Question 1

When an infant exhibits dishabituation, the researcher concludes that

Accepted Answer

A)  the infant cannot tell the difference between the habituated stimulus and the new stimulus. 
B)  the infant can tell the difference between the habituated stimulus and the new stimulus. 
C)  the new stimulus causes emotional distress in the infant. 
D)  the habituated stimulus is more interesting than the new stimulus. 
A)  the infant cannot tell the difference between the habituated stimulus and the new stimulus. 
B)  the infant can tell the difference between the habituated stimulus and the new stimulus. 
C)  the new stimulus causes emotional distress in the infant. 
D)  the habituated stimulus is more interesting than the new stimulus.

Question 2

Shelby watches the movie "Slumdog Millionaire". When Jamal is in the "hot seat" on the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," Shelby looks at Jamal's eyes. Shelby most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  has autism. 
B)  does not have autism. 
C)  has prosopagnosia. 
D)  does not have aphasia. 
A)  has autism. 
B)  does not have autism. 
C)  has prosopagnosia. 
D)  does not have aphasia.

Question 3

When a person scans a visual scene, he/she usually makes about ____ fixation(s) per second.

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  nine 
D)  twelve 
A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  nine 
D)  twelve

Question 4

Larissa looks at a still picture of a football game. She uses her knowledge of football to look at the quarterback first, then the running backs, then the wide receivers, then the linebackers. This is an example of using ________ to guide attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  saliency maps 
B)  retinotopic maps 
C)  knowledge 
D)  the cue approach 
A)  saliency maps 
B)  retinotopic maps 
C)  knowledge 
D)  the cue approach

Question 5

Research comparing superior temporal sulcus (STS) activity between individuals with and without symptoms of autism suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  both groups demonstrate similar behavior when viewing social interactions. 
B)  those without autism have more saccades per second than those with autism. 
C)  those with autism are more likely to anticipate an individual's reactions than those who do not have autism. 
D)  those without autism are more likely than those with autism to read other people's intentions. 
A)  both groups demonstrate similar behavior when viewing social interactions. 
B)  those without autism have more saccades per second than those with autism. 
C)  those with autism are more likely to anticipate an individual's reactions than those who do not have autism. 
D)  those without autism are more likely than those with autism to read other people's intentions.

Question 6

(a) Describe the "occluded rod" paradigm.
(b) Describe what it revealed about the relationship between perceptual completion, motion perception, attention, and scan paths in infants.

Accepted Answer

(a) The "occluded rod" paradigm is a res

Question 7

The eye movements that occur as the observer shifts his/her gaze from one part of the visual scene to another are called

Accepted Answer

A)  pursuit eye movements. 
B)  magnified eye movements. 
C)  saccades. 
D)  aperatures. 
A)  pursuit eye movements. 
B)  magnified eye movements. 
C)  saccades. 
D)  aperatures.

Question 8

Yasmen is walking in a mall and thinks she sees a man wearing a red dress. She takes a longer look, and realizes she has seen a man in a suit walking next to a woman in a red dress. This is a natural example of

Accepted Answer

A)  disjunctive searches. 
B)  illusory conjunctions. 
C)  scene statistics. 
D)  illusory confusion. 
A)  disjunctive searches. 
B)  illusory conjunctions. 
C)  scene statistics. 
D)  illusory confusion.

When an infant exhibits dishabituation, the researcher concludes that

Shelby watches the movie "Slumdog Millionaire". When Jamal is in the "hot seat" on the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," Shelby looks at Jamal's eyes. Shelby most likely

When a person scans a visual scene, he/she usually makes about ____ fixation(s) per second.

Larissa looks at a still picture of a football game. She uses her knowledge of football to look at the quarterback first, then the running backs, then the wide receivers, then the linebackers. This is an example of using ________ to guide attention.

Research comparing superior temporal sulcus (STS) activity between individuals with and without symptoms of autism suggests that

(a) Describe the "occluded rod" paradigm. (b) Describe what it revealed about the relationship between perceptual completion, motion perception, attention, and scan paths in infants.

The eye movements that occur as the observer shifts his/her gaze from one part of the visual scene to another are called

Yasmen is walking in a mall and thinks she sees a man wearing a red dress. She takes a longer look, and realizes she has seen a man in a suit walking next to a woman in a red dress. This is a natural example of

Introduction to Perception

The Beginnings of Perception

Neural Processing and Perception

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Taking Action

Perceiving Motion

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing

Auditory Localization and Organization

Speech Perception

The Cutaneous Senses

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Exam 6: Visual Attention

When an infant exhibits dishabituation, the researcher concludes that

Shelby watches the movie "Slumdog Millionaire". When Jamal is in the "hot seat" on the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?," Shelby looks at Jamal's eyes. Shelby most likely

When a person scans a visual scene, he/she usually makes about ____ fixation(s) per second.

Larissa looks at a still picture of a football game. She uses her knowledge of football to look at the quarterback first, then the running backs, then the wide receivers, then the linebackers. This is an example of using ________ to guide attention.

Research comparing superior temporal sulcus (STS) activity between individuals with and without symptoms of autism suggests that

(a) Describe the "occluded rod" paradigm. (b) Describe what it revealed about the relationship between perceptual completion, motion perception, attention, and scan paths in infants.

The eye movements that occur as the observer shifts his/her gaze from one part of the visual scene to another are called

Yasmen is walking in a mall and thinks she sees a man wearing a red dress. She takes a longer look, and realizes she has seen a man in a suit walking next to a woman in a red dress. This is a natural example of

Introduction to Perception

The Beginnings of Perception

Neural Processing and Perception

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Taking Action

Perceiving Motion

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing

Auditory Localization and Organization

Speech Perception

The Cutaneous Senses

The Chemical Senses

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