Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a cue for depth?

Accepted Answer

A)  binocular disparity 
B)  interposition 
C)  motion parallax 
D)  induced motion 
A)  binocular disparity 
B)  interposition 
C)  motion parallax 
D)  induced motion

Question 2

The separation of figure and ground, like all aspects of parsing, is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitrary 
B)  time-consuming 
C)  performed by the perceiver 
D)  a property of the stimulus itself 
A)  arbitrary 
B)  time-consuming 
C)  performed by the perceiver 
D)  a property of the stimulus itself

Question 3

To which of the following are expectancies and context effects especially important?

Accepted Answer

A)  gestalt principles of separation 
B)  feature detection 
C)  bottom-up processing 
D)  top-down processing 
A)  gestalt principles of separation 
B)  feature detection 
C)  bottom-up processing 
D)  top-down processing

Question 4

What is true of magno cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  They play a key role in the detection of motion and depth. 
B)  They are sensitive to changes in brightness. 
C)  They are larger than parvo cells. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  They play a key role in the detection of motion and depth. 
B)  They are sensitive to changes in brightness. 
C)  They are larger than parvo cells. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 5

Which aspect of perceptual attention is best illustrated by the cocktail-party effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambiguity 
B)  constancy 
C)  adaptation 
D)  selectivity 
A)  ambiguity 
B)  constancy 
C)  adaptation 
D)  selectivity

Question 6

According to the textbook's authors, why did ancient Egyptian artists draw their subjects with such perceptual imprecision?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were incapable of drawing perceptually realistic portraits. 
B)  They were drawing what they could see from a particular angle and in a particular light. 
C)  They were rendering the best possible copy of a retinal image. 
D)  They were creating a representation of the most enduring characteristics of their models. 
A)  They were incapable of drawing perceptually realistic portraits. 
B)  They were drawing what they could see from a particular angle and in a particular light. 
C)  They were rendering the best possible copy of a retinal image. 
D)  They were creating a representation of the most enduring characteristics of their models.

Question 7

A cow standing in a meadow is perceived as a distinct entity that stands out against its surroundings. What does this phenomenon most clearly illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  constancy 
B)  selective looking 
C)  a subjective contour 
D)  figure-ground relationships 
A)  constancy 
B)  selective looking 
C)  a subjective contour 
D)  figure-ground relationships

Question 8

What is true of parvo cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are larger than magno cells. 
B)  They are found mainly in the periphery of the retina. 
C)  They are sensitive to differences in hue. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  They are larger than magno cells. 
B)  They are found mainly in the periphery of the retina. 
C)  They are sensitive to differences in hue. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 9

Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of selection in attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual constancy 
B)  visual afterimages 
C)  texture gradients 
D)  the cocktail-party effect 
A)  perceptual constancy 
B)  visual afterimages 
C)  texture gradients 
D)  the cocktail-party effect

Question 10

Which of the following is the best example of the gestalt notion of grouping by proximity in time?

Accepted Answer

A)  induced motion 
B)  adaptation of directional movement 
C)  the illusory correlation 
D)  auditory rhythm 
A)  induced motion 
B)  adaptation of directional movement 
C)  the illusory correlation 
D)  auditory rhythm

Question 11

In some cases of brain damage, the patient fails to recognize faces, yet can point out individual components of the face such as the eyes and nose. What do patients such as these seem to be having trouble with?

Accepted Answer

A)  segregating figure (facial features) from ground (the whole face) 
B)  compensating for their own eye movements 
C)  seeing the gestalt 
D)  binocular disparity 
A)  segregating figure (facial features) from ground (the whole face) 
B)  compensating for their own eye movements 
C)  seeing the gestalt 
D)  binocular disparity

Question 12

What mechanism plays an important role in solving the binding problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention 
B)  context 
C)  developing a perceptual hypothesis 
D)  IQ 
A)  attention 
B)  context 
C)  developing a perceptual hypothesis 
D)  IQ

Question 13

Which of the following is a binocular cue of depth?

Accepted Answer

A)  texture gradients 
B)  motion parallax 
C)  disparity 
D)  interposition 
A)  texture gradients 
B)  motion parallax 
C)  disparity 
D)  interposition

Question 14

In a scene of a tree against a blue sky, the sky is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reversible pattern 
B)  picture 
C)  figure 
D)  ground 
A)  reversible pattern 
B)  picture 
C)  figure 
D)  ground

Question 15

What is a participant asked to do in a dichotic listening experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shadow the message that comes through both ears. 
B)  Shadow the message that comes through the to-be-attended-to ear. 
C)  Shadow the message that comes through the not-to-be-attended-to ear. 
D)  Read a passage of text while listening to a message in both ears. 
A)  Shadow the message that comes through both ears. 
B)  Shadow the message that comes through the to-be-attended-to ear. 
C)  Shadow the message that comes through the not-to-be-attended-to ear. 
D)  Read a passage of text while listening to a message in both ears.

