Question 1

Perceptual constancy refers to one's ability to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  see figures standing out against a background 
B)  resolve ambiguities in stimuli patterns 
C)  perceive depth in paintings 
D)  perceive objects as invariant despite changes in sensory activity 
A)  see figures standing out against a background 
B)  resolve ambiguities in stimuli patterns 
C)  perceive depth in paintings 
D)  perceive objects as invariant despite changes in sensory activity D

Question 2

For reasons of geometry, the projected images of nearby objects move more than those of distant ones. Also, the direction of movement across the retina depends on where we are pointing our eyes. Points closer to us than the target of our gaze appear to be moving in a direction opposite to our own; points farther away appear to be moving in the same direction we are. These patterns of movement provide another distance cue called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  interposition 
B)  motion parallax 
C)  synesthesia 
D)  apparent movement 
A)  interposition 
B)  motion parallax 
C)  synesthesia 
D)  apparent movement B

Question 3

What happens in a dichotic listening task?

Accepted Answer

A)  Different information is presented to both ears simultaneously. 
B)  Identical information is presented to both ears simultaneously. 
C)  Information is presented to only one ear at random intervals. 
D)  Information is presented alternately, first to one ear and then to the other. 
A)  Different information is presented to both ears simultaneously. 
B)  Identical information is presented to both ears simultaneously. 
C)  Information is presented to only one ear at random intervals. 
D)  Information is presented alternately, first to one ear and then to the other. A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true regarding detection of perceptual features?

Accepted Answer

A)  The feature must be able to be detected under varying conditions. 
B)  The feature must be able to be detected under both partial and full views. 
C)  The elements of the feature must be nearly identical across various perceptual settings. 
D)  The feature must be recognized from both close and far distances. 
A)  The feature must be able to be detected under varying conditions. 
B)  The feature must be able to be detected under both partial and full views. 
C)  The elements of the feature must be nearly identical across various perceptual settings. 
D)  The feature must be recognized from both close and far distances.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a geon?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cube 
B)  the color red 
C)  a vertical line 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a cube 
B)  the color red 
C)  a vertical line 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following statements would most likely be attributed to the gestalt psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  A participant in an experiment will take less time to find the symbol "o" embedded in a group of "x" symbols than if the symbol "x" were imbedded in a group of "o" symbols. 
B)  When we look at a house, we see a place where a family lives and plays, not simply a pile of individual bricks. 
C)  When we first see a stimulus, we interpret it in terms of its most primitive features. 
D)  Most of our perceptual ability is a function of physiology; very little emphasis can be placed on learning. 
A)  A participant in an experiment will take less time to find the symbol "o" embedded in a group of "x" symbols than if the symbol "x" were imbedded in a group of "o" symbols. 
B)  When we look at a house, we see a place where a family lives and plays, not simply a pile of individual bricks. 
C)  When we first see a stimulus, we interpret it in terms of its most primitive features. 
D)  Most of our perceptual ability is a function of physiology; very little emphasis can be placed on learning.

Question 7

What is a reversible figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  a scene or an object in which the figure is darker than the ground 
B)  a scene or an object in which the figure is lighter than the ground 
C)  a scene or an object in which the same section of the display can be seen as either the figure or the ground 
D)  a scene or an object in which the figure and ground appear to move in opposite directions 
A)  a scene or an object in which the figure is darker than the ground 
B)  a scene or an object in which the figure is lighter than the ground 
C)  a scene or an object in which the same section of the display can be seen as either the figure or the ground 
D)  a scene or an object in which the figure and ground appear to move in opposite directions

Question 8

Why does the world seem to move when you push on your eyeball through the side of your eyelid?

Accepted Answer

A)  The retinal receptors have been stimulated both by what you are looking at and by your finger pressing against your lid. 
B)  Your eye has moved without being signaled by the brain to do so. 
C)  Your eye has been moved without the corresponding blinking that usually occurs when you put your finger very near your eye. 
D)  You have moved a part of your body voluntarily rather than involuntarily. 
A)  The retinal receptors have been stimulated both by what you are looking at and by your finger pressing against your lid. 
B)  Your eye has moved without being signaled by the brain to do so. 
C)  Your eye has been moved without the corresponding blinking that usually occurs when you put your finger very near your eye. 
D)  You have moved a part of your body voluntarily rather than involuntarily.

Question 9

Suppose the distance between your eyes was significantly increased. What effect would this have?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would decrease the effect of motion parallax. 
B)  It would increase the effect of motion parallax. 
C)  It would cause a change in the binocular disparity of your vision. 
D)  It would cause a change in the monocular disparity of your vision. 
A)  It would decrease the effect of motion parallax. 
B)  It would increase the effect of motion parallax. 
C)  It would cause a change in the binocular disparity of your vision. 
D)  It would cause a change in the monocular disparity of your vision.

