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6. Which area in the visual system processes edges?

  • AIT
  • V2
  • V1
  • PIT
  • V4

7. In terms of physiology, what is the correct order of importance?

  • Eyes > body < head
  • Eyes < head < body
  • Eyes > head > body
  • Body > head > eyes

8. What type of features are more important for recognising famous faces?

  • Internal features
  • Configural features
  • External features

9. What are the two main premises of the grandmother cell hypothese?

  • Globality and localisation
  • Specificity and generalisation
  • Generalisation and localisation
  • Specificity and globality

10. Which chemical makes your skin appear healthier?

  • Beta carotene
  • Magnesium sulphate
  • CA1 and CA3
  • MSG

11. What type of features are more important for recognising unfamiliar faces?

  • External features
  • Internal features
  • Configural features

12. Which of these is NOT a feature of facial attractiveness?

  • Cerebral asymmetry
  • Secondary sexual characteristics
  • Hormones and fertility
  • Symmetry
  • Skin health & colour
  • Averageness

13. Which of these is NOT a criticism of the grandmother cell hypothesis?

  • The death of the cell should result in an inability of recognition
  • They only respond to one object regardless of viewpoint or variation in perceptual qualities
  • Not enough cells in the brain
  • Population coding occurs in the temporal cortex

14. In the thatcher illusion, how is the upright face processed?

  • Holistic processing;
  • Feature-by-feature analysis

15. Which area in the visual system processes simple features?

  • V4
  • V2
  • PIT
  • AIT
  • V1

16. In Rhodes et al (2010), which faces were pps better at discriminating between after adaptation?

  • The faces of the race adapted
  • Faces of the opposite race
  • The faces of the race not adapted to
  • Faces of their own race

17. Which area in the visual system processes elaborate features?

  • V2
  • AIT
  • V1
  • V4
  • PIT

18. Which area in the visual system processes colour and shape?

  • AIT
  • V4
  • V1
  • V2
  • PIT

19. What would characterise view centred coding?

  • Preferential responding to different angles/viewpoints of a face
  • Generalised response regardless of viewpoint