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A man is being tested in a cognitive psychology laboratory. If he has blindsight, he will
 
  a. say he cannot see an object, even though he often points in the correct direction.
  b. use parallel processing when serial processing is more appropriate.
  c. make more saccadic eye movements than regression movements.
  d. accurately report the color of the object, but not its shape.

Question 2

Suppose that a woman has an injured visual cortex, as the result of an accident. She says that she cannot see a light, which is presented on her left side. However, she accurately points to the light's location. She is demonstrating
 
  a. change blindness.
  b. the ironic effects of mental control.
  c. selective attention.
  d. blindsight.

Question 3

Nisbett and Wilson examined people's consciousness about their higher mental processes. According to their research,
 
  a. we can usually provide valid introspections about conscious processes.
  b. it is impossible to have access to our thought processes.
  c. we are often unable to introspect accurately about our thought processes.
  d. we can introspect accurately about memory and higher mental processes, but not about perception.

Question 4

Imagine that you have been on a strict diet for several weeks. No matter how hard you try, you can't avoid thinking about chocolate chip cookies and lemon meringue pie. You are having difficulty with
 
  a. thought suppression.
  b. divided attention.
  c. illusory conjunctions.
  d. shadowing

Answer to q. 1

Ans: a

Answer to q. 2

Ans: d

Answer to q. 3

Ans: c

Answer to q. 4

Ans: a