Question 10

What will happen in a situation where a participant is asked to stare at one object (object A), but focus his or her cognitive attention on another object (object B) that is immediately adjacent to object A?

Accepted Answer

A)  The participants will be unaware of any changes that took place in object A or object B 
B)  The participants will be unaware of any changes that took place in object B, even though they were attending to object B. 
C)  The participants will be unaware of any changes that took place in object A, even though they were looking directly at object A. 
D)  The participants will notice any changes that took place in either object A or object B. 
A)  The participants will be unaware of any changes that took place in object A or object B 
B)  The participants will be unaware of any changes that took place in object B, even though they were attending to object B. 
C)  The participants will be unaware of any changes that took place in object A, even though they were looking directly at object A. 
D)  The participants will notice any changes that took place in either object A or object B.

Question 11

Which of the following is a key question researchers might ask when studying form perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  How do we identify an elephant as an elephant regardless of the angle from which it is viewed? 
B)  How do we identify an elephant as an elephant when its body is partially occluded by a tree? 
C)  How do we identify an elephant as an elephant regardless of its size and shape? 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  How do we identify an elephant as an elephant regardless of the angle from which it is viewed? 
B)  How do we identify an elephant as an elephant when its body is partially occluded by a tree? 
C)  How do we identify an elephant as an elephant regardless of its size and shape? 
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

In basketball, it is easier to see how far away the basket is if you use both eyes and move your head and body with respect to the basket. Using both eyes is a depth cue called __________ while moving your head with respect to the basket is a depth cue called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  binocular disparity; apparent movement 
B)  interposition; binocular disparity 
C)  texture gradients; apparent movement 
D)  binocular disparity; motion parallax 
A)  binocular disparity; apparent movement 
B)  interposition; binocular disparity 
C)  texture gradients; apparent movement 
D)  binocular disparity; motion parallax

Question 13

A is farther away from an observer than is B. What will happen if the observer moves his head from right to left?

Accepted Answer

A)  A will seem to move more quickly than B in a direction opposite to that of the observer. 
B)  B will seem to move more quickly than A in a direction opposite to that of the observer. 
C)  A will seem to move more quickly than B in the same direction as that of the observer. 
D)  B will seem to move more quickly than A in the same direction as that of the observer. 
A)  A will seem to move more quickly than B in a direction opposite to that of the observer. 
B)  B will seem to move more quickly than A in a direction opposite to that of the observer. 
C)  A will seem to move more quickly than B in the same direction as that of the observer. 
D)  B will seem to move more quickly than A in the same direction as that of the observer.

Question 14

Which of the following is not a gestalt grouping factor of perceptual organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy 
B)  good continuation 
C)  proximity 
D)  similarity 
A)  size constancy 
B)  good continuation 
C)  proximity 
D)  similarity

Question 15

Which is an example of a higher-order invariant in size constancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the size of an object's retinal image 
B)  the actual size of the image out in the world 
C)  the apparent size of the object as the subject perceives it 
D)  the ratio between the retinal size of the object and the retinal size of a stimulus in the background 
A)  the size of an object's retinal image 
B)  the actual size of the image out in the world 
C)  the apparent size of the object as the subject perceives it 
D)  the ratio between the retinal size of the object and the retinal size of a stimulus in the background

Question 16

Texture is an excellent cue for depth, since __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  texture is invariant 
B)  texture is easier to see than is the relative position of objects 
C)  so-called texture cells fire at a high rate when texture gradients are present 
D)  the elements of texture grow smaller and smaller as they become more distant 
A)  texture is invariant 
B)  texture is easier to see than is the relative position of objects 
C)  so-called texture cells fire at a high rate when texture gradients are present 
D)  the elements of texture grow smaller and smaller as they become more distant

Question 17

What name is given to the problem of how the streams of information from the occipital-parietal system and the occipital-temporal system are coordinated?

Accepted Answer

A)  the perceptual segregation problem 
B)  the perceptual grouping problem 
C)  the binding problem 
D)  the stimulus identification problem 
A)  the perceptual segregation problem 
B)  the perceptual grouping problem 
C)  the binding problem 
D)  the stimulus identification problem

Question 18

The binding problem refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  determining which elements in the stimulus information belong with which 
B)  determining which elements of a stimulus show interposition 
C)  identifying conjunctive stimuli 
D)  looking for multiple stimulus elements in an array 
A)  determining which elements in the stimulus information belong with which 
B)  determining which elements of a stimulus show interposition 
C)  identifying conjunctive stimuli 
D)  looking for multiple stimulus elements in an array

Question 19

Which of the following provides the most convincing evidence that there must be a mechanism that serves to stabilize the physical world when one's eyes move voluntarily?

