Cognition Exploring The Science Of The Mind 6th Edition By Daniel Reisberg – Test Bank

Chapter 11: Visual Knowledge

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A psychologist asks her experimental participants to describe their experiences in using mental imagery. The psychologist is collecting
a. sentence-verification results.
b. self-report data.
c. chronometric evidence.
d. converging evidence.

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Introspections about Images
OBJ: 11.1 MSC: Applying

2. When participants are asked to report on their imagery experience, we discover that
a. imagery is employed less often than researchers have proposed.
b. many individuals prefer not to use mental imagery.
c. participants differ widely in how they describe the experience.
d. visual imagery is a skill shared by all people.

ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: Introspections about Images
OBJ: 11.1 MSC: Understanding

3. Chronometric studies
a. are time-measuring techniques used to record how long it takes to fulfill a mental process.
b. have been relatively uninformative for the study of complex mental events.
c. have documented the descriptive (language-like) properties of mental imagery.
d. require an understanding of the brain events underlying a particular mental function.

ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Chronometric Studies of Imagery
OBJ: 11.1 MSC: Remembering

4. Participants are given a task that requires them to zoom in on a mental image in order to inspect a detail. Evidence indicates that
a. the greater the distance to be zoomed, the more time is required.
b. the shorter the distance to be zoomed, the more time is required.
c. zooming in on an image is a virtually instantaneous process.
d. there is no regular relationship between the amount of zoom and the time required.

ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Chronometric Studies of Imagery
OBJ: 11.1 MSC: Understanding

5. One group of participants is instructed to imagine a cat and the participants are then asked several yes/no questions about their image. A second group of participants is instructed simply to think about cats, with no mention of imagery, and the participants are then asked the same yes/no questions. We expect that participants responding on the basis of the image will respond more quickly to which of the following questions?
a. Does the cat have a head?
b. Does the cat have whiskers?
c. Is the cat a mammal?
d. Does the cat have claws?

ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Chronometric Studies of Imagery
OBJ: 11.1 MSC: Applying

6. Studies of image scanning indicate that
a. participants’ scanning rate is slow for short distances but is faster for greater distances.
b. there is a linear function linking scanning distances and scanning times.
c. the fastest scanning times tend to be obtained with moderate scanning distances.
d. participants are able to scan across their images virtually instantaneously.

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Chronometric Studies of Imagery
OBJ: 11.1 MSC: Understanding

7. Matt is shown two complex three-dimensional images (A and B) and asked to determine if the images are identical. The images are aligned in different planes, so answering the question requires mentally rotating one of the images. Which of the following statements about Matt’s task is true?
a. The larger the required the rotation, the faster responding will be.
b. The smaller the required rotation, the slower responding will be.
c. The time it takes will be the same, regardless of the required rotation.
d. There is a systematic correlation between the required rotation and reaction time.

ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Chronometric Studies of Imagery
OBJ: 11.1 MSC: Applying

8. If participants are asked to imagine an object, such as a dog, information that will be prominent if the mental image
a. tends to concern aspects that are strongly associated with, or distinctive for, the imaged object.
b. matches the pattern of information prominent in a description of the imaged object.
c. corresponds well with the information that is prominent in an actual picture.
d. is similar to the information prominent in other forms of mental representation.

ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: Chronometric Studies of Imagery
OBJ: 11.2 MSC: Analyzing

9. Which of the following claims is true for a depiction of a cat but NOT for a description of a cat?
a. Properties strongly associated with the cat (e.g., whiskers) will be particularly prominent.
b. The distinctive features of the cat (e.g., claws) will be particularly prominent.
c. Aspects of the cat that are obvious (e.g., the fact that the cat has a body) are likely not to be prominent.
d. The cat’s head will probably be prominent, but the cat’s claws are likely not to be.

ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Chronometric Studies of Imagery
OBJ: 11.2 MSC: Evaluating

10. A researcher asks a participant to memorize a city map. On the map, the library and the school are 2 inches apart; the school and the hospital are 4 inches apart. The researcher now instructs the participant to form an image of the map and to scan from the library to the school. The researcher then asks the participant to scan from the school to the hospital. It is most likely true that the scanning time from the school to the hospital is ________ the scanning time between the library and the school.
a. half c. the same as
b. triple d. double

ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: Chronometric Studies of Imagery
OBJ: 11.2 MSC: Applying