29 Questions
What is the primary function of sensory memory?
To hold information for seconds or fractions of a second
What is the main purpose of rehearsal in the Modal Model of Memory?
To make a stimulus more memorable through repetition
What is the term for the processes involved in retaining, retrieving, and using information about stimuli, images, events, ideas, and skills?
Memory
According to the Modal Model of Memory, what is the maximum number of items that can be held in short-term memory?
Five to seven items
What is the term for the ability to focus on specific stimuli or information?
Attention
What is the primary function of the temporal lobe in the perception pathway?
To process visual information for recognizing objects
In the Ebbinghaus illusion, what is the effect of surrounding circles on the perception of the central circle?
It decreases the perceived size of the central circle
What is the main difference between selective attention and divided attention?
Selective attention is focusing on a single stimulus, while divided attention is focusing on multiple stimuli
According to Milner and Goodale, which pathway is responsible for guiding actions?
The action pathway
What is the primary reason why participants in the inattentional blindness experiment failed to perceive the small square?
Their attention was focused on the task at hand.
What is the term for the process by which features are combined to create a coherent perception of an object?
Binding
According to Treisman's Feature Integration Theory, what is the stage at which an object's features are combined to form a coherent perception?
Focused attention stage
What is the term for the difficulty in detecting changes in similar but slightly different scenes presented one after another?
Change blindness
What is the primary function of attention in terms of perception?
To create a coherent world
What is the primary focus of cognitive psychology?
Unraveling the complexities of human cognition
What is a key characteristic of perception?
It can change based on added information
What is a challenge in creating artificial forms of perception?
Determining the object responsible for a particular image on the retina
What type of processing is involved in perception?
Both bottom-up and top-down processing
What is unique about human perceptual processes?
They are unique to humans and difficult to replicate in machines
What is the primary consequence of inattention on visual perception?
Unperceived stimuli are not processed at all
According to Treisman's Feature Integration Theory, what is the role of the preattentive stage in object perception?
Analyzing features into their individual components
What is the fundamental difference between change blindness and inattentional blindness?
Change blindness occurs with attention, while inattentional blindness occurs without attention
What is the primary function of binding in perception?
To combine features to form a coherent perception
What is the relationship between attention and perception?
Perception is a product of attention
What is the primary function of attention in the context of perception?
To enhance the processing of attended stimuli
What is the term for the process of grouping features together to form a coherent perception of an object?
Binding
What is the primary consequence of inattention on visual perception?
Impaired perception of unattended stimuli
According to Treisman's Feature Integration Theory, what is the stage at which an object's features are analyzed into their individual components?
Preattentive stage
What phenomenon occurs when a person is unable to detect changes in similar but slightly different scenes presented one after another?
Change blindness
Quiz on the experiment by Ungerleider and Mishkin on monkeys, focusing on the effects of lesions on object and landmark discrimination, and the perception and action pathways. Based on the research by Milner and Goodale (1995).
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