WK 5 Quiz Flashcards
Giving meaning to the stimuli our brain is detecting is…
Perception
The input from stimuli that is turned into electrical impulses in neurons in the brain is…
Sensation
Not detecting a signal that is present is a…
Miss
Not detecting a signal that is not present is a…
correct rejection
Detection of a signal that is present is a…
hit
Detection of a signal that is not present is a…
false alarm
True or false?
Detecting a signal is impacted by our previous experience and expectations
True
What is the processing type where we make sense of what we experience based on stimulation of our senses?
Bottom-up processing
Seeing a boiling pot on the stove and knowing it is hot is an example of?
Top-down processing
There is evidence to support that we ‘attend’ to stimuli…
After all sensory input is analysed (late selection)
Focusing on the content of a lecture and ignoring the people talking next to you is an example of?
Focused attention
Piaget’s name for the internal representations of a specific physical or mental action used by children is a…
Schema
True or false?
According to Piaget, an operation (higher order mental structure e.g. rules about how the world works) are invariant
False
True or false?
A child learning the name for ‘horse’ when they previously called all animals “dog” is an example of assimilation
False, its accommodation
True or false?
According to Piaget children move through the four stages of development in a particular sequence and at set ages
True