Imagine That You Attend a Lecture Given by a Guest

question 60

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you attend a lecture given by a guest lecturer. He emphasizes that people can recognize complex shapes and other visual images-such as animals and machinery-in terms of arrangements of basic 3-D shapes. This lecturer probably would be a strong supporter of which of the following approaches?

• A) Top-down processing
• B) Template-matching theory
• C) Feature-analysis theory
• D) Recognition-by-components theory

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Definitions:

Dominance Hierarchy

A social structure in animal groups where individuals are ranked according to their access to resources or dominance.

Chemical Communication

The transfer of information from one organism to another through the release and detection of chemical signals.

Auditory Communication

The exchange of information through sounds, significant in many species for coordination, alarm signals, and social interaction.

Pheromones

Chemical substances produced and released into the environment by an animal, affecting the behavior or physiology of others of its species.