Accepted Answer

A)  We are able to perceive the difference between an object that is stationary and one that is moving. 
B)  The world seems to jump to the left if, when your eye muscles are paralyzed, you try to move your eyes to the right. 
C)  When things in your visual field move in one direction, you often feel that you are moving in the opposite direction, even though you are actually stationary. 
D)  When you move one way, objects in the foreground seem to zoom by, whereas those objects farther away seem to move at a more leisurely pace. 
A)  We are able to perceive the difference between an object that is stationary and one that is moving. 
B)  The world seems to jump to the left if, when your eye muscles are paralyzed, you try to move your eyes to the right. 
C)  When things in your visual field move in one direction, you often feel that you are moving in the opposite direction, even though you are actually stationary. 
D)  When you move one way, objects in the foreground seem to zoom by, whereas those objects farther away seem to move at a more leisurely pace.

Question 20

What do reversible figures demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perceptual parsing is not inherent in the stimulus. 
B)  Perceptual parsing is inherent in the stimulus. 
C)  Figure-ground relationships are inherent in the stimulus. 
D)  Figure-ground relationships are stable. 
A)  Perceptual parsing is not inherent in the stimulus. 
B)  Perceptual parsing is inherent in the stimulus. 
C)  Figure-ground relationships are inherent in the stimulus. 
D)  Figure-ground relationships are stable.

Perceptual constancy refers to one's ability to __________.

What happens in a dichotic listening task?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding detection of perceptual features?

Which of the following is an example of a geon?

Which of the following statements would most likely be attributed to the gestalt psychologists?

What is a reversible figure?

Why does the world seem to move when you push on your eyeball through the side of your eyelid?

Suppose the distance between your eyes was significantly increased. What effect would this have?

What will happen in a situation where a participant is asked to stare at one object (object A), but focus his or her cognitive attention on another object (object B) that is immediately adjacent to object A?

Which of the following is a key question researchers might ask when studying form perception?

In basketball, it is easier to see how far away the basket is if you use both eyes and move your head and body with respect to the basket. Using both eyes is a depth cue called while moving your head with respect to the basket is a depth cue called .

A is farther away from an observer than is B. What will happen if the observer moves his head from right to left?

Which of the following is not a gestalt grouping factor of perceptual organization?

Which is an example of a higher-order invariant in size constancy?

Texture is an excellent cue for depth, since __________.

What name is given to the problem of how the streams of information from the occipital-parietal system and the occipital-temporal system are coordinated?

The binding problem refers to __________.

Which of the following provides the most convincing evidence that there must be a mechanism that serves to stabilize the physical world when one's eyes move voluntarily?

What do reversible figures demonstrate?

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Exam 5: Perception

Perceptual constancy refers to one's ability to __________.

What happens in a dichotic listening task?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding detection of perceptual features?

Which of the following is an example of a geon?

Which of the following statements would most likely be attributed to the gestalt psychologists?

What is a reversible figure?

Why does the world seem to move when you push on your eyeball through the side of your eyelid?

Suppose the distance between your eyes was significantly increased. What effect would this have?

What will happen in a situation where a participant is asked to stare at one object (object A), but focus his or her cognitive attention on another object (object B) that is immediately adjacent to object A?

Which of the following is a key question researchers might ask when studying form perception?

In basketball, it is easier to see how far away the basket is if you use both eyes and move your head and body with respect to the basket. Using both eyes is a depth cue called __________ while moving your head with respect to the basket is a depth cue called __________.

A is farther away from an observer than is B. What will happen if the observer moves his head from right to left?

Which of the following is not a gestalt grouping factor of perceptual organization?

Which is an example of a higher-order invariant in size constancy?

Texture is an excellent cue for depth, since __________.

What name is given to the problem of how the streams of information from the occipital-parietal system and the occipital-temporal system are coordinated?

The binding problem refers to __________.

Which of the following provides the most convincing evidence that there must be a mechanism that serves to stabilize the physical world when one's eyes move voluntarily?

What do reversible figures demonstrate?

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

The Brain and the Nervous System

Sensation

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking

Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Development

Personality

Psychopathology

Treatment of Mental Disorders

Filters

In basketball, it is easier to see how far away the basket is if you use both eyes and move your head and body with respect to the basket. Using both eyes is a depth cue called while moving your head with respect to the basket is a depth cue called .