Question 1

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called perceptual __________.

Accepted Answer

A) closure 
B) constancy 
C) reversibility 
D) coherency 
A) closure 
B) constancy 
C) reversibility 
D) coherency

Question 2

The distance cue in which objects at greater distances appear to be smoother is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) linear perspective 
B) aerial perspective 
C) texture gradient 
D) motion parallax 
A) linear perspective 
B) aerial perspective 
C) texture gradient 
D) motion parallax

Question 3

Red,green,and blue are _______.

Accepted Answer

A) primary colors 
B) secondary colors 
C) additive colors 
D) complementary colors 
A) primary colors 
B) secondary colors 
C) additive colors 
D) complementary colors

Question 4

You are seated at a small table talking to a friend opposite you who is drinking coffee.As she lifts the cup off the saucer and raises it to her mouth,the image made on your retina by the bottom of the cup actually changes shape,but you still "see" it as round due to:

Accepted Answer

A) good continuation. 
B) movement parallax. 
C) perceptual constancy. 
D) proximity. 
A) good continuation. 
B) movement parallax. 
C) perceptual constancy. 
D) proximity.

Question 5

The physical stimuli for the sense of hearing are called __________ waves.

Accepted Answer

A) alpha 
B) infrared 
C) sound 
D) sine 
A) alpha 
B) infrared 
C) sound 
D) sine

Question 6

"One-eye vision is to _______ as two-eye vision is to ________."

Accepted Answer

A) kinetic; monocular 
B) monocular; kinetic 
C) monocular; binocular 
D) binocular; monocular 
A) kinetic; monocular 
B) monocular; kinetic 
C) monocular; binocular 
D) binocular; monocular

Question 7

The eyes detect different colors by using the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) cortex 
B) cones 
C) shafts 
D) rods 
A) cortex 
B) cones 
C) shafts 
D) rods

Question 8

Sensation is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) the organization of stimuli to create meaningful patterns 
B) the stimulation of the senses 
C) the presence of sensory cell activity in the absence of external stimulation 
D) the result of activity in the efferent nervous system 
A) the organization of stimuli to create meaningful patterns 
B) the stimulation of the senses 
C) the presence of sensory cell activity in the absence of external stimulation 
D) the result of activity in the efferent nervous system

Question 9

The problem of subjects knowing too much about the sequencing of intensities during sensation studies is overcome by the method of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) adjustment 
B) limits 
C) constant stimuli 
D) none of the above 
A) adjustment 
B) limits 
C) constant stimuli 
D) none of the above

Question 10

Light receptors which see best at night are the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) foveas 
B) cones 
C) shafts 
D) rods 
A) foveas 
B) cones 
C) shafts 
D) rods

Question 11

The impression of depth can be created or enhanced in visual art by encouraging the person viewing a drawing to assume that converging lines are actually parallel.This artistic ploy uses the depth cue of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) interposition 
B) elevation 
C) accommodation 
D) linear perspective 
A) interposition 
B) elevation 
C) accommodation 
D) linear perspective

Question 12

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) closure 
B) constancy 
C) reversibility 
D) coherency 
A) closure 
B) constancy 
C) reversibility 
D) coherency

Question 13

The place in the retina where the axons of all the ganglion cells come together to leave the eye is called the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) fovea 
B) optic chiasm 
C) blind spot 
D) optic nerve 
A) fovea 
B) optic chiasm 
C) blind spot 
D) optic nerve

Question 14

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper,you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon best supports the:

Accepted Answer

A) Young-Helmholtz opponent-process theory of color vision. 
B) Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory of color vision. 
C) Hering opponent-process theory of color vision. 
D) Hering trichromatic theory of color vision. 
A) Young-Helmholtz opponent-process theory of color vision. 
B) Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory of color vision. 
C) Hering opponent-process theory of color vision. 
D) Hering trichromatic theory of color vision.

Question 15

The apparatus used to study infants' depth perception is the _________.

Accepted Answer

A) looking platform 
B) visual cliff 
C) binocular mirror box 
D) visual platform 
A) looking platform 
B) visual cliff 
C) binocular mirror box 
D) visual platform

Question 16

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual __________.

Accepted Answer

A) closure 
B) constancy 
C) reversibility 
D) coherency 
A) closure 
B) constancy 
C) reversibility 
D) coherency

Question 17

The flexible membrane inside the cochlea is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) round window. 
B) eardrum. 
C) oval window. 
D) basilar membrane. 
A) round window. 
B) eardrum. 
C) oval window. 
D) basilar membrane.

Question 18

Clearness and linear perspective are examples of _______ cues for depth perception.

Accepted Answer

A) binocular 
B) kinetic 
C) monocular 
D) all of the above 
A) binocular 
B) kinetic 
C) monocular 
D) all of the above

Question 19

The purity,richness,or vividness of a hue is known as its __________.

Accepted Answer

A) brightness 
B) saturation 
C) additive mix 
D) depth 
A) brightness 
B) saturation 
C) additive mix 
D) depth

Question 20

When you look out the window of a car that is traveling 60 mph,close objects appear:

Accepted Answer

A) to be moving faster than far ones. 
B) to be moving slower than far ones. 
C) to be moving at the same speed as far ones. 
D) to be stationary and the far ones appear to be moving in the opposite direction as the car. 
A) to be moving faster than far ones. 
B) to be moving slower than far ones. 
C) to be moving at the same speed as far ones. 
D) to be stationary and the far ones appear to be moving in the opposite direction as the car.

Exam 6: Sensation and Perception

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called perceptual __________.

The distance cue in which objects at greater distances appear to be smoother is __________.

Red,green,and blue are _______.

You are seated at a small table talking to a friend opposite you who is drinking coffee.As she lifts the cup off the saucer and raises it to her mouth,the image made on your retina by the bottom of the cup actually changes shape,but you still "see" it as round due to:

The physical stimuli for the sense of hearing are called __________ waves.

"One-eye vision is to _______ as two-eye vision is to ________."

The eyes detect different colors by using the _______.

Sensation is _______.

The problem of subjects knowing too much about the sequencing of intensities during sensation studies is overcome by the method of _______.

Light receptors which see best at night are the _______.

The impression of depth can be created or enhanced in visual art by encouraging the person viewing a drawing to assume that converging lines are actually parallel.This artistic ploy uses the depth cue of _______.

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called _______.

The place in the retina where the axons of all the ganglion cells come together to leave the eye is called the _______.

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper,you will see a greenish image of the object.This phenomenon best supports the:

The apparatus used to study infants' depth perception is the _________.

When we look at a white house,we can recognize it as a white house by day or night and from any angle.This is due to perceptual __________.

The flexible membrane inside the cochlea is called the:

Clearness and linear perspective are examples of _______ cues for depth perception.

The purity,richness,or vividness of a hue is known as its __________.

When you look out the window of a car that is traveling 60 mph,close objects appear:

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