PSY 0494 Week 1 Quiz 1

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PSY 0494-01 Cognitive Psychology 

Question 1

Which of the following is true about the parietal cortex? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a. Essential for spatial and numerical information. 

 b. It contains the primary motor cortex.

 c. It contains the primary somatosensory cortex. 

 d. Monitors information about eye, head, and body positions.

Question 2

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "When it comes to the recognition systems in the brain, they are largely segregated from other systems to ensure that those systems do not get overloaded."

 a. True 

 b. False

Question 3

What is one of the main benefits of an fMRI over other forms of neuroimaging?

Select one:

 a. It has incredibly high temporal resolution. 

 b. It requires far less radioactive isotopes to be injected in the patient.

 c. This is a trick question as it is the worst type.

 d. It allows one to see both function and structure.

Question 4

What are we referring to when we use the term "Distributed Knowledge"?

Select one:

 a. Information that is spread across multiple different servers. 

 b. Information that is stored across multiple brain networks.

 c. Information that is segmented to ensure that foreign interests cannot access it.

 d. Information that is stored in a single location.

Question 5

What is one of the advantages of having redundant systems to independently evaluate depth cues?

Select one:

 a. This redundancy allows us to more accurately judge distance in a variety of situations.

 b. This redundancy was implemented because engineers typically build in this fashion.

 c. This redundancy allows the brain to expend less energy of the course of a human being's life. 

Question 6

If we had two stimuli in our visual field that both look like human beings, and appear to be moving at the same overall speed, though one looks much larger than the other, what could we infer about the actual people?

Select one:

 a. That one is moving much faster than the other.

 b. That one is in a different realm of existence than the other.

 c. That one is actually much shorter than the other. 

 d. That one is a democrat and the other is a republican.

Question 7

What is the primary reason for the existence of brains?

Select one:

 a. To allow for locomotion. 

 b. To allow for social communication.

 c. To allow creatures to build things.

 d. To have feelings and thoughts.

Question 8

Which of the visual areas responds to specific shapes?

Select one:

 a. Area V2

 b.

Area V4

 c. Area 51

 d. Area V1 

Question 9

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "Without both eyes working in concert, we would not be able to accurately judge distance and depth."

Select one:

 a. False

 b. True 

Question 10

Of the cells in the retina, which are responsible for transmitting signals from the eye to the brain?

Select one:

 a. The Lateran Geniculate Nucleus (LGN)

 b. The Photoreceptors

 c. The Ganglion Cells 

 d. The Bipolar Cells

Question 11

Information on its way from the eye to the primary visual cortex goes through which of these brain structures?

Select one:

 a. The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus 

 b. The Medulla

 c. The Cerebellum

 d. The Spinal Cord

Question 12

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "Neurons are able to process large amounts of information due to being able to fire at many different thresholds."

Select one:

 a. True 

 b. False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true about the frontal cortex? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a. Neurons in this area have about 106 times as many connections as other cortical areas. 

 b. Contains the primary visual processing centers.

 c. Damage to this area can result in initiation of situationally inappropriate behaviors. 

 d. Contains the primary motor cortex. 

Question 14

Where does visual processing begin?

Select one:

 a.In the Fusiform Gyrus

 b. In Area V1

 c.In the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus 

 d.In the Bipolar Cells

Question 15

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "Both semantic and spatial information about visual stimuli are processed in similar places of the brain."

Select one:

 a. True 

 b. False

Question 16

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "Eye witness testimony is one of the most reliable forms of evidence that can be submitted in court."

Select one:

 a. False 

 b. True

Question 17

Which of the following are parts of a neuron? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a. Cell Body 

 b. Dendrites 

 c. Muscle Fibers

 d. Axon 

Question 18

Please complete the sentence with the most appropriate answer: "As distance from the fovea increases, the concentration of photoreceptors _____."

Select one:

 a. Increases

 b. Drops sharply to zero

 c. Decreases 

 d. Stays roughly constant

Question 19

Which of the following would a Gestalt Psychologist consider as the basis for form perception? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a. Similarity 

 b. Proximity 

 c. Closure

 d. Simplicity 

 e. Continuation

Question 20

What is the difference between Top-Down Processing and Bottom-Up Processing?

Select one:

 a. Top-Down is goal driven while Bottom-Up is stimulus driven.

 b. Top-Down processing is far more complex than Bottom-Up processing. 

 c. Top-Down is stimulus driven while Bottom-Up is goal driven.

 d. They refer to the same processes but where named by different scientists.

Question 21

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "When it comes to the word superiority effect, all types of words provide similar effects."

Select one:

 a. True 

 b. False

Question 22

In Cognitive Psychology, why is vision considered the primary or dominant sense?

Select one:

 a. Because it is the sensory modality that cognitive psychologists understand the best of each of the recognition systems. 

 b. Because of how many studies have been done on the visual processing system compared to those for other sense.

 c. Because of how much cortical area is devoted to it compared to the other senses.

 d. Because of how much of our language focuses on visual descripts compared to the other senses.

Question 23

Which of these are properties of rods in the retina?

Select one:

 a. Only work with high levels of light

 b. Sensitive at very low levels of light 

 c. They are only arranged in the fovea

 d. None of these are properties of rods

Question 24

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "When it comes to recognizing specific letters and words, the context they are embedded in has a dramatic impact on our recognition."

