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Cognitive Psyc CH11
pt 3 of review for exam 3 (ch9-12)
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
11/16/2011

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____ involves mental processing in which the motor system draws on stored info to plan and produce our own actions AND in which we anticipate/predict/interpret the actions of others
Definition
Motor Cognition
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___ is the voluntary displacement of a body part
Definition
movement
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____ is a series of movements to achieve a goal
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action
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perceive -> motor cognition -> action
this describes the ___
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perception-action cycle
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_____ says "motor cognition is a bridge between perception and action
Definition
perception-action cycle
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taking a single step is an example of ____
Definition
a movement
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walking into the classroom is an example of _____
Definition
an action
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shared mental representations are active when we ____ and ____
Definition
when we perform actions and when we observe others performing the same actions
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_____ enable us to learn by observation and infer intent
Definition
shared mental representations
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____ explains how watching a movement or action facilitates making a similar motor response oneself
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motor priming
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___ are representations of a sequence of movements that are planned in advance of actual performance, necessary to accomplish a goal
Definition
motor programs
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____ underlie motor cognition
Definition
motor programs
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motor programs underlie ____
Definition
motor cognition
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____allow us to produce a movement AND reason about consequences of moving in a specific way
Definition
motor programs
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motor programs rely on ___
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motor anticipation
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more complex actions require
Definition
more time to plan
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____ = builds motor program to control action; stops neural structures that actually produce movements; uses motor program to guide movements in mental images and real life
Definition
simulation
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____ an intended action without actually producing it can improve actual performance of the action
Definition
mentally simulating
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____ guides motor cognition
Definition
motor imagery
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____ affects motor imagery
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motor cognition
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physical characteristics of objects and events exert an influence on both ___ and ___ action
Definition
imagined and performed action
Term
when talking about mental rotation, as the rotation angle ___, reaction time ___
Definition
increases;increases
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___ is the area of the brain that is active when you imagine rotating objects with your own hands
Definition
primary motor cortex
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___ is the area of the brain that is active when you imagine rotating objects all by themselves
Definition
frontal and parietal areas
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the ____ is one of the areas of the brain involved in motor processing - controls fine motor movements, sends fiber out to muscles, specific movements like "extend your arm"
Definition
primary motor cortex
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____ is one of the areas of the brain involved with motor processing - inputs M1, sets up specific sequences of actions, less specific movements than in M1 like "reach out and grab the cup"
Definition
premotor cortex
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___ is one of the areas of the brain involved in motor processing - sets up and executes action plans, plans for actions like " reach out to drink from the cup and then rinse it"
Definition
supplementary motor cortex (SMC)
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when talking about the hierarchical communication lines, the ____ deals with initiation and temporal organization of action
Definition
prefrontal cortex
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when talking about the hierarchical communication lines, the ___ deals with temporal control of action sequences
Definition
cerebellum
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____ is a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another
Definition
a mirror neuron
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mirror neurons in humans are located in the ___ and ___
Definition
premotor cortex and inferior parietal cortex
Term
possible functions of ___ include:
learning by observation, understanding the actions of others as well as their intention and mind, language skills, feeling empathy, etc
Definition
mirror neurons
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knowledge about what actions will achieve goals is, in part, obtained through___
Definition
observation
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___ = understanding intent of an action and the ability to reproduce the action
Definition
imitation
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___= adopting posture, behavior, mannerism of others without conscious awareness or intent
Definition
mimicry
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during the development of imitation:
newborns can imitate___
Definition
simple facial expressions
Term
during the development of imitation:
6 month old babies can imitate___
Definition
actions on objects
Term
during the development of imitation:
over time, more complex ___ and __ movements can be imitated and ability to defer imitation over longer periods of time ___
Definition
facial and body movements; increases
Term
during the development of imitation:
infants imitate ___ and ___
Definition
actions of people (but not objects) and what "makes sense"
Term
___ involves: a plan to observe movements; a plan to reproduce movements; producing an action to achieve a goal
Definition
imitation
Term
passive observation involves what area of the brain?
Definition
parahippocampal gyrus
Term
observation with no intention to imitate involves what areas of the brain?
Definition
SMA, Premotor cortex, middle frontal gyrus, anterior cingulate, superior/inferior parietal lobes
Term
___ is cause by damage to the left hemisphere
Definition
apraxia
Term
apraxia results in impaired ability in _____ and possible _____
Definition
voluntary movements (especially with objects); language dysfunction (speech production)
Term
humans and animals produce unique patterns of motion that is different from motion of inanimate objects.. this is explained by ___
Definition
biological motion
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biological motion has an adaptive function to :
Definition
detect possible predators under low visibility conditions
Term
information about movement of ___ is crucial for perception of biological motion
Definition
joints
Term
when talking about biological motion , still objects:
Definition
cannot be identified because motion in necessary
Term
3 month old babies can pick up on___
Definition
biological motion
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mechanisms for perceiving biological motion are ___
Definition
hard wired
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the ____ area of the brain is important for perception of biological motion
Definition
parieto-occipital region
Term
anterior and superior of MT (V5) and the posterior portion of the superior temporal sulcus are areas of the brain involved in____
Definition
biological perception of motion
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perceiving actual human motion involves the ___ area of the brain
Definition
left anterior intraparietal sulcus
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