Cognitive Psychology Learning Checks
Speech segmentation is defined as
recognizing a few words out of many when hearing a largely unfamiliar language
People perceive vertical and horizontal orientations more easily than other orientations according to the
law of pragnanz
The first experiments in cognitive psychology were based on the idea that mental responses can be
measured by comparing responses among different participants
Which of the following statements best describes how neurons communicate with one another?
A process takes place in the receptors whereby receptors send chemical information to other neurons via neurotransmitters.
In Selfrige's Pandamonium Model, features of a stimulus are detected at the level of the
Image Demon
All of the following are reasons to use models to understand cognition except
they generate good research questions