chapter 10 terms

ambiguous figures

bottom-up processing

• starts with an image on the retina

category-specific neurons

contralateral neglect

depictive representation

double dissociation

epiphenomenon

something that goes along with the real mechanism but is not actually a part of it

• light running when computer is on

imagery debate

mental chronometry

mental scanning

mental-walk task

method of loci

pegword technique

propositional representation

information is represented in symbolic language like in a semantic network

spatial representation

tacit-knowledge explanation

results can be explained by using real world knowledge unconsciously

• we know in real life the farther we must travel, the longer it takes

top-down processing

• starts with deciding to picture something in your mind

transcranial magnetic stimulation

visual agnosia

visual imagery

a visual perception without a corresponding sensory input on the retina

• provides a way of thinking that adds another dimension to purely verbal techniques

behavioral evidence

comes from studies of mean RT or accuracy

neurophysiological evidence

comes from studies of how the brain normally functions

neuropsychological evidence

comes from studies of patients who have lost function due to brain damage