Recognizing a Person but Blocking on His or Her Name

question 258

Multiple Choice

Recognizing a person but blocking on his or her name is a common experience. For most people, facial recognition is a_____ hemisphere task, while being able to name the person is a_____ hemisphere verbal memory task.

• A)left; left
• B)right; right
• C)right; left
• D)left; right

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Definitions:

Behavior

The actions, reactions, and functioning of an individual or group in response to external and internal stimuli, observed in various contexts.

Halo Effect

A perception problem through which we form a positive or negative bias of an individual based on our overall impressions of that person.

Perceptual Distortion

A psychological phenomenon where an individual's perception or understanding of reality is inaccurately altered by cognitive biases or environmental factors.

Faculty

The academic staff of universities or colleges responsible for teaching and research.