Select one:

 a. False

 b. True 

Question 25

How is the brain able to maintain the perception of a constant shape, even when we move? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a.

Through the analysis of depth and distance cues associated with items in the visual field.

 b. Through the analysis of the relationships between various features in the visual field.

 c. Through the analysis of semantic content separate from spatial and location content. 

 d. Through the analysis of comparative activation across the different types of cones in the retina. 

Question 26

If the brain is electrically stimulated from some external source, what is likely to happen?

Select one:

 a. People would have hallucinations specific to the region that is stimulated. 

 b. People would have hallucinations as if they took some LSD (a hallucinogenic drug).

 c. People would not register the sensations.

 d. People would sue the researchers because such things only happen in horror movies.

Question 27

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "It is possible to survive and even function after severe brain damage."

Select one:

 a. False

 b. True 

Question 28

In terms of the brain, what do we mean when we refer to an organism learning?

Select one:

 a. Organisms cannot learn.

 b. That the synaptic connections were changed. 

 c. That the number of brain cells changed.

 d. That the individual acquired new skills.

Question 29

Which of the following would be the case when thinking about visual recognition?

Select one:

 a. We tend to focus on recognition before recalling the correct features associated with the item. 

 b. When tend to focus on base features before arriving at recognition.

 c. It requires that we see an entire stimulus before we are able recognize the item.

 d. It is largely processed in the inferior temporal cortex.

Question 30

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "Integrative agnosia refers to the condition where one can recognize simple features but cannot judge features that are bound together."

Select one:

 a. False

 b. True 

Question 31

What does the Word Superiority Phenomenon indicate?

Select one:

 a. That it takes a larger degree of brain power to process whole words than single letters.

 b. That individual letters are easier to recognize when they are presented in a word.

 c. That it is easier for the brain to process whole words than individual letters.

 d. That when written clearly, words are easier to recognize that single letters. 

Question 32

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "The human eye has evolved to be able to perceive light from across the majority of the electromagnetic spectrum."

Select one:

 a. False

 b. True 

Question 33

What is the primary type of sensory information that the temporal cortex deals with?

Select one:

 a. Tactile Information

 b. Visual Information

 c. Olfactory Information

 d. Auditory Information 

Question 34

Please determine if the following statement is true or false: "When it comes to feature nets, they directly represent actual neurons and connections that exist in the brain."

Select one:

 a. False

 b. True 

Question 35

What is it that ultimately sets off the release of neurotransmitters from a neuron?

Select one:

 a. An electrical signal traveling down the axon. 

 b. Other neurotransmitters in the dendrites.

 c. The charge that builds up in the myelin sheaths.

 d. An electrical signal traveling down the dendrites.

Question 36

What is a type of stimulus that appears to have its own dedicated brain region for recognition?

Select one:

 a. Faces

 b. Loved Ones

 c. Dangerous Items 

 d. Houses

Question 37

Which of the following would be most representative of a person with Apperceptive Agnosia?

Select one:

 a. Patients are not able to recognize images that are shown to them even though they know what they are when told in words.

 b. Patients would be able to draw but are unable to do so due to the loss of fine motor movements.

 c. Patients are able to draw simple images when copying them but are unable to draw them from memory.

 d. Patients are not able to copy simple drawings shown to them, but are able to make similar drawings from memory. 

Question 38

What is the approximate width of a synapse in the human brain?

Select one:

 a. 30 micrometers

 b. 30 nanometers 

 c. 30 picometers

 d. 30 meters

Question 39

What is or are some of the benefits of having so many different types of photoreceptors? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a. We are able to see in different light conditions. 

 b. We are able to fill up our entire retinas. 

 c. We are able distinguish between a wide range of colors.

 d. We are able to overcome the limitation of have a blind spot. 

Question 40

How does information travel from neuron to neuron?

Select one:

 a. Through electrical signals that travel from one to the other.

 b. Through the synaptic space via neurotransmitters. 

 c. Through the modification of the magnetic fields around each neuron.

 d. Through the direct contact between dendrites and axons.

Question 41

When do Binocular cues of distance work the best?

Select one:

 a. When gauging the distance of things relatively close to us. 

 b. It works well across the full range of human visual perception.

 c. When gauging the distance of things relatively far from us.

 d. When gauging the distance of things not too far and not too close either.

Question 42

If a person was to suffer damage to one of the brain regions responsible for early visual processing, which of the following would likely result? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a. Their ability to process the visual information about the world would be compromised. 

 b. Their ability would suffer but would recover as other parts of the brain made up for this deficit. 

 c. Their ability to generate the semantic labels of what they see would be compromised.

 d. Their ability to imagine visual stimuli would be compromised. 

Question 43

When using priming to increase the rates of word recognition, it has the largest effect on which type of words?

Select one:

 a. Words in other languages

 b. Works equally well on all types of words

 c. High Frequency Words 

 d. Low Frequency Words

Question 44

Which of the following are factors that would influence our ability to recognize words? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a. The frequency with which those words appear in general language. 

 b. The amount of time we are able to examine the stimulus. 

 c. The frequency with which we read books and newspapers.

 d. Whether the words are presented on paper or an electronic screen.