations in blood flow and electrical activity Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region is responsible for coding gaze direction?

pSTS Signup and view all the answers

What area of the brain is known as the 'Fusiform face area'?

Fusiform gyrus Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the amygdala in relation to social attention?

Emotional responses to gaze Signup and view all the answers

Which area of the brain is implicated in theory of mind processing?

Medial prefrontal cortex Signup and view all the answers

What did Maurer's study in 1985 find about infants' ability to detect single lines of varying width?

Infants could detect narrower lines in the nasal visual field than in the temporal visual field Signup and view all the answers

What was the main finding from Yarbus' 1967 study involving paintings and people's eye movements?

People's eye movements focused primarily on the social elements of the scene Signup and view all the answers

What did Scaife & Bruner's 1975 study primarily investigate?

The extent of infants' ability to follow changes in adult gaze direction Signup and view all the answers

What was the implication discussed in Scaife & Bruner's 1975 study results?

The proportion of infants responding positively increased steadily with age Signup and view all the answers

What did Maurer find about babies within their first week of life, according to the text?

Babies direct their attention to the eyes in a face Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of social cues in understanding social interaction processes?

They aid in the learning of key social skills Signup and view all the answers

Why are we predisposed to attend to social information in our environment?

To interpret a social partner's behavior and understand social scenarios Signup and view all the answers

What do studies involving biological motion point-light displays primarily aim to demonstrate?

The spontaneous discrimination and preference of 2-day-old babies for biological vs. nonbiological point-light animations Signup and view all the answers

Why are we especially sensitive to people's eyes and the information they may contain?

To interpret body position and hand movements Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of interpreting social cues from a developmental perspective?

To aid in the learning of key social skills Signup and view all the answers