The perceptual processes that make use of preexisting knowledge to interpret new information are called _______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. According to groundbreaking research, how do attentional processes affect perceptual processing of information?

   A. Attention create a parallel processing of all visual input
   B. All the visual stimuli fully processed and then attention acts on this information
   C. Attentional processes act early to select a small part of visual input to fully process
   D. Attention is not a critical component of the processing of visual information

2. Which TWO of the following statements are true of parsing?
   1.Psycholinguistics has been especially concerned with how people parse sentences- that is, how they break them down into their correct phonological structures.
   2.Parsing has to be done because otherwise, it would be impossible to interpret a sentence to all.
   3.The difficulty in understanding some sentences can be ascribed to an initial misinterpretation ; this is called a ‘country walk’.
   4.Misparsing a sentence can result in failure in comprehension at all levels.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 4
   D. 3 & 4

3. A concept that help us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a:

   A. Gestalt
   B. Perceptual constancy
   C. Schema
   D. Perceptual adaptation

4. 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

5. Perceptual constancies are primarily a function of _______________?

   A. reflex
   B. convergence
   C. learning
   D. instinct

6. As a person views picture one way, he sees craters. When he turns it 180 degrees, the craters become bumps, the perceptual phenomena are due to _______________?

   A. linear perspective
   B. convergence
   C. light and shadow
   D. relative position

7. The nervous system that receives and processes information and initiates action is:

   A. Central nervous system
   B. Peripheral nervous system
   C. Autonomic nervous system
   D. Somatic nervous system

8. One of the followings receives and processes sensory information, initiates responses, stores memories and generates thoughts and emotions is:

   A. Somatic nervous system
   B. Brain
   C. Autonomic nervous system
   D. Spinal cord

9. The study of mental processes such as thinking, perception information processing, etc. is a key element in_______psychology.

   A. humanistic
   B. cognitive
   C. behavioral
   D. biological

10. The most fundamental principle of perceptual organization is called the___________?

    A. Figure-ground relationship
    B. Volley principle
    C. Dark adaptation phenomenon
    D. Law of closure
    E. None of these