Unit 3 Chapter 15/16

Question 1

3 things that visual perception allows us to do

Answer 1

1. Segregate objects from background
2. Judge distance object is away
3. Recognise different objects.

Question 2

What shape recognition from background is called

Answer 2

figure-ground phenomenon

Question 3

5 visual cues that allow us to perceive distance of object

Answer 3

1 Relative size

2. superimposition
3. Height in horizontal field
4. Texture gradient
5. Linear perspective

Question 4

Slightly different image in each eye that allows us to perceive depth and distance of object is known as?

Answer 4

Binocular disparity

Question 5

2 things that are perceived as constant about an object even if the image in the retina changes.

Answer 5

Size consistency

shape consistency

Question 6

The most important property of an object for recognition

Answer 6

shape

Question 7

The tendency of a person to perceive some sensory information and ignore others.

Answer 7

Perceptual set

Question 8

3 things that affect perceptual set

Answer 8

1. Expectation
2. Context
3. Past experiemnce

Question 9

The 3 levels of memory

Answer 9

1. sensory memory
2. short term memory
3. long term memory

Question 10

Selected sensory information being converted to a from the brain can store is called?

Answer 10

Encoding

Question 11

The retention of information for a period of time is called?

Answer 11

Storage

Question 12

The recovery of stored information is called?

Answer 12

Retrieval

Question 13

How many items on average does the short term memory hold? and how long for?

Answer 13

7 items for 30 seconds

Question 14

A method of increasing short term memory span by making one meaningful unit of information out of several smaller ones.

Answer 14

Chunking

Question 15

Extending the time a piece of information is held in short term memory by repeating it over and over again.

Answer 15

Rehearsal

Question 16

What is serial position effect?

Answer 16

The best recall of a list of objects is for the ones at the start ( primacy effect) and the ones at the end (recency effect)

Question 17

An extension to the short term memory that actively manipulates and controls information.

Answer 17

working memory

Question 18

The amount of information the long term memory is thought to hold

Answer 18

unlimited

Question 19

Three process that promote the transfer from short term memory to long term memory

Answer 19

1. rehearsal
2. organisation
3. elaboration of meaning

Question 20

Putting things into logical categories for easier transfer from STM to LTM

Answer 20

Organisation

Question 21

Aiding encoding to transfer information from STM to LTM by analysing meaning and linking it with other memories.

Answer 21

Elaboration

Question 22

How long term memories are organised

Answer 22

Into distinct categories

Question 23

A signal or reminder relating to the circumstances that were present when the information was encoded that aids recall

Answer 23

contextual cues

Question 24

What are contextual cues thought to trigger to aid recall

Answer 24

A memory circuit

Question 25

The 2 types of memory associated with the cerebral cortex

Answer 25

Episodic- personal facts

Semantic- non-personal facts

Question 26

What are procedural memories and what part of the brain are they associated with?

Answer 26

Motor skills associated with the motor cortex and cerebellum.

Question 27

The 2 types of memories the limbic system is associated with

Answer 27

Emotional

Spatial orientation

Question 28

Term used to describe brain circuits all working together

Answer 28

Interconnected