Week 3 Perception and Action-information processing

Question 1

Name the 4 processes of Black Box Process

Answer 1

Stimulus Detection, Stimulus Identification, Response Selection and Response Execution

Question 2

In Simple Reaction Time what processes are used?

Answer 2

Stimulus detection and response execution

Question 3

Go/no go reaction what processes?

Answer 3

stimulus detection, stimulus identification and response execution

Question 4

Choice reaction go/no what processes?

Answer 4

Stimulus Detection, Stimulus Identification, Response Selection and Response Execution

Question 5

What is Hicks Law

Answer 5

Relationship between number of choices and choice time, more choices means higher reaction time

Question 6

What is the Simon Effect

Answer 6

Seeming irrelevant details can alter reaction time (stimulus for left sided movement in right ear increased reaction time, stimulus for right sided movement in right ear decreased reaction time)

Question 7

Whats a Open loop process

Answer 7

No sensory feedback, movements must be preplanned

Question 8

Whats a closed loop process

Answer 8

With sensory feedback, movements adjusted to feedback

Question 9

Are Closed loop processes long or short movements?

Answer 9

long.

Question 10

What is Fitts Experiment

Answer 10

Fitts experiment explained that the larger the target the quicker time the target will be reached

Question 11

What is the Stroop Test

Answer 11

Subjects are shown a series of colour names printed in different coloured inks and the time to read aloud the series and number of errors is recorded