Week 3

Question 1

Simple reaction time

Answer 1

-a task that involves reacting to one stimulus
-gives a measure of processing time

Question 2

Parallel processing

Answer 2

-multiple tasks at the same time

Question 3

Serial processing

Answer 3

-one task performed before the other

Question 4

Stimulus identification

Answer 4

-first the individual must perceive the stimulus
-then the stimulus must be sensed and processed

Question 5

Sensation

Answer 5

-involves the activation of sensory receptors

Question 6

Perception

Answer 6

-involves interpreting those sensations

Question 7

What is stimulus detection affected by

Answer 7

-stimulus clarity
-stimulus intensity
-factors such as time, distractions, caffeine intake, fatigue etc

Question 8

Choice R-T

Answer 8

-a reaction time task wherein the participant is presented with more than one possible stimulus and the required response is dependent on that stimulus

Question 9

Hicks law

Answer 9

-the time it takes to make a response is related to the number of stimulus response alternatives

Question 10

Shape of hicks law line

Answer 10

-log linear

Question 11

Bits of information

Answer 11

-binary digit
-least amount of binary decisions

Question 12

What is the y-intercept experimentally

Answer 12

-RT when you are only at 0 bits
-the simple reaction time

Question 13

What is the slope experimentally

Answer 13

-amount of time that adding 1 bit of info adds to your choice RT

Question 14

How many bits do simple RT tasks take

Answer 14

-0 bits `

Question 15

How many bits do go/no-go tasks take

Answer 15

-0 bits

Question 16

How many bits do choice RT tasks take

Answer 16

-1 or more bits

Question 17

Which task has the fastest reaction times

Answer 17

-simple RT

Question 18

Which task has the slowest reaction times

Answer 18

-choice RT

Question 19

Simple RT (donder’s subtractive method)

Answer 19

-response programming

Question 20

Choice RT (donder’s subtractive method)

Answer 20

-stimulus identification, response selection, response programming

Question 21

Go/No-go (donder’s subtractive method)

Answer 21

-stimulus identification, response programming

Question 22

Simon effect

Answer 22

-irrelevant spatial features have effects on reaction time
-if the opposite word “right or left” is played in the wrong ear it messes the person up

Question 23

Response programming

Answer 23

-transformation/translation of the action concept into the muscular actions that will achieve a goal

Question 24

Movement complexities

Answer 24

-accuracy requirement
-movement components
-movement duration

Question 25

Accuracy requirement

Answer 25

-the size of the goal

Question 26

Movement components

Answer 26

-how many individual movements

Question 27

Movement duration

Answer 27

-how much time from beginning to end

Question 28

Motor programs

Answer 28

-a prestructured set of movement commands that defines the essential details of a skilled action

Question 29

Criticism of motor programs

Answer 29

-storage problem
-degrees of freedom problem

Question 30

Storage problem

Answer 30

-imagine if every movement was a distinct motor program-it would require much more space to store them all

Question 31

Degrees of freedom problem

Answer 31

-there are too many degrees of freedom to control (to many moving parts)

Question 32

Dynamical systems theory

Answer 32

-stereotypes similarities of movement patterns are not represented in motor programs but emerge naturally due to complex mechanics

Question 33

Different types of anticipation

Answer 33

-temporal anticipation
-spatial anticipation

Question 34

Temporal anticipation

Answer 34

-when anticipation

Question 35

Spatial anticipation

Answer 35

-what anticipation

Question 36

Precuing

Answer 36

-precuing any variable leads to a decrease in reaction time

Question 37

Startle response

Answer 37

-a startling tone has been shown to trigger a prepared movement at short latency