Cognition Theory and Applications 8th Edition by Reed - Test Bank
Chapter 2-Pattern Recognition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A method for distinguishing between real people and intelligent computer programs is to require both to recognize
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a. |
a face |
c. |
a mangled word. |
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b. |
typed digits on a check. |
d. |
a secret code. |
ANS: C DIF: Applied REF: Describing Patterns
2. Which theory states that we compare patterns with each other and measure how much they overlap?
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a. |
feature theory |
c. |
template theory |
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b. |
Sperling's theory |
d. |
Rumelhart's theory |
ANS: C DIF: Conceptual REF: Describing Patterns
3. Template theories
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a. |
are designed to explain our ability to read words faster than letters. |
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b. |
take an unanalyzed pattern and match it against stored alternative patterns. |
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c. |
analyze the specific features of a pattern. |
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d. |
specify how the features of a pattern are joined to each other. |
ANS: B DIF: Conceptual REF: Describing Patterns
4. In an experiment by Phillips, subjects had to decide whether two checkerboard patterns were the same or different. They could not make a template match
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a. |
when the two patterns were in different locations on the screen. |
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b. |
after the visual information store decayed. |
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c. |
if the two patterns were separated by more than .5 seconds. |
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d. |
All of these |
ANS: D DIF: Factual REF: Describing Patterns
MSC: WWW
5. The results of the Phillips (1974) study discussed in your text indicates that
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a. |
the template model may describe events within the sensory store. |
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b. |
the feature model may describe events within the sensory store. |
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c. |
the template model may describe events within long term memory. |
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d. |
the feature model may describe events within long term memory. |
ANS: A DIF: Conceptual REF: Describing Patterns
6. Which theory seems to best describe the contents of the sensory store?
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a. |
template theory |
c. |
feature theory |
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b. |
structural theory |
d. |
geon theory |
ANS: A DIF: Conceptual REF: Describing Patterns
7. The theory that describes patterns by listing their parts is
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a. |
template theory. |
c. |
structural theory. |
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b. |
feature theory. |
d. |
prototype theory. |
ANS: B DIF: Conceptual REF: Describing Patterns
8. If I were to describe my friend Bob by saying he has dark hair, blue eyes, and he's very tall, which kind of theory would I be using?
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a. |
template theory |
c. |
structural theory |
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b. |
feature theory |
d. |
geon theory |
ANS: B DIF: Conceptual REF: Describing Patterns
9. A major difference between a feature theory and a template theory is
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a. |
a feature theory specifies the relations between the features. |
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b. |
a template specifies the relations between the features. |
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c. |
a feature theory processes the input pattern as a single unit. |
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d. |
a template processes the input pattern as a single unit. |
ANS: D DIF: Conceptual REF: Describing Patterns
10. Egeland taught kindergarten children to distinguish effectively between confusable letter pairs by emphasizing
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a. |
all the features of the letters. |
c. |
the shared features. |
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b. |
the distinctive features. |
d. |
none of the features. |
ANS: B DIF: Applied REF: Describing Patterns
11. Emphasizing distinctive features when teaching young children to recognize letters
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a. |
helps them to distinguish between letters afterwards and minimizes frustration due to errors. |
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b. |
helps them to create a holistic template for letters. |
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c. |
helps them to understand the underlying principles of phonics and learn to read more quickly. |
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d. |
is of no demonstrable benefit. |
ANS: A DIF: Applied REF: Describing Patterns
12. The importance of distinctive features in pattern recognition is demonstrated by the finding that people were
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a. |
faster in identifying caricatures of faces than accurate line drawings of faces. |
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b. |
faster in identifying accurate line drawings than caricatures. |
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c. |
more often correct in identifying caricatures than accurate line drawings. |
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d. |
more often correct in identifying accurate line drawings than caricatures. |
ANS: A DIF: Applied REF: Describing Patterns
13. According to Gibson's feature theory, features should remain unchanged despite changes in
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a. |
brightness. |
c. |
perspective. |
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b. |
size. |
d. |
All of these |
ANS: D DIF: Conceptual REF: Describing Patterns
14. A set of proposed features is usually evaluated by
a.
asking people whether it looks reasonable.
b.
determining whether it can ac
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