TB9 P&C Lecture 2; Perception and Attention

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1. What is the rationale behind a priming experiment??

  • Negative words should ALWAYS be unconciously processed first
  • Positive words should ALWAYS be unconciously processed first
  • A briefly presented stimulus which is unable to be reported facilitates the report of an identical/semantically related stimulus
  • When stimulus are presented in sequence to the same location, a second target is not always detected;
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2. When stimulus are presented in sequence to the same location, a second target is not always detected;

  • The emotional properties of the second missed target are processed even though not conciously reported
  • The emotional encoding activates the amygdala
  • All of the above
  • This is called attentional blink

3. Would enhanced contrast sensitivity induced from an emotionally arousing cue be useful for threat detection?

  • True
  • False

4. What is/are the main area(s) in the attention-orienting system?

  • Amygdala
  • Temporo-parietal junction
  • Temporo-parietal junctionn and ventral frontal cortex
  • Ventral frontal cortex

5. Which task is used to demonstrate biasing effects of anxiety on perception?

  • Gabor patches
  • Dot-probe task
  • Mood manipulation
  • Attentional Blink

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