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Cognition 9e Test Bank CHAPTER 3: Perceptual Processes II: Attention and Consciousness
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Cognition 9e Test Bank Chapter 3: Perceptual Processes: Attention Page 1 of 22CHAPTER 3: Perceptual Processes II:
Attention and Consciousness
3-1.According to your textbook’s introduction to Chapter 3, attention
a.relies exclusively on bottom-up processing.
b.uses both top-down and bottom-up processing.
c.is a time-consuming but highly accurate cognitive process.
d.is a quick process that is highly inaccurate.
Answer: b
Section Ref: Overview of Attention
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: 3.1
Objective text: Discuss two different types of attention and review tasks that are designed to measure each type
Bloom’s Level: Knowledge
3-2.Which of the following would be least interested in the topic of attention?
a.William James
b.Early behaviorists
c.Modern-day cognitive psychologists
d.Neuroscientists
Answer: b
Section Ref: Overview of Attention
Difficulty: Medium
Objective: 3.1
Objective text: Discuss two different types of attention and review tasks that are designed to measure each type
Bloom’s Level: Analysis Cognition 9e Test Bank Chapter 3: Perceptual Processes: Attention Page 2 of 22
3-3.Imagine that you are listening to a friend complaining about a course assignment, but you
are simultaneously trying to read the newspaper. This is an example of
a.top-down processing.
b.divided attention.
c.selective attention
d.the binding problem.
Answer: b
Section Ref: Overview of Attention
Difficulty: Medium
Objective: 3.1
Objective text: Discuss two different types of attention and review tasks that are designed to measure each type
Bloom’s Level: Application
3-4.Multitasking is a form of
a.divided attention
b.selective attention
c.dichotic listening
d.shadowing
Answer: a
Section Ref: Overview of Attention
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: 3.1
Objective text: Discuss two different types of attention and review tasks that are designed to measure each type
Bloom’s Level: Knowledge
3-5.Suppose that a friend at your college says that she can multitask very effectively, even when two tasks are challenging. Based on the information in Chapter 3, you would conclude that
a.she may be one of the 20–25% of college students who actually does manage to multitask quickly and accurately.
b.she may be able to perform two tasks very quickly, but the research shows that she would make about 5% more errors than if she performs just one task.
c.she may be able to perform two tasks very accurately, but the research shows that she would take about 10% longer than if she performs just one task.
d.she may believe that she can multitask effectively, but the research does not support
this belief.
Answer: d Cognition 9e Test Bank Chapter 3: Perceptual Processes: Attention Page 3 of 22
Section Ref: Overview of Attention
Difficulty: Medium
Objective: 3.1
Objective text: Discuss two different types of attention and review tasks that are designed to measure each type
Bloom’s Level: Analysis
3-6.Shawn claims that he multitasks very effectively, and also says that he actually performs better while multitasking than when doing a single task. You ask Shawn to test this claim.
Shawn reads a newspaper article while listening to a baseball game, and then reads another article in silence. Based on research on multitasking, when you time Shawn’s reading speed and test his comprehension, you are likely to find that his reading is
a.faster but less accurate when listening to the game.
b.slower but more accurate when listening to the game.
c.both slower and less accurate when listening to the game.
d.both faster and more accurate when listening to the game, just as he claimed it would be.
Answer: c
Section Ref: Overview of Attention
Difficulty: Medium
Objective: 3.1
Objective text: Bloom’s Level: Application
3-7.Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary about phone use when someone is driving?
a.Henri: “As long as someone other than the driver is talking on the phone, there’s no problem.”
b.Edith: “As long as a driver uses a hands-free phone, there’s no problem.”
c.Charles: “When drivers are talking on the phone, they pay less attention to objects that appear in the middle of their visual field.”
d.Jeanne: “When drivers are talking on the phone, the passengers can carry on a continuous conversation without affecting the driver.”
Answer: c
Section Ref: Overview of Attention
Difficulty: Hard
Objective: 3.1
Objective text: Discuss two different types of attention and review tasks that are designed to measure each type
Bloom’s Level: Synthesis
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