Question 16

Proximity, similarity, closure, and good continuation make up the laws of __________ as formulated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  feature detection; the gestaltists 
B)  perceptual organization; the gestaltists 
C)  perceptual constancy; learning theorists 
D)  perceptual processing; learning theorists 
A)  feature detection; the gestaltists 
B)  perceptual organization; the gestaltists 
C)  perceptual constancy; learning theorists 
D)  perceptual processing; learning theorists

Question 17

In one study, research participants watched a video screen on which one group of players, dressed in white shirts, were tossing a ball back and forth. Mixed-in with these white-shirted players, and clearly visible on the same video screen, was a group of black-shirted players, also tossing around a ball. When participants were asked to focus on the white-shirted players only, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they could not do so; they kept getting distracted by what the black-shirted players were doing 
B)  they quickly shifted their attention back and forth between the black-shirted and the white-shirted players 
C)  they ended up seeing something that never really happened: white-shirted players tossing the ball with black-shirted players 
D)  they failed even to notice when someone in a black gorilla suit strolled through the middle of the scene 
A)  they could not do so; they kept getting distracted by what the black-shirted players were doing 
B)  they quickly shifted their attention back and forth between the black-shirted and the white-shirted players 
C)  they ended up seeing something that never really happened: white-shirted players tossing the ball with black-shirted players 
D)  they failed even to notice when someone in a black gorilla suit strolled through the middle of the scene

Question 18

The child's toy known as the View-Master presented two slightly different pictures to the two eyes, producing an effect of three-dimensionality. Which depth cue did the View-Master rely on?

Accepted Answer

A)  motion parallax 
B)  texture gradients 
C)  binocular disparity 
D)  redundancy 
A)  motion parallax 
B)  texture gradients 
C)  binocular disparity 
D)  redundancy

Question 19

What is perceptual parsing?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensing (looking at, listening to, etc.) the stimulus 
B)  determining which aspects of the stimulus go together 
C)  breaking the stimulus into uniform parts 
D)  detecting the primitive features of the stimulus 
A)  sensing (looking at, listening to, etc.) the stimulus 
B)  determining which aspects of the stimulus go together 
C)  breaking the stimulus into uniform parts 
D)  detecting the primitive features of the stimulus

Question 20

Sensation is typically understood as the detection of simple stimulus attributes. How would perception usually be defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  how we form attitudes about the world we see 
B)  how we come to understand people 
C)  how we organize and integrate simple sensory elements 
D)  a lower-order brain process, primarily executed by the hindbrain 
A)  how we form attitudes about the world we see 
B)  how we come to understand people 
C)  how we organize and integrate simple sensory elements 
D)  a lower-order brain process, primarily executed by the hindbrain

Which of the following is NOT a cue for depth?

The separation of figure and ground, like all aspects of parsing, is __________.

To which of the following are expectancies and context effects especially important?

What is true of magno cells?

Which aspect of perceptual attention is best illustrated by the cocktail-party effect?

According to the textbook's authors, why did ancient Egyptian artists draw their subjects with such perceptual imprecision?

A cow standing in a meadow is perceived as a distinct entity that stands out against its surroundings. What does this phenomenon most clearly illustrate?

What is true of parvo cells?

Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of selection in attention?

Which of the following is the best example of the gestalt notion of grouping by proximity in time?

In some cases of brain damage, the patient fails to recognize faces, yet can point out individual components of the face such as the eyes and nose. What do patients such as these seem to be having trouble with?

What mechanism plays an important role in solving the binding problem?

Which of the following is a binocular cue of depth?

In a scene of a tree against a blue sky, the sky is the __________.

What is a participant asked to do in a dichotic listening experiment?

Proximity, similarity, closure, and good continuation make up the laws of as formulated by .

The child's toy known as the View-Master presented two slightly different pictures to the two eyes, producing an effect of three-dimensionality. Which depth cue did the View-Master rely on?

What is perceptual parsing?

Sensation is typically understood as the detection of simple stimulus attributes. How would perception usually be defined?

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

The Brain and the Nervous System

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Exam 5: Perception

Which of the following is NOT a cue for depth?

The separation of figure and ground, like all aspects of parsing, is __________.

To which of the following are expectancies and context effects especially important?

What is true of magno cells?

Which aspect of perceptual attention is best illustrated by the cocktail-party effect?

According to the textbook's authors, why did ancient Egyptian artists draw their subjects with such perceptual imprecision?

A cow standing in a meadow is perceived as a distinct entity that stands out against its surroundings. What does this phenomenon most clearly illustrate?

What is true of parvo cells?

Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of selection in attention?

Which of the following is the best example of the gestalt notion of grouping by proximity in time?

In some cases of brain damage, the patient fails to recognize faces, yet can point out individual components of the face such as the eyes and nose. What do patients such as these seem to be having trouble with?

What mechanism plays an important role in solving the binding problem?

Which of the following is a binocular cue of depth?

In a scene of a tree against a blue sky, the sky is the __________.

What is a participant asked to do in a dichotic listening experiment?

Proximity, similarity, closure, and good continuation make up the laws of __________ as formulated by __________.

The child's toy known as the View-Master presented two slightly different pictures to the two eyes, producing an effect of three-dimensionality. Which depth cue did the View-Master rely on?

What is perceptual parsing?

Sensation is typically understood as the detection of simple stimulus attributes. How would perception usually be defined?

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

Proximity, similarity, closure, and good continuation make up the laws of as formulated by .