Queens University PSYC 100 Lesson 7-8 1)According to the feature-integration theory of attention, which of the following is NOT true? 2

Queens University

PSYC 100

Lesson 7-8

1)According to the feature-integration theory of attention, which of the following is NOT true?

2.            Which of the following is NOT true about sleep:

3.            The Gestalt Law of similarity predicts that:

4.            When we look at a musician on stage holding a guitar, the guitar typically hides the musician's midsection and part of the lef t arm. But we ignore the gaps in the contour of the musician's body and perceive it as a complete form anyway. This illustrates:

5.            Distinguishing a severely brain damaged individual as being in a vegetative state, compared to a minimally conscious state, or locked-in state is:

6.            As you fall asleep how do your EEG patterns change as you go from being alert, to being relaxed, to being deep asleep?

7.            Which of the following most convincingly demonstrates contingency?

8.            Which of the following is TRUE about visual search tasks?

9.            Which of the following is NOT a reason why we sleep?

10.          As sleep cycles progress over the course of an average night, the amount of time spent in REM sleep:

11.          Weber fractions relate the          to the    .

12.          Generally speaking, the value of sensory adaption is that it:

13.          Why does sugar taste sweet and vinegar taste sour?

14.          The quantitative dimension of a stimulus (such as brightness of a light, loudness of a sound) is coded at the level of sensory neurons by:

15.          Skweeky-kleen is one of the largest manufacturers of dish soap. They'd like to increase their market share by giving consumers more product, in a bigger bottle, for the same price they charge now, but without being wastefully extravagant with their 'giveaway'. You're a consultant psychologist for the company. What is the first thing to do/try?

16.          A white shirt is seen as being equally bright outside on a sunny day and in a dimly lit room. This is because:

17.          How does perception differ from sensation?

18.          Suppose that you have just finished working out and decide to take a shower. You are also expecting an important phone call and so decide that you will listen extra carefully for the ringing of the phone. Two or three times you pop your head out of the shower thinking that you hear the phone (but it really didn't ring). Your experience of listening for the phone has to do with: