Question 1

The vertigo case of R.W. not only provided evidence for the corollary discharge theory, it revealed the importance of the______ in producing CDS.

Accepted Answer

A)  MT area 
B)  PPA 
C)  STS 
D)  MST area 
A)  MT area 
B)  PPA 
C)  STS 
D)  MST area

Question 2

Freyd (1983) presented two pictures sequentially that implied motion, such as a person jumping off a low wall. In the "same" condition, the second picture was identical to the first; in the "time-forward" condition, the second picture was the jumper closer to the ground; and in the "time-backward condition, the jumper was further from the ground. The observer's task was to respond whether or not the two pictures were the "same" or "different." The response time was longest for

Accepted Answer

A)  the "same" condition. 
B)  the "time-forward" condition. 
C)  the "time-backward" condition. 
D)  both the "same" and "time-backward" conditions. 
A)  the "same" condition. 
B)  the "time-forward" condition. 
C)  the "time-backward" condition. 
D)  both the "same" and "time-backward" conditions.

Question 3

Which of the following stimuli is most likely to show the greatest representational momentum?

Accepted Answer

A)  a house 
B)  a rocket 
C)  a coffee mug 
D)  a banana 
A)  a house 
B)  a rocket 
C)  a coffee mug 
D)  a banana

Question 4

Movies: _______ :: Waterfall illusion: _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  apparent movement; induced movement 
B)  real movement; apparent movement 
C)  movement aftereffects; stroboscopic movement 
D)  apparent movement; movement aftereffects 
A)  apparent movement; induced movement 
B)  real movement; apparent movement 
C)  movement aftereffects; stroboscopic movement 
D)  apparent movement; movement aftereffects

Question 5

Discuss three types of illusory motion. Be sure to give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Illusory motion refers to the perception

Question 6

Describe the case of the woman with akinetopsia. What does this case tell us about the importance of motion perception?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the case of the woman with...

Question 7

Describe Freyd's (1983) study of implied motion and the findings of Kourtzi and Kanwisher's (2000) fMRI study of implied motion.

Accepted Answer

Freyd's (1983) study of implied motion i

Question 8

Pack and Born (2001) found that the combining of responses from V1 cells occurs after about ______ after presentation of the moving bars.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 msec 
B)  20 msec 
C)  140 msec 
D)  900 msec 
A)  1 msec 
B)  20 msec 
C)  140 msec 
D)  900 msec

Question 9

Brian looks at the moon and some clouds at night. He perceives the moon moving through the clouds. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  induced motion. 
B)  the stroboscopic effect. 
C)  the Reichardt effect. 
D)  the Shedlock effect. 
A)  induced motion. 
B)  the stroboscopic effect. 
C)  the Reichardt effect. 
D)  the Shedlock effect.

Question 10

In one study, Zacks et al. (2009) recorded someone making a sandwich and asked participants to press a button when they thought one action was complete. The results of the study indicated that _______were indicative of the end of an action.

Accepted Answer

A)  pauses 
B)  changes in speed 
C)  changes in hand orientation 
D)  head movements 
A)  pauses 
B)  changes in speed 
C)  changes in hand orientation 
D)  head movements

Question 11

The __________ is demonstrated when you look through a circle you make with your fingers, and move a pencil either horizontally or diagonally behind your fingers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kinetic Depth Effect 
B)  structure-from-motion phenomenon 
C)  correspondence problem 
D)  aperture problem 
A)  Kinetic Depth Effect 
B)  structure-from-motion phenomenon 
C)  correspondence problem 
D)  aperture problem

Question 12

Mira gently pushes on her eye with her finger. Because her eye muscles push against the force of her finger, which keeps the image in the same location, she perceives the visual scene

Accepted Answer

A)  to be jiggling. 
B)  to be stationary. 
C)  to have exaggerated depth. 
D)  to be "shrinking." 
A)  to be jiggling. 
B)  to be stationary. 
C)  to have exaggerated depth. 
D)  to be "shrinking."

Question 13

The real world contains instances of continuous motion that somehow are divided up into meaningful units. The point in time when one unit ends and another begins is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A)  breaking point. 
B)  segment marker. 
C)  event boundary. 
D)  transition period. 
A)  breaking point. 
B)  segment marker. 
C)  event boundary. 
D)  transition period.

Question 14

An afterimage when viewed in the dark appears to move when you move your eyes. The Corollary Discharge Theory predicts this because

Accepted Answer

A)  there is an IDS, but not a CDS. 
B)  there is no IDS, but there is a CDS. 
C)  there is no IDS and no CDS. 
D)  none of the these; the corollary discharge theory cannot explain this event. 
A)  there is an IDS, but not a CDS. 
B)  there is no IDS, but there is a CDS. 
C)  there is no IDS and no CDS. 
D)  none of the these; the corollary discharge theory cannot explain this event.

Question 15

Tom is watching Terri walk across the room. According to Gibson, Tom perceives Terri

Accepted Answer

A)  to be moving because her image is moving across his retina. 
B)  to be stationary because the background is stationary. 
C)  to be moving because of a local disturbance in the optic array. 
D)  to be moving because the background texture is moving across his retina. 
A)  to be moving because her image is moving across his retina. 
B)  to be stationary because the background is stationary. 
C)  to be moving because of a local disturbance in the optic array. 
D)  to be moving because the background texture is moving across his retina.

Question 16

Presenting transcranial magnetic stimulation to the area of the STS in humans

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the person's ability to perceive biological motion. 
B)  decreased the person's ability to perceive biological motion. 
C)  did not affect the person's ability to perceive biological motion. 
D)  resulted in gender difference in perceiving biological motion. 
A)  increased the person's ability to perceive biological motion. 
B)  decreased the person's ability to perceive biological motion. 
C)  did not affect the person's ability to perceive biological motion. 
D)  resulted in gender difference in perceiving biological motion.

Question 17

A "point-light walker" wears lights on different body locations. When viewed in a dark room, an observer would perceive a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  person when the point-light walker is not moving. 
B)  person when the point-light walker is moving. 
C)  person if just one light on the person is moving. 
D)  unidentifiable biological organism when the point-light walker is moving. 
A)  person when the point-light walker is not moving. 
B)  person when the point-light walker is moving. 
C)  person if just one light on the person is moving. 
D)  unidentifiable biological organism when the point-light walker is moving.

Question 18

A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is ____%, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _____%.

Accepted Answer

A)  1-2; 10-20 
B)  10-20; 1-2 
C)  1-2; 1-2 
A)  1-2; 10-20 
B)  10-20; 1-2 
C)  1-2; 1-2

Question 19

In monkeys, real-motion neurons have been located in

Accepted Answer

A)  the extrastriate cortex. 
B)  the striate cortex. 
C)  the retina. 
D)  the brain stem. 
A)  the extrastriate cortex. 
B)  the striate cortex. 
C)  the retina. 
D)  the brain stem.

Question 20

Percy is injected with a drug that paralyzes his eye muscles. When he is instructed to try to move his eye when looking a stationary scene, he perceives

Accepted Answer

A)  no movement, because his eye muscles can't move. 
B)  no movement, because the scene is stationary. 
C)  movement, because there is a CDS and an IDS. 
D)  movement, because there is a CDS, but not an IDS. 
A)  no movement, because his eye muscles can't move. 
B)  no movement, because the scene is stationary. 
C)  movement, because there is a CDS and an IDS. 
D)  movement, because there is a CDS, but not an IDS.

The vertigo case of R.W. not only provided evidence for the corollary discharge theory, it revealed the importance of the______ in producing CDS.

Which of the following stimuli is most likely to show the greatest representational momentum?

Movies: _ :: Waterfall illusion: _______.

Discuss three types of illusory motion. Be sure to give an example of each.

