Exam 18: Vision and Perceptual Organization and Interpretation

The principles of continuity and closure best illustrate that

Andre claims that he can make a broken watch begin to run again simply by entering a state of intense mental concentration. Andre is claiming to possess the power of

The Moon illusion occurs in part because distance cues at the horizon make the Moon seem

Which of the following is a cue used by artists to convey depth on a flat canvas?

The brain breaks vision into separate dimensions such as color, depth, movement, and form, and works on each aspect simultaneously. This is called

Psychics who have worked with police departments in an effort to solve difficult crimes have demonstrated the value of

Which of the following statements best describes the effects of sensory restriction?

The monocular depth cue in which an object blocking another object is perceived as closer is

Certain stroke victims report seeing nothing when shown a series of sticks, yet they are able to correctly report whether the sticks are vertical or horizontal. This best illustrates

The phenomenon of size constancy is based on the close connection between an object's perceived ________ and its perceived ________.

Figures tend to be perceived as whole, complete objects, even if spaces or gaps exist in the representation, thus demonstrating the principle of

The opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining a characteristic of

According to the philosopher ________, we learn to perceive the world.

A clouding of the lens of the eye is called a

Figure is to ground as ________ is to ________.

The distance between our right and left eyes functions to provide us with a cue for depth perception known as

The phi phenomenon refers to

The tendency to hear the steady drip of a leaky sink faucet as if it were a repeating rhythm of two or more beats best illustrates

Hubel and Wiesel discovered feature detectors in the visual

The tendency to organize stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns is called