"What Is That Thing Out There on the Street?" the Rate

question 15

Multiple Choice

"What is that thing out there on the street?" The rate at which one can identify the stimulus is called:

• A) processing speed
• B) cognitive rate
• C) perceptual speed
• D) estimation rate

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Definitions:

Gestalt Principle

A theory which proposes that humans tend to organize visual elements into groups or unified wholes when certain principles are applied, such as similarity or proximity.

Template Matching

A theory of pattern recognition that suggests objects are identified by comparing them to mental templates or prototypes.

Featural Analysis

A process in cognitive psychology where visual stimuli are broken down into their basic elements or features for recognition and processing.

Prototype Matching

A theory in cognitive psychology that proposes the process of object recognition involves comparing stimulus with an internally stored prototype or the most typical example of a category.