when a letter is presented in the context of a word, what brain detectors are available? correct
answers feature, letter, word
when a letter is presented in isolation, what brain detectors are available? correct answers
feature, letter
it is easier to identify the target letter when it is embedded in a word than in isolation correct
answers the word superiority effect
assuming english is your first language, your results from the word superiority demonstration
should show correct answers lower reaction time for words than nonwords
bottom up information is information gathered from correct answers sensory information
Contextual information is important in identifying ambiguous stimuli because it allows one to...
A)pick up on visual patterns.
B)incorporate information from the environment and personal experience to reach correct
conclusions.
C)accurately identify other stimuli in the environment.
D)all of the above correct answers D
What was the independent variable in the Lexical Decision Lab?
A)Reaction time
B)Accuracy
C)Related versus unrelated
D)Size of mental lexicon
E)Age of participants
, F)Type of memory correct answers C
What was the dependent variable in the Lexical Decision Lab?
A)Reaction time and Accuracy
B)Related versus unrelated
C)Nonword versus real word
D)Size of mental lexicon
E)Age of participants
F)Type of memory correct answers A
If you are asked to say whether the stimulus "prog" is a word or not, you are engaged in what
task?
A)spreading activation
B)lexical decision correct answers B
According to Collins and Quillian's version of semantic network theory, what mental process is
responsible for the fact that "a canary can fly" primes people's response to "a canary is a bird"?
A)spreading activation
B)semantic electricity correct answers A
According to semantic network theory, why does the word "bird" not prime the word "money"?
A)spreading activation decreases at greater distances in a semantic network
B)the word "money" is not represented in our semantic network correct answers A
Which theory proposes that word meanings are represented by a set of nodes and the links
between them?
A)Brain theory
B)Semantic theory correct answers B