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