Plans or Motor Programs May Be Continually Edited to Enable

question 16

Multiple Choice

Plans or motor programs may be continually edited to enable forthcoming movement sequences. The best source of evidence for this hypothesis is that

• A) Successive movement sequences that are similar can be performed more quickly than successive movement sequences that are different
• B) Successive movement sequences that are different can be performed more quickly than successive movement sequences that are similar
• C) The brain is similar to a computer
• D) The brain is different from a computer

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

How sensory receptors grow increasingly insensitive to stimuli that do not change, happening gradually.

Perceptual Set

A mental predisposition to perceive things in a certain way, influenced by expectations, culture, emotions, and other psychological factors.

Subliminal Stimulation

The exposure to stimuli below the threshold of conscious awareness, purportedly influencing thoughts, feelings, or behaviors without overt perception.

Bottom-up Processing

A way of processing information in which the brain forms perceptions by starting with individual pieces of sensory data and combining them to create a cohesive image or understanding.