PSYC 305 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pattern Recognition, David H. Hubel, Temporal Lobe
Cognitive Psychology Lecture, Spring 2018
8 Essay Questions
1. Describe Harris et al. (2000) or Driver & Frackowiak (2001). What does this tell us about
brain/behavior relationships? (i.e., how do these types of studies advance our knowledge of the
brain?)
Driver and Frackowiak’s article on selective attention and stimulus response shows that newer
studies done on attention prove that selective attention affects multiple levels of sensory
processing which can include primary cortex and other different areas of brain activity at different
points of time.
2. Pattern recognition is typically quick, easy, automatic. Describe some of the factors that have
been hypothesized to contribute to the ease with which we can identify objects.
Pattern recognition involves perception, STM, LTM. Template approach stored models of all
recognition detection (Hubel & Weisel). Recognition by computers. Conceptually driven pattern
recognition (Top down vs bottom up approach).
3. Distinguish between automatic vs. controlled processing (provide examples). What does this
tell us about cognition/attention?
Automatic processing/Stroop effect- auto process word not color because of familiarity.
Controlled processing/selective attention- unimportant/important
4. List and briefly describe three neuroscience methods for studying cognitive processes. What
does neuroscience add to cognitive psychology?
MRI/fMRI
PET scan
CT scan
- Gives better understanding of the brain
- And brain structures
5. Why do you think executive function is such a current focus of the cognitive, clinical, and
developmental literature? Remember to define your terms.
Everyday language and memory
-focus allows us to understand cognitive function throughout lifetimes
-helps ideas and strategies for problem solving
6. Describe some of the features of sensory memory. How has this been studied?
7. Describe and/or draw some of the brain regions that might be of interest in studying cognitive
processes. Link one brain region to some cognitive process.
Neocortex/circulate cortex high level of cognitive processing
Temporal lobe- memory processing
Hippocampus conscious memory
8. Describe some of the experimental evidence that suggests that selective attention is not
necessarily early.
Early selection model vs trisman late attention
-late selection because initial attention occurs while processing memory
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Document Summary
8 essay questions: describe harris et al. (2000) or driver & frackowiak (2001). What does this tell us about brain/behavior relationships? (i. e. , how do these types of studies advance our knowledge of the brain?) Describe some of the factors that have been hypothesized to contribute to the ease with which we can identify objects. Template approach stored models of all recognition detection (hubel & weisel). Conceptually driven pattern recognition (top down vs bottom up approach): distinguish between automatic vs. controlled processing (provide examples). Automatic processing/stroop effect- auto process word not color because of familiarity. Controlled processing/selective attention- unimportant/important: list and briefly describe three neuroscience methods for studying cognitive processes. Focus allows us to understand cognitive function throughout lifetimes. Helps ideas and strategies for problem solving: describe some of the features of sensory memory. How has this been studied: describe and/or draw some of the brain regions that might be of interest in studying cognitive processes.
