Role of the Brain
Identify the lobes of the Brain
Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, and cerebellum
What are the two base types of memory?
Long term memory and short term memory
What are depth cues?
Visual cues that help perceive depth and distance in a two dimensional image or scene.
Identify 4 gestalt principles
What is another word for the standard deviation?
Variability
Explain the key functions of the left hemisphere
The left hemisphere is primarily responsible for controlling the right side of the body. Its uses are language, comprehension, and speech.
Explain short term memory
It is a cognitive process that holds a small amount of information in a readily available state for a short duration. It can retain information for 15-30 seconds. It holds approx. 5-9 items and plays a crucial role in problem solving, reasoning and navigation.
What are 4 monocular cues?
Occlusion, height in plane, relative size, interposition, linear perspective, aerial perspective, light and shade, monocular movement parallax.
Explain figure and ground principle
people instinctively perceive objects as either being in the foreground or the background
Define what an independent variable is
a variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure.
What is the occipital lobes function?
It is primarily used for vision.
Identify two types of long term memory
Declarative (explicit) memory and procedural (implicit) memory.
Explain top-down processing
It begins with cognitive processes and is influenced by prior knowledge and expectations. It determines what were seeing based on past experiences and context.
What principle is it when: An object is incomplete or not fully closed?
Closure
What is Pearson's?
A method that measures similarity or correlation between data
Describe the main functions of the frontal lobe
The frontal lobe is responsible for high-level cognitive functions including problem solving, decision making, and planning. It also manages emotional expression, personality, and movement control.
Explain episodic memory
It is a type of long term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences. These memories are time stamped, meaning they are associated with particular contexts and time, such as remembering your first day of school, or family holiday. It enables us to replay these events in our head as if we are reliving them, which is essential in our personal history and identity.
Contrast binocular and monocular cues
Monocular depth cues are depth cues that can be perceived without both eyes. These cues are height in plane, relative size, occlusion, and linear perspective. Binocular depth cues are information about depth perception that uses both eyes. There are two types of binocular depth cues: convergence and retinal disparity.
What principle is it when: Objects grouped together tend to be seen as a single figure
Good figure
What is a dependant variable?
It is something that depends on other factors.
Identify the function of the cerebellum
Primarily responsible for coordination, movement, cognitive skills, maintaining posture and balance, and motor learning.
What is the process of memory?
Encoding= Convert sensory input into a usable code that can be stores in memory, storage= holds encoded information for a period of time, and retrieval= Locates stored information and returns it to conscious awareness when needed.
List the 6 stages of visual perception
-Reception
-Transduction
-Transmission
-Selection
-Organisation
-Interpretation
What principle is it when: The eye is compelled to move from one object to another
Continuance
Calculate the mean for this data set:
4,5,8,10
The mean is 6.75