Attention Questions 1. True or False: Spatial neglect is due to damage in the frontal lobe and is a sensory impairment False, spatial neglect is due to damage in the parietal lobe. It is not a sensory impairment, but rather a deficit in higher order attentional processing. 2. The Posner Curing Task is evidence for the . The results of the Long-time interval (SOA) show the trail had on average, a faster response time. a. Spotlight theory of attention, invalid b. Feature integration theory, valid c. Spotlight theory of attention, valid d. Conjunction search theory, invalid 3. Which of the following is most likely to capture a person's attention the fastest? a. Torso b. Inverted Face c. Upright and inverted face, equally d. Upright face e. Can of soda 4. The key feature of inattentional blindness is people fail to notice unexpected objects is because: a. The object is only partially visible b. Attention is engaged elsewhere c. Lesions in the parietal lobe d. The object is unexpected 5. A patient has difficulties recognizing people they have met before but can still identity people based on their physical characterizes. This deficit most likely resulted in damage to the: a. Extrastriate cortex b. Primary Visual Cortex c. Parahippocampal place area d. Fusiform face area 6. Which is the following example uses space-based attention while driving? a. Looking ahead at the road to see if you can switch lanes b. Looking at the speedometer to see if you can speed up c. Looking if the traffic light indicates yellow to see if you need to slow down d. Looking at the break lights of a car ahead to see if you need to stop
Short Answer Questions: 1. There are two types of Visual Search Tasks: Feature Search and Conjunction Search. Explain in your own words what each task is and give an example. Then, explain if each task is a bottom-up or top-down process. 2. Briefly explain a cultural difference in Visual Attention.