Imagine that you attend a lecture given by a guest lecturer. He emphasizes that people can recognize complex shapes and other visual images—such as animals and machinery—in terms of arrangements of basic 3-D shapes
This lecturer probably would be a strong supporter of which of the following approaches?
a. top-down processing
b. template-matching theory
c. feature-analysis theory
d. recognition-by-components theory
Ans: d
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When researchers briefly flash a word and then present a masking pattern, what is the purpose of the masking pattern?
a. To give the observer a signal to respond b. To measure how fast people shift attention c. To increase stimulation of the visual cortex d. To prevent consciousness of the word
The three concepts of the psychological situation, expectancy, and reinforcement illustrate the "cognitive behaviorism" of the
a. hierarchy of needs. b. neo-Freudian perspective. c. social learning theory. d. five-factor model of personality.
If Dr. Ketchum want to use an AQS, he will need what equipment?
A) Video camera B) Balls C) Cards D) The test itself and a pencil for the person being tested
Bronfenbrenner's macrosystem consists of
A) activities and interaction patterns in the individual's immediate surroundings. B) third parties that affect the quality of the parent–child relationship. C) cultural values, laws, customs, and resources. D) social settings that do not contain the developing person but nevertheless affect experiences.