Mental Imagery Quiz

Which type of imagery is most commonly studied in cognitive psychology?

• Auditory imagery

• Visual imagery

• Olfactory imagery

• Tactile imagery

What is the main difference between analog and propositional codes in mental imagery?

• Analog codes are language-based, propositional codes are pictorial.

• Analog codes are abstract, propositional codes are concrete.

• Analog codes resemble real objects, propositional codes are abstract and descriptive.

• Analog codes are only used for sounds, propositional codes are only used for images.

If you imagine a table and are asked how many legs it has, what does your brain do according to the analog code theory?

• It ignores the question.

• It retrieves the image and inspects it.

• It creates a new table from scratch.

• It asks someone else for the answer.

What did Shepard and Metzler investigate in their mental rotation studies?

• Whether people can memorize 3D shapes quickly

• Whether people mentally rotate objects in their minds the same way they physically rotate them

• Whether people can draw 3D objects accurately

• Whether people can distinguish colors better in 3D objects

In the context of the experiment, what does a 0° rotation indicate?

• The shape is upside down

• The shape is rotated in three dimensions

• The shape is not rotated at all

• The shape is mirrored

In Paivio's Clock Task, what did participants have to do?

• Draw a clock from memory.

• Visualize clock hands at different times and judge which pair formed the larger angle.

• Set a real clock to different times.

• Memorize the numbers on a clock face.

What is the main implication of Reed’s (1974) study regarding analog codes in mental imagery?

• Analog codes are highly precise for detailed inspection

• Analog codes might lack the precision needed for detailed inspection

• Analog codes are better than propositional codes for memory

• Analog codes are only used for verbal tasks

If participants could not reinterpret the mental image in the Duck-Rabbit illusion, what was the next step?

• They were asked to forget the image

• They were asked to draw it from memory and look at their drawing

• They were given a new ambiguous figure

• They were told the answer

According to ambiguous figure studies, what may dominate or override visual imagery when people remember an image with a strong label or description?

• Propositional codes

• Pictorial codes

• Sensory memory

• Motor imagery

Which of the following statements best describes mental images compared to real visual images?

• Mental images may not be as pictorial or detailed as real visual images.

• Mental images are always more detailed than real visual images.

• Mental images are identical to real visual images in every way.

• Mental images cannot be influenced by language.