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Module 5 Flashcards

1
Q

Irrelevant stimulus-response features most affect which stage of information processing?

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

A

b.) response selection

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True or False: the Simon effect is a phenomenon where an irrelevant feature of the stimulus can affect response selection processes and reaction time.

A

True

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True or False: the Simon effect shows that compatible reaction time is less than incompatible reaction time.

A

True

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4
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In the __________ stage of the information processing model, stimulus clarity, stimulus intensity and pattern recognition occur.

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

A

a.) stimulus identification

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5
Q

The visual cortex resides in the __________ of the brain.

a.) occipital lobe
b.) hypothalamus
c.) frontoparietal system

A

a.) occipital lobe

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Q

True or False: sensory impulses travel from the eyes via the optic nerve to the visual cortex.

A

True

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True or False: attention gates visual processing by reducing the processing of irrelevant stimuli in V1.

A

False; V4

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8
Q

______________ is also known as top down or dorsal processing,

a.) goal directed processing
b.) stimulus driven processing

A

a.) goal directed processing

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9
Q

_________ is also known as bottom up or ventral processing.

a.) goal directed processing
b.) stimulus driven processing

A

b.) stimulus driven processing

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True or False: accuracy is significantly impaired when subjects have to shift attention to a distractor in a match-to-sample task.

A

True

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True or False: maintaining a spatial location in memory does not depend on spatially attending to the location.

A

False

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True or False: the parietal and frontal regions of the brain are involved in controlling the location of spatial attention.

A

True

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True or False: the ventral frontoparietal network is active during spatial rehearsal.

A

False; dorsal

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14
Q

Which areas are part of the dorsal frontoparietal network?

a.) FEF, IPs/SPL
b.) TPJ, VFC

A

a.) FEF, IPs/SPL

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Which area are part of the ventral frontoparietal network?

a.) FEF, IPs/SPL
b.) TPJ, VFC

A

b.) TPJ, VFC

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16
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___________ is a deliberate attempt to recollect past experiences, for the purpose of facilitating current information processing.

a.) memory
b.) direct memory
c.) indirect memory

A

b.) direct memory

17
Q

__________ does not require direct recollection of previously processed information.

a.) memory
b.) direct memory
c.) indirect memory

A

c.) indirect memory

18
Q

______________ is the memory system that requires very literal coding, while _____________ is very abstract coding.

a.) STM; LTM
b.) STSS; LTM
c.) STM; STSS

A

b.) STSS; LTM

19
Q

The __________ visual pathway deals with spatial location and action; “where” something is.

a.) ventral
b.) dorsal

A

b.) dorsal

20
Q

The __________ visual pathway is used to identify characteristics of objects; “what” something is.

a.) ventral
b.) dorsal

A

a.) ventral

21
Q

True or False: the ventral system has the largest impact on the control of movement.

A

False; dorsal

22
Q

____________ is damage to the dorsal pathway, where someone can recognize an object but cannot use the visual information to guide their hand towards that object.

a.) optic ataxia
b.) visual agnosia

A

a.) optic ataxia

23
Q

___________ is damage to the ventral pathway, where someone cannot recognize an object, but could use visual information to accurately grasp that object.

a.) optic ataxia
b.) visual agnosia

A

b.) visual agnosia

24
Q

True or False: inattentional blindness is the failure to notice prominent stimuli that are irrelevant to the task.

A

True

25
Q

True or False: in inattentional blindness, the goal directed system overrides the stimulus driven system.

A

True

26
Q

____________ refers to the illusion of what you’re seeing overriding what you’re hearing.

a.) Simon Effect
b.) McGirk Effect

A

b.) McGirk Effect

27
Q

Which of the following are NOT factors related to the duration and capacity of STM?

a.) rehearsal
b.) interference
c.) chunking
d.) none of the above

A

d.) none of the above

28
Q

__________ increases duration by repetition of information in the STM.

a.) interference
b.) chunking
c.) rehearsal

A

c.) rehearsal

29
Q

_________ decreases duration due to limited capacity and inability to rehearse in the STM.

a.) interference
b.) chunking
c.) rehearsal

A

a.) interference

30
Q

_________ increases capacity by functionally linking information together in the STM.

a.) interference
b.) chunking
c.) rehearsal

A

b.) chunking

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