Which approach to the study of cognition contends that we store knowledge in our brains as symbols that help us identify objects?
A. embodied cognition
B. representationalism
C. binary approach
D. holistic interpretation
Answer: B
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Mulatu and Berry (2001) argued that health perspectives do not differ between individuals from the dominant or mainstream culture and those of the nondominant social and ethnocultural group
a) True b) False
Susie’s teacher reports that she is performing below level in comparison to some of her peers. Susie was referred to the school psychologist who described Susie as “a youngster who had distinct physical features including short eye openings, a flat midface, and a thin upper lip.” What developmental disorder did the school psychologist most likely diagnose Susie with?
A. autism B. motor developmental disorder C. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) D. cognitive-reflexive disorder E. cephalocaudal developmental disorder
Gertrude put on a new watch this morning and found it uncomfortable because it was so much heavier than her old watch. However, at 3:00 o'clock when someone asks her for the time Gertrude finds she has forgotten she is even wearing the watch. The change in Gertrude's sensitivity to the pressure of the watch illustrates the principle of:
a. perceptual invariance b. perceptual assimilation c. changing difference thresholds d. sensory adaptation
Attending to many modalities simultaneously is a phenomenon called
A) bottom-up processing. B) top-down processing. C) parallel processing. D) selective attention.