Cognition

3 ~What is the main trap we can fall in when we try to interpret correlations?~

"The two correlations do not always mean causation. So they might not be connected at all. Like ice cream sales and drownings."

9 The theory of unconscious inference includes the

- likelihood principle.

15 Entering a church service and seeing someone selling hot dogs and cotton candy from a cart near the altar would be perceived as a violation of

- scene schema.

11 Which of the following statements about perception is true?

-It involves rapid processes.

5 The main problems in statistical analysis are that:

-It is possible to miss a real effect. -It is possible to think we have an effect when there is not.

20 What is a scene schema?

-Knowledge of what a scene typically contains

19 Which of the following is an example of unconscious inference?

-Perceiving that a partially covered automobile continues beneath the cover

14 In the text's use of the Olympic Rings example, which Gestalt law contributes to the correct perception of five interlocking circles rather than nine separate segments?

-Simplicity

2 If two variables are independent, it means that there is not any relationship between them; one can increase without impacting the other.

-True

10 What is the process of unconscious inference?

-When our perceptions are the result of inferences that we make about the environment

18 The Gestalt psychologists believe that _____.

-perception is affected by experience, but built-in principles can override experience

What is a synapse?

1. There is a small gap between the end of a neuron's axon and the dendrites or cell body of another neuron. This gap is called a synapse.

The study of the physiological basis of cognition is known as...?

Cognitive neuroscience

Which part of neurons are also known as a "nerve fiber"?

Axon

1 Type 1 error is:

Rejecting the Null Hypothesis, even if it is actually true...

6 (Partial) The statistical power is affected by:

The difference between two groups. The size of a group. The type of data you are comparing.