Cognition & Perception

Question 1

Detection and discrimination of physical stimulation (e.g., light waves, sound waves)

Answer 1

Sensation

Question 2

Interpretation of sensations (e.g., recognition, identification)

Answer 2

Perception

Question 3

Higher-order mental processes (e.g., memory, reasoning, knowing, and problem-solving)

Answer 3

Thinking

Question 4

What’s the difference between Analytic and holistic processing?

6pts

Answer 4

Analytic processing involves (taking things apart):
- Focus on objects and attributes
- Taxonomic categorization
- Objects perceived as independent
from contexts

Holistic processing involves (seeing the whole picture):
- Focuses on the relations among
objects
- Thematic categorization
- Objects perceived as embedded in
context

Question 5

What’s 2 key differences between analytic vs holistic processing?

Analytic thinkers are able to…

Holistic thinkers perceive…

Field independence or dependence

Independent or interdependent self views

6pts

Answer 5

• Analytic thinkers are able to separate objects from each other more easily
• Field independence
• Independent self- views
• Holistic thinkers perceive a scene as an integrated whole
• Field dependence (difficulty in separating objects from each other)
• Interdependent self- views

Question 6

BLANK processing focuses on objects and their BLANK properties (e.g.,
attributes, abstract taxonomies), while BLANK processing accounts for
BLANK information (e.g., frames/backgrounds, inter-relationships)

Answer 6

• Analytic, inherent
• Holistic, contextual

Question 7

BLANK task: Find the box (A or
B) where the length of its middle
line is the same length as the
length of the middle line in the
large square

BLANK task: Find the box (A or
B) where the relationship
between the length of the middle
line and the size of the box is the
same as in the large box

Answer 7

• Absolute
• Relative

Question 8

What is positive logical determinism?

More common in Western or Eastern traditions?

2pts

Answer 8

• Tendency to see contradictions as mutually exclusive
• Does not allow contradictions
• More common in Western

Question 9

The tendency to accept contradiction.

What type of thinking is this?

More common in Western or Eastern traditions?

2pts

Answer 9

• Dialectical thinking
• More common in Eastern traditions; contradictions are seen as natural complements of each other

Question 10

In individualistic cultures, portraits of people tend to contain a subject that is ______ and surrounded by ______ contextual elements, compared to portraits from collectivistic
cultures.
a) larger; more
b) larger; fewer
c) smaller; more
d) smaller; fewer

Answer 10

b) larger; fewer

• collectivist cultures focus more on contextual/background while individualistic cultures focus more on themselves/people