Psych 384 Final Exam latest Graded A+
Which question illustrates the binding problem? - ANSWER How do we combine
perceptions of color, shape, sound, and motion to identify a bird?
ERP stands for ___ potential. - ANSWER event-related
There is some evidence to support the claim that video games can____. - ANSWER
improve visual attention capacity.
Which structure(s) has/have been shown to be involved in sustained visual attention? -
ANSWER lateral geniculate nucleus and superior colliculus
A viewer who is asked to count how many times players that are wearing white pass a
ball will not notice a cartoon character on the court due to a phenomenon called___. -
ANSWER inattentional blindness.
The experience of having your attention suddenly captured by hearing your name from
across the room illustrates which attentional selection model? - ANSWER late-selection
Currently, the model of attentional selection that is generally considered to have the
most robust experimental support is___. (early-selection model; late-selection model;
early-selection model for humans and the late-selection model of nonhuman species; or
none of the above; debate continues as to the relative strengths of each model.) -
ANSWER (none of the above;) debate continues as to the relative strengths of each
model.
Because voluntary attention is under direct, conscious control, researchers refer to it as
a ___ process. - ANSWER top-down
Which structure guides attentional eye movements? - ANSWER superior colliculus
The human homolog to the LIP is the___. - ANSWER intraparietal sulcus.
Which structure is linked to the orienting and shifting of attention? - ANSWER pulvinar
Damage to the ___ in humans produces difficulties in suppressing unwanted
reorientation of the eyes toward peripheral distractors. - ANSWER frontal eye field
Directed attention toward novel or unexpected stimuli is controlled by the ___ system. -
ANSWER temporoparietal system
Hemispatial neglect can occur with damage to the ___ cortex. - ANSWER right inferior
parietal
Which question illustrates the binding problem? - ANSWER How do we combine
perceptions of color, shape, sound, and motion to identify a bird?
ERP stands for ___ potential. - ANSWER event-related
There is some evidence to support the claim that video games can____. - ANSWER
improve visual attention capacity.
Which structure(s) has/have been shown to be involved in sustained visual attention? -
ANSWER lateral geniculate nucleus and superior colliculus
A viewer who is asked to count how many times players that are wearing white pass a
ball will not notice a cartoon character on the court due to a phenomenon called___. -
ANSWER inattentional blindness.
The experience of having your attention suddenly captured by hearing your name from
across the room illustrates which attentional selection model? - ANSWER late-selection
Currently, the model of attentional selection that is generally considered to have the
most robust experimental support is___. (early-selection model; late-selection model;
early-selection model for humans and the late-selection model of nonhuman species; or
none of the above; debate continues as to the relative strengths of each model.) -
ANSWER (none of the above;) debate continues as to the relative strengths of each
model.
Because voluntary attention is under direct, conscious control, researchers refer to it as
a ___ process. - ANSWER top-down
Which structure guides attentional eye movements? - ANSWER superior colliculus
The human homolog to the LIP is the___. - ANSWER intraparietal sulcus.
Which structure is linked to the orienting and shifting of attention? - ANSWER pulvinar
Damage to the ___ in humans produces difficulties in suppressing unwanted
reorientation of the eyes toward peripheral distractors. - ANSWER frontal eye field
Directed attention toward novel or unexpected stimuli is controlled by the ___ system. -
ANSWER temporoparietal system
Hemispatial neglect can occur with damage to the ___ cortex. - ANSWER right inferior
parietal
