Midterm Flashcards
Direct stimulation of which cortical region leads to the illusion of movement?
a.) cerebellum
b.) parietal cortex
c.) primary motor cortex
d.) premotor cortex
b.) parietal cortex
Increased power in which frequency band is associated with slower movement in older adults?
a.) gamma
b.) beta
c.) theta
d.) alpha
b.) beta
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
b.) number of response alternatives
What is the average simple reaction time for humans?
a.) 300 msec
b.) 100 msec
c.) 200 msec
d.) 400 msec
c.) 200 msec
What is the average choice reaction time for humans?
a.) 385 msec
b.) 100 msec
c.) 285 msec
d.) 400 msec
c.) 285 msec
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
b.) stimulus detection, response programming
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
a.) response selection
___________ 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
d.) response selection
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
c.) short-term sensory store
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)
d.) reduce processing of irrelevant stimuli in extrastriate visual cortex (V4)
The dorsal visual stream is primarily associated with which of the following?
a.) object identity
b.) spatial localization
c.) color and shape
b.) spatial localization
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
a.) visual input overrides how we perceive auditory input
Visual agnosia results from damage to which part of the brain?
a.) cerebellum
b.) parietal cortex
c.) dorsal visual pathway
d.) ventral visual pathway
d.) ventral visual pathway
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)
d.) made fewer fixations to cutes in the periphery (arm/fist)
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
d.) response selection
Which term describes the grouping of information together to increase short term memory capacity?
a.) chunking
b.) working memory
c.) interference
d.) rehearsal
a.) chunking
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
e.) A & C
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
a.) swimming
True or False: serial skills/movements are defined as a series of discrete actions that are strung together.
True
Closed skills are performed in an environment that is…
a.) predictable
b.) unpredictable
a.) predictable
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
a.) objective
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
a.) variable error
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
b.) constant error
Low variability can also be described as…
a.) high consistency
b.) low consistency
c.) low accuracy
d.) high bias
a.) high consistency
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
c.) go signal (stimulus presentation) to the beginning of the response
