Cognitive Psychology: Key Concepts and Brain Methods Quiz

What is the main focus of cognitive psychology?

The main focus of cognitive psychology is mental processes.

Which method measures electrical brain activity?

EEG (Electroencephalography) measures electrical brain activity.

Which part of the neuron receives signals?

The dendrite receives signals.

Which carries signals away from the cell body?

The axon carries signals away from the cell body.

What speeds up neural transmission?

Myelin speeds up neural transmission.

What are action potentials?

Action potentials are electrical signals that travel along the axon of a neuron.

How do neurons communicate?

Communication between neurons is chemical.

What does rate coding refer to?

Rate coding refers to the speed of firing of neurons.

What is population coding?

Population coding involves the activity of many neurons to represent information.

Which method shows blood flow in the brain?

fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) shows blood flow.

Which method temporarily disrupts brain activity?

TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) temporarily disrupts brain activity.

Which lobe is responsible for vision?

The occipital lobe is responsible for vision.

Which lobe controls planning?

The frontal lobe controls planning.

What is the hippocampus important for?

The hippocampus is important for memory.

What does Broca's area control?

Broca's area controls speech production.

What does Wernicke's area control?

Wernicke's area controls speech understanding.

What is sensation?

Sensation is the detection of stimuli.

What is perception?

Perception is the interpretation of sensory information.

What does top-down processing use?

Top-down processing uses past experience.

What is an example of top-down processing?

Seeing faces in clouds is an example of top-down processing.

What is template matching?

Template matching is a rigid approach to recognizing objects based on stored templates.

What does feature analysis focus on?

Feature analysis focuses on parts of objects.

What are geons?

Geons are basic geometric shapes used in recognition processes.

What does view-based theory store?

View-based theory stores many views of an object.

What does perceptual plasticity mean?

Perceptual plasticity means adaptation in perception.

Which pathway is for object recognition?

The ventral pathway is for object recognition.

Which pathway controls action?

The dorsal pathway controls action.

What does blindsight show?

Blindsight shows the existence of two visual pathways despite lack of conscious vision.

What does visual agnosia involve?

Visual agnosia involves the inability to recognize objects.

What does the ventral pathway go to?

The ventral pathway goes to the temporal lobe.

What does the dorsal pathway go to?

The dorsal pathway goes to the parietal lobe.

What is aphantasia?

Aphantasia is the inability to visualize mental images.

How do people with aphantasia think mainly?

People with aphantasia think mainly in words.

What does the imagery debate ask?

The imagery debate asks if images are picture-like.

What do depictive theories suggest about images?

Depictive theories suggest images are like pictures.

What do propositional theories suggest about images?

Propositional theories suggest images are like language.

What does mental imagery activate?

Mental imagery activates visual areas of the brain.

How does imagery compare to vision?

Imagery is usually weaker than vision.

Which is NOT a brain imaging method?

X-ray is NOT a brain imaging method.

Which structure controls balance?

The cerebellum controls balance.