Discussion Points

Question 1

Which pathway does the inferior parietal cortex belong to

Answer 1

Ventral stream

Question 2

Which pathway does the superior parietal cortex belong to

Answer 2

Dorsal stream

Question 3

Retractions and small sample size are examples of what

Answer 3

Replication crisis
Spurious results

Question 4

What is optic flow

Answer 4

The changes in patterns of light that reaches an observer

Question 5

What are affordances?

Answer 5

Possible ways to use an object

Question 6

Why is biological motion special?

Answer 6

It is innate

Question 7

Which system is activated when animals perform and observe an action ?

Answer 7

Mirror neurons

Question 8

What is the span of apprehension?

Answer 8

The amount of information we take in with a brief glance

Question 9

What does the masking phenomenon reveal about iconic memory?

Answer 9

Information in iconic memory can be erased by subsequent information

Question 10

What refers to the auditory version of sensory memory?

Answer 10

Echoic

Question 11

How long does echoic memory last?

Answer 11

250 ms

Question 12

What does the word length effect reveal about the capacity of working memory?

Answer 12

Working memory is limited by time rather than number of items

Question 13

What is a chunk?

Answer 13

A meaningful unit of information that can be broken down into smaller units

Question 14

what is retroactive interference

Answer 14

when new information interferes with the recall or retention of previously learned information

Question 15

what is proactive interference

Answer 15

when previously learned information interferes with the ability to learn new information

Question 16

What is subliminal perception?

Answer 16

Perception without conscious awareness

Question 17

Who is credited with developing VARK?

Answer 17

Fleming

Question 18

What is the meshing hypothesis?

Answer 18

Instruction is best provided in format that matches learning style

Question 19

What does the dual coding theory tell us about learning?

Answer 19

Combining visual and verbal materials lead to better learning

Question 20

Who is associated with a growth mindset?

Answer 20

Dweck

Question 21

Who did research on the Ikea effect?

Answer 21

Festinger

Question 22

What did Marr and Nishihara propose?

Answer 22

Theory of cylinders

Question 23

Who introduced the recognition by component theory?

Answer 23

Biederman

Question 24

How do you recognise objects in the RBC theory?

Answer 24

By its geons

Question 25

What is the viewpoint invariant approach?

Answer 25

Objects can be recognised from any angle

Question 26

What was the problem with Biedermans study?

Answer 26

Only used familiar objects

Question 27

What are the four effects of face recognition?

Answer 27

Inversion, part-whole, composite, negation

Question 28

Which effect is present in all face recognition studies?

Answer 28

Face identification is holistic

Question 29

What part of the brain control face recognition

Answer 29

Fusiform gyrus

Question 30

What was the main outcome of Levy’s attention study?

Answer 30

Eyes capture our attention even when they are not part of a face

Question 31

What does the cued condition mean?

Answer 31

Gaze cues look towards target location

Question 32

Are there sex differences for gaze cueing?

Answer 32

Yes females have stronger gaze cueing effects