CGSC 1005 A

A person with an impairment due to damage to their ventral stream is looking down a street at a moving bus. Which of the following descriptions of their impairment is most accurate? a) He is able to perceive that there is a bus on the street but is unable to communicate this fact through speech b) He is able to perceive that there is something but cannot say what it is c) He is able to perceive that there is a bus but he cannot perceive where is is or how fast it is moving Suppose Andrea imagines going to the Bahamas two years from now. How would it probably be different than if she imagined going to the Bahamas two years ago? a) It would be less prototypical b) It would involve more of her desires and aspirations c) It would have less detail What is a way to remove a person’s consciousness of something that person is doing? a) Surgically remove their cerebellum b) Have that person multitask (for example, count backwards from 700) during the activity c) Have that person repeat the activity many times What is one suggested historical cause of many religious rituals? a) Cultural automaticity, which makes frequently repeated sequences of actions easier to do b) Individuals with OCD c) Ritual behaviour has been found to be attractive, resulting in sexual selection Eric donates some money through a charity website. Then his friend Danielle calls and asks him to help her move. How will his donation affect his probability of agreeing to help Danielle? a) He will be more likely to help Danielle, because of the momentum effect. Giving to charity puts Eric into a pro-social mindset b) He will be less likely to help Danielle because of the moral credential effect