Describe the case of the woman with akinetopsia. What does this case tell us about the importance of motion perception?

Describe Freyd's (1983) study of implied motion and the findings of Kourtzi and Kanwisher's (2000) fMRI study of implied motion.

Pack and Born (2001) found that the combining of responses from V1 cells occurs after about ______ after presentation of the moving bars.

Brian looks at the moon and some clouds at night. He perceives the moon moving through the clouds. This is an example of

In one study, Zacks et al. (2009) recorded someone making a sandwich and asked participants to press a button when they thought one action was complete. The results of the study indicated that _______were indicative of the end of an action.

The __________ is demonstrated when you look through a circle you make with your fingers, and move a pencil either horizontally or diagonally behind your fingers.

Mira gently pushes on her eye with her finger. Because her eye muscles push against the force of her finger, which keeps the image in the same location, she perceives the visual scene

The real world contains instances of continuous motion that somehow are divided up into meaningful units. The point in time when one unit ends and another begins is referred to as the

An afterimage when viewed in the dark appears to move when you move your eyes. The Corollary Discharge Theory predicts this because

Tom is watching Terri walk across the room. According to Gibson, Tom perceives Terri

Presenting transcranial magnetic stimulation to the area of the STS in humans

A "point-light walker" wears lights on different body locations. When viewed in a dark room, an observer would perceive a(n)

A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is %, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _%.

In monkeys, real-motion neurons have been located in

Percy is injected with a drug that paralyzes his eye muscles. When he is instructed to try to move his eye when looking a stationary scene, he perceives

Introduction to Perception

The Beginnings of Perception

Neural Processing and Perception

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing

Auditory Localization and Organization

Speech Perception

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Exam 8: Perceiving Motion

The vertigo case of R.W. not only provided evidence for the corollary discharge theory, it revealed the importance of the______ in producing CDS.

Which of the following stimuli is most likely to show the greatest representational momentum?

Movies: _______ :: Waterfall illusion: _____________.

Discuss three types of illusory motion. Be sure to give an example of each.

Describe the case of the woman with akinetopsia. What does this case tell us about the importance of motion perception?

Describe Freyd's (1983) study of implied motion and the findings of Kourtzi and Kanwisher's (2000) fMRI study of implied motion.

Pack and Born (2001) found that the combining of responses from V1 cells occurs after about ______ after presentation of the moving bars.

Brian looks at the moon and some clouds at night. He perceives the moon moving through the clouds. This is an example of

In one study, Zacks et al. (2009) recorded someone making a sandwich and asked participants to press a button when they thought one action was complete. The results of the study indicated that _______were indicative of the end of an action.

The __________ is demonstrated when you look through a circle you make with your fingers, and move a pencil either horizontally or diagonally behind your fingers.

Mira gently pushes on her eye with her finger. Because her eye muscles push against the force of her finger, which keeps the image in the same location, she perceives the visual scene

The real world contains instances of continuous motion that somehow are divided up into meaningful units. The point in time when one unit ends and another begins is referred to as the

An afterimage when viewed in the dark appears to move when you move your eyes. The Corollary Discharge Theory predicts this because

Tom is watching Terri walk across the room. According to Gibson, Tom perceives Terri

Presenting transcranial magnetic stimulation to the area of the STS in humans

A "point-light walker" wears lights on different body locations. When viewed in a dark room, an observer would perceive a(n)

A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is ____%, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _____%.

In monkeys, real-motion neurons have been located in

Percy is injected with a drug that paralyzes his eye muscles. When he is instructed to try to move his eye when looking a stationary scene, he perceives

Introduction to Perception

The Beginnings of Perception

Neural Processing and Perception

Cortical Organization

Perceiving Objects and Scenes

Visual Attention

Taking Action

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth and Size

Hearing

Auditory Localization and Organization

Speech Perception

The Cutaneous Senses

The Chemical Senses

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Movies: _ :: Waterfall illusion: _______.

A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is %, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _%.