BioCog miscellaneous Flashcards
1
Q
influx of negative ion
A
hyperplarisation
2
Q
influx of positive ion
A
depolarisation
3
Q
magnocellular cells
A
- layers 1-2
- rod information
- movement, depth, brightness
4
Q
parvocellular cells
A
- layers 3-6
- cone information
- colour, fine details
5
Q
koniocellular cells
A
- between each layer
- blue
6
Q
feature search
A
- no attention
- differ in only one aspect
- “pop out”
- produce illursory conjunctions
7
Q
conjunction search
A
- differ in two or more aspects
- search serially
- require attention to “glue together”
8
Q
cue endogeneous
A
- f.e. arrow
- at focus point
9
Q
exogeneous cue
A
- can be anything
- at the periphery
10
Q
valid trial
A
- arrow gives correct direction
11
Q
invalid trial
A
- arrow gives opposite side
12
Q
neutral trial
A
- f.e. double-sided arrow
13
Q
boat imagery experiment
A
- participants are slower when scanning boat from motor to anchor than from cabin to anchor
= left end to right end is slower than middle to end - explained by propositional theory
14
Q
CW and HM
A
- single dissociation
15
Q
CW + HM and KF
A
- double dissociation
