Ch.3 - Recognising Objects

Question 1

The individual

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Perceives a stimulus

Question 2

Senses are often

Answer 2

Incomplete

Question 3

Different areas of a brain

Answer 3

Process a stimulus and interact with each other - parallel processing

Question 4

Stimulus recognition can be vastly aided by

Answer 4

Context

Question 5

Object recognition may begin with

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Detecting simple features

Question 6

After detecting simple features,

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Separate mechanisms put features together (assembling objects)

Question 7

Object components are identified by

Answer 7

Detectors

Question 8

Detectors reach their threshold in preference to a stimulus, then

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Pass the signal onto other sections of the brain

Question 9

Detectors are no just neurons or groups of neurons, they’re likely

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Complex assemblies of neural tissue

Question 10

Visual language detectors can be

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Letter, groups of letters, words…

Question 11

The advantage of parallel processing of detector signals is

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Speed

Question 12

Different objects can be perceived

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Differently