Midterm

Question 1

Direct stimulation of which cortical region leads to the illusion of movement?

a.) cerebellum
b.) parietal cortex
c.) primary motor cortex
d.) premotor cortex

Answer 1

b.) parietal cortex

Question 2

Increased power in which frequency band is associated with slower movement in older adults?

a.) gamma
b.) beta
c.) theta
d.) alpha

Answer 2

b.) beta

Question 3

Which of the following factors does NOT influence reaction time?

a.) Stimulus-Response compatibility
b.) number of response alternatives
c.) movement duration
d.) accuracy requirements

Answer 3

b.) number of response alternatives

Question 4

What is the average simple reaction time for humans?

a.) 300 msec
b.) 100 msec
c.) 200 msec
d.) 400 msec

Answer 4

c.) 200 msec

Question 5

What is the average choice reaction time for humans?

a.) 385 msec
b.) 100 msec
c.) 285 msec
d.) 400 msec

Answer 5

c.) 285 msec

Question 6

According to Donders, which stages of information processing are involved in a simple reaction time task?

a.) stimulus detection, stimulus recognition, response selection, response programming
b.) stimulus detection, response programming
c.) stimulus detection, stimulus recognition, response programming
d.) stimulus detection, stimulus recognition, response selection

Answer 6

b.) stimulus detection, response programming

Question 7

Which stage of information processing is most affected by changing the stimulus-response compatibility?

a.) response selection
b.) stimulus identification
c.) stimulus input
d.) response programming

Answer 7

a.) response selection

Question 8

___________ is the stage in the information processing model after stimulus identification and before response programming.

a.) stimulus processing
b.) stimulus-response compatibility
c.) response planning
d.) response selection

Answer 8

d.) response selection

Question 9

Which memory system can hold a massive amount of information for a brief time (<1s).

a.) short-term working memory
b.) short-term memory store
c.) short-term sensory store
d.) working memory

Answer 9

c.) short-term sensory store

Question 10

Attention gates visual processing via which of the following mechanisms?

a.) reduce processing of irrelevant stimuli in the primary visual cortex (V1)
b.) increase processing of relevant stimuli in the primary visual cortex (V1)
c.) increase processing of relevant stimuli in extrastriate visual cortex (V4)
d.) reduce processing of irrelevant stimuli in extrastriate visual cortex (V4)

Answer 10

d.) reduce processing of irrelevant stimuli in extrastriate visual cortex (V4)

Question 11

The dorsal visual stream is primarily associated with which of the following?

a.) object identity
b.) spatial localization
c.) color and shape

Answer 11

b.) spatial localization

Question 12

The McGirk effect occurs when…

a.) visual input overrides how we perceive auditory input
b.) auditory and visual input cancel each other out
c.) auditory and visual input converge to enhance perception
d.) auditory input overrides how we perceive visual input

Answer 12

a.) visual input overrides how we perceive auditory input

Question 13

Visual agnosia results from damage to which part of the brain?

a.) cerebellum
b.) parietal cortex
c.) dorsal visual pathway
d.) ventral visual pathway

Answer 13

d.) ventral visual pathway

Question 14

In the karate example which measured eye-tracking patterns, the data showed that in low anxiety conditions, compared to novices, experts did what?

a.) made more fixations to cutes in the periphery (arm/fist)
b.) made fewer saccades between the head and chest
c.) made fewer fixations to the head
d.) made fewer fixations to cutes in the periphery (arm/fist)

Answer 14

d.) made fewer fixations to cutes in the periphery (arm/fist)

Question 15

Which stage of information processing is the most affected by the Simon Effect phenomenon?

a.) stimulus identification
b.) stimulus input
c.) response programming
d.) response selection

Answer 15

d.) response selection

Question 16

Which term describes the grouping of information together to increase short term memory capacity?

a.) chunking
b.) working memory
c.) interference
d.) rehearsal

Answer 16

a.) chunking

Question 17

Which of the following activities are considered discrete skills/movements?

a.) dart throwing
b.) playing the piano
c.) kicking a ball
d.) none of the above
e.) A & C

Answer 17

e.) A & C

Question 18

Which of the following skills are considered continuous skills/movements?

a.) swimming
b.) gymnastics routine
c.) kicking a ball
d.) striking a match
e.) all of the above

Answer 18

a.) swimming

Question 19

True or False: serial skills/movements are defined as a series of discrete actions that are strung together.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Closed skills are performed in an environment that is…

a.) predictable
b.) unpredictable

Answer 20

a.) predictable

Question 21

When two observers evaluating the same performance arrive at the same time or very similar measurement, we can say that the measurement is…

a.) objective
b.) valid
c.) reliable

Answer 21

a.) objective

Question 22

Which error score is the best measure of consistency?

a.) variable error
b.) constant error
c.) root mean square error
d.) total error
e.) absolute error

Answer 22

a.) variable error

Question 23

Which error score is the best measure of bias?

a.) variable error
b.) constant error
c.) root mean square error
d.) total error
e.) absolute error

Answer 23

b.) constant error

Question 24

Low variability can also be described as…

a.) high consistency
b.) low consistency
c.) low accuracy
d.) high bias

Answer 24

a.) high consistency

Question 25

Reaction time refers to the period between which of the following?

a.) warning stimulus to beginning of response
b.) beginning of response to end of response
c.) go signal (stimulus presentation) to the beginning of the response
d.) go signal (stimulus presentation) to the end of the response

Answer 25

c.) go signal (stimulus presentation) to the beginning of the response