Exam 2 Jepoardy Questions

Question 1

which stage of info processing is influenced by a change in movement complexity?

Answer 1

movement programming

Question 2

besides its ability to control rapid movements, what is the other advantage to using an open loop system for movement control?

Answer 2

they don’t require a lot of attention

Question 3

how did the results of deafferentation studies demonstrate that a central mechanism, like a motor program, must be responsible for movement control?

Answer 3

because the sensory info is gone, it cannot use feedback to control the movement, therefore, there must be a command coming from the brain

Question 4

what does the stroop effect suggest about the style of info processing during the stimulus identification stage?

Answer 4

suggests that parallel processing occurs

Question 5

what marks the beginning and end of premotor RT?

Answer 5

stimulus and beginning of muscle contraction

Question 6

how brief(MT) would a movement have to be for there to be absolutely no opprotunity to use feedback during the movement?

Answer 6

less than 30ms

Question 7

what important function can a closed-loop system perform that an open loop system cannot?

Answer 7

THE USE OF feedback; correct errors

Question 8

hick’s law is a statement of a linear relationship between what 2 specific variables?

Answer 8

linear relationship to the log base 2 of the number of stimulus-response alternatives and RT

Question 9

why did the toddler fall in the “moving room video”?

Answer 9

the child perceived herself to be falling, and her visual system corrected for the perceived falling by making her fall

Question 10

the capacity of a person to predict when a stimulus will be presented is called _______________

Answer 10

temporal anticipation