A set of proposed features is usually evaluated by
a. asking people whether it looks reasonable.
b. determining whether it can account for perceptual confusions.
c. observing how people draw patterns.
d. All of these
Question 2According to Gibson's feature theory, features should remain unchanged despite changes in
a. brightness. c. perspective.
b. size. d. All of these
Question 3The importance of distinctive features in pattern recognition is demonstrated by the finding that people were
a. faster in identifying caricatures of faces than accurate line drawings of faces.
b. faster in identifying accurate line drawings than caricatures.
c. more often correct in identifying caricatures than accurate line drawings.
d. more often correct in identifying accurate line drawings than caricatures.
Question 4Emphasizing distinctive features when teaching young children to recognize letters
a. helps them to distinguish between letters afterwards and minimizes frustration due to errors.
b. helps them to create a holistic template for letters.
c. helps them to understand the underlying principles of phonics and learn to read more quickly.
d. is of no demonstrable benefit.
Question 5Egeland taught kindergarten children to distinguish effectively between confusable letter pairs by emphasizing
a. all the features of the letters. c. the shared features.
b. the distinctive features. d. none of the features.
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