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Cognitive Processes in Mental Imagery Quiz

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Which cognitive process involves mentally rotating an object in your mind?

Spatial imagery

Explanation

Mentally manipulating objects in one's mind.

Who proposed the dual coding theory, suggesting that information can be stored in both verbal and non-verbal forms?

Allan Paivio

Explanation

Theory proposing information storage in verbal and non-verbal formats.

Which brain region is particularly associated with the generation of mental images?

Visual cortex

Explanation

Brain region associated with mental image formation.

Which type of mental imagery involves imagining the taste, smell, or texture of something without the actual sensory input?

Gustatory imagery

Explanation

Imagining taste, smell, or texture without sensory input.

Which psychologist is known for his work on cognitive maps and mental rotation tasks?

Edward Tolman

Explanation

Psychologist known for work on cognitive maps.

In the mental rotation task, reaction times increase as the degree of rotation increases. What is this phenomenon called?

Mental rotation cost

Explanation

Increased reaction times with increased degree of rotation.

What is the term for the phenomenon where imagining an action activates the same neural pathways as actually performing that action?

Mirror neuron system

Explanation

Imagining action activates neural pathways as actual action.

In the context of mental imagery, what does the term 'eidetic' refer to?

Vivid and detailed mental images

Explanation

Refers to vivid and detailed mental images.

What is the term for the inability to generate voluntary mental imagery?

Aphantasia

Explanation

Inability to voluntarily generate mental imagery.

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According to the imageless thought controversy, who argued that thought could occur without mental images?

William James

Explanation

Argued for thought occurrence without mental images.

Cognitive Processes in Mental Imagery Quiz

Which cognitive process involves mentally rotating an object in your mind?

Who proposed the dual coding theory, suggesting that information can be stored in both verbal and non-verbal forms?

Which brain region is particularly associated with the generation of mental images?

Which type of mental imagery involves imagining the taste, smell, or texture of something without the actual sensory input?

Which psychologist is known for his work on cognitive maps and mental rotation tasks?

In the mental rotation task, reaction times increase as the degree of rotation increases. What is this phenomenon called?

What is the term for the phenomenon where imagining an action activates the same neural pathways as actually performing that action?

In the context of mental imagery, what does the term 'eidetic' refer to?

What is the term for the inability to generate voluntary mental imagery?

According to the imageless thought controversy, who argued that thought could occur without mental images?

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