Perceptual schema is:

Related Mcqs:

1. Perceptual schema is:

   A. A context expectation
   B. A perceptual set
   C. An orientation constancy
   D. The cognitive map that provides a frame of reference

2. When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called _____________?

   A. assimilation
   B. adaptation
   C. conservation
   D. accommodation

3. The process of interpreting new information in terms of existing schema is termed _______________?

   A. assimilation
   B. ideation
   C. conservation
   D. accommodation

4. The term schema refers to _____________________?

   A. a proposition
   B. a control process in long-term memory
   C. the mental representation of a concept
   D. None of these

5. By the perceptual organization of stimuli the person’s span of attention is ____________?

   A. Increased
   B. Decreased
   C. Divided
   D. Unaffected
   E. None of these

6. Which one of the following is not the law of perceptual grouping?

   A. Continuation
   B. Similarity constancy
   C. Constancy
   D. Proximity
   E. None of these

7. The major laws of perceptual organization were developed by the __________________?

   A. Gestaltists
   B. Phenomenologists
   C. Cognitivists
   D. Transactionalist

8. A person thinks that he sees a snake moving stealthily through the weeds on a distant field. As he gets closer, he discovers that it was only a dark piece of rope. This perceptual phenomenon is known as ________________?

   A. telekinesis
   B. delusion
   C. hallucinations
   D. illusion

9. The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is:

   A. a misleading perception that distorts or misjudges a stimulus
   B. top-down procession
   C. the organization of perception by beginning with low-level features
   D. bottom-up processing

10. When visual information out an object is perceived, which model of perceptual processing emphasizes on-going feedback between the higher centers of the brain(e.g., cognition) and the early stages of processing (e.g., sensory receptors)?

    A. Recurrent processing model
    B. Serial processing model
    C. Parallel processing model
    D. Selective adaptation model