Quiz on Cognitive Modularity

What is the main focus of the lecture on mental organization?

• Theories of emotions

• The concept of modular architecture in cognition

• The relationship between memory and attention

• The role of artificial intelligence in perception

According to David Marr’s principle of modular analysis, cognition can be best understood by:

• Analyzing it as a single unified process

• Breaking it into nearly independent parts

• Focusing only on language processing

• Ignoring functional decomposition

Which of the following is NOT typically considered a cognitive module?

• Object recognition

• Memory

• Planning

• Emotions

What does domain specificity in modularity refer to?

• A module processes a wide range of information

• A module is responsible for multiple cognitive tasks

• A module processes only a specific type of input

• A module can be easily modified through experience

Informational encapsulation means that a module:

• Shares information with all other modules

• Operates independently of other cognitive processes

• Can process any type of information

• Functions only when instructed

Which of the following is an example of modular processing in object recognition?

• The ability to recognize objects only when they are in color

• The ability to recognize objects using separate processes for shape, shading, and motion

• The inability to recognize objects in black and white images

• The brain using a single system to recognize all objects

What is the primary difference between peripheral and central cognitive systems?

• Peripheral systems process sensory input, while central systems perform higher-level reasoning

• Peripheral systems handle memory, while central systems handle vision

• Central cognition is always faster than peripheral cognition

• Peripheral cognition is not influenced by sensory inputs

Which of the following is a key characteristic of peripheral cognitive systems?

• Domain-general processing

• Slow and effortful decision-making

• Encapsulation from general knowledge

• Influenced by beliefs and desires

The Massive Modularity Hypothesis suggests that:

• Only perceptual systems are modular

• Both perception and higher cognition are modular

• No part of the mind is modular

• Only language processing is modular

Which piece of evidence supports the idea of modularity in central cognition?

• The ability to recognize social rule violations more easily than abstract logic problems

• The ability to generalize knowledge across all domains

• The difficulty humans have in processing frequency-based reasoning

• The claim that reasoning is always a slow, deliberative process