Visual Perception Pathways in Monkeys
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What is the primary function of sensory memory?

  • To retrieve information from long-term memory
  • To hold five to seven items for about 15 to 20 seconds
  • To hold information for seconds or fractions of a second (correct)
  • To process information for years or even decades

    • What is the main purpose of rehearsal in the Modal Model of Memory?

  • To retrieve information from sensory memory
  • To make a stimulus more memorable through repetition (correct)
  • To transfer information from long-term memory to short-term memory
  • To focus attention on specific stimuli

    • What is the term for the processes involved in retaining, retrieving, and using information about stimuli, images, events, ideas, and skills?

  • Memory (correct)
  • Perception
  • Attention
  • Feature analysis

    • According to the Modal Model of Memory, what is the maximum number of items that can be held in short-term memory?

    <p>Five to seven items (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the ability to focus on specific stimuli or information?

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

    What is the primary function of the temporal lobe in the perception pathway?

    <p>To process visual information for recognizing objects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Ebbinghaus illusion, what is the effect of surrounding circles on the perception of the central circle?

    <p>It decreases the perceived size of the central circle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between selective attention and divided attention?

    <p>Selective attention is focusing on a single stimulus, while divided attention is focusing on multiple stimuli (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Milner and Goodale, which pathway is responsible for guiding actions?

    <p>The action pathway (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason why participants in the inattentional blindness experiment failed to perceive the small square?

    <p>Their attention was focused on the task at hand. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which features are combined to create a coherent perception of an object?

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

    According to Treisman's Feature Integration Theory, what is the stage at which an object's features are combined to form a coherent perception?

    <p>Focused attention stage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the difficulty in detecting changes in similar but slightly different scenes presented one after another?

    <p>Change blindness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of attention in terms of perception?

    <p>To create a coherent world (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of cognitive psychology?

    <p>Unraveling the complexities of human cognition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of perception?

    <p>It can change based on added information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a challenge in creating artificial forms of perception?

    <p>Determining the object responsible for a particular image on the retina (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of processing is involved in perception?

    <p>Both bottom-up and top-down processing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is unique about human perceptual processes?

    <p>They are unique to humans and difficult to replicate in machines (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary consequence of inattention on visual perception?

    <p>Unperceived stimuli are not processed at all (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Treisman's Feature Integration Theory, what is the role of the preattentive stage in object perception?

    <p>Analyzing features into their individual components (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental difference between change blindness and inattentional blindness?

    <p>Change blindness occurs with attention, while inattentional blindness occurs without attention (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of binding in perception?

    <p>To combine features to form a coherent perception (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between attention and perception?

    <p>Perception is a product of attention (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of attention in the context of perception?

    <p>To enhance the processing of attended stimuli (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of grouping features together to form a coherent perception of an object?

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

    What is the primary consequence of inattention on visual perception?

    <p>Impaired perception of unattended stimuli (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Treisman's Feature Integration Theory, what is the stage at which an object's features are analyzed into their individual components?

    <p>Preattentive stage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phenomenon occurs when a person is unable to detect changes in similar but slightly different scenes presented one after another?

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

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