Cognitive Psychology

What are bistable images? Why are they sometimes used in cognitive neuroscience?

Bistable images are images that are presented to both eyes to create an illusion of depth. They allow researchers to test the response of the brain to 3D stimuli.

Bistable images can have two different percepts, allowing experimenters to analyze what happens in the brain when a change in conscious experience occurs while maintaining a constant external stimulus.

Bistable images are images which have two possible percepts at the same time and allow researchers to test an individuals level of imagination and creativity.

Bistable images are images made up of two halves wherein each eye only perceives one half of the image and the brain creates a new image out of the combination of the two halves. This enables researchers to probe how the brain combines stimuli into a single representation.

What is Theory of Mind (ToM)?

Theory of mind is the idea that the mind is a direct result of activity in the pineal gland.

Theory of mind is the ability to think from another persons point of view.

Theory of mind is the ability to consider an event from a bird's eye view.

The theory of mind is that the mind is an epiphenomenon resulting from neuronal activity.

Which of the following best describe patient HM's condition? Select all that apply.

H.M. had a bilateral hippocampus removal and suffered from anterograde amnesia

H.M. had an isolated form of retrograde amnesia

H.M. had a work accident and lost parts of his frontal cortex leading to a reduction in emotional control

H.M. was able to remember high amounts of detail after his head was hit by a baseball

Which brain region is thought to contribute crucially to speech production?

Broca's area

Wernicke's area

Precentral gyrus

Temporal lobe