QUIZ 2 --CH 7

Question 1

Concepts

Answer 1

general ideas that enable the categorization of unique stimuli as related to one another

Question 2

Mental Representations

Answer 2

mental imagery of things that are not actually present
- a concept is a mental representation of something

Question 3

Semantic Memory

Answer 3

memory for words meanings, concepts, facts, and general knowledge
- Necessary to construct meaning to recognize objects and interact with the world

Question 4

How do we code mental representations in our brain?

Answer 4

1. Concepts of semantic memory are represented in model fashion
2. Perceptual and motor systems provide modality-specific codes for representing concepts in semantic LTM

Question 5

Imaginal and propositional code

Answer 5

• Imaginal = COPY of external stimulus, mental image
• Propositional = description, without image

Question 6

Functional Equivalence Hypothesis

Answer 6

Visual imagery, while not identical to perception, is mentally represented and functions the same as perception

Question 7

How do people mentally represent and manipulate physical objects in their minds?

Answer 7

Rotation: activation in parietal lobe

Question 8

Analogue properties

Answer 8

Memory for words meanings, concepts, facts, and general knowledge

Question 9

Mental maps

Answer 9

maps shapes are difficult to memorize, we visualize states/countries more vertical than they are.
- spatial mental models, includes our beliefs about the environment

Question 10

Propositions

Answer 10

are abstract and elemental representation of the meaning of verbal information –> mental code for language

Question 11

Rule governed concepts

Answer 11

specify the features and relations that define category membership on an all-or-none basis