Question 1

Why must there be a variety of approaches to studying how people perceive motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  This perception varies depending on one's age and brain condition. 
B)  Perception of motion likely involves several processes. 
C)  Scientists have not yet discovered an accurate way to study this topic. 
D)  Currently, there is too little academic interest in this topic. 
A)  This perception varies depending on one's age and brain condition. 
B)  Perception of motion likely involves several processes. 
C)  Scientists have not yet discovered an accurate way to study this topic. 
D)  Currently, there is too little academic interest in this topic. B

Question 2

Which scenario is an example of sensing but not perceiving a stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  the music playing in the background while you are studying 
B)  the argument you are having with your significant other while cooking dinner 
C)  the music you are singing along to while messaging a friend online 
D)  the painting you are working on while talking to your mother 
A)  the music playing in the background while you are studying 
B)  the argument you are having with your significant other while cooking dinner 
C)  the music you are singing along to while messaging a friend online 
D)  the painting you are working on while talking to your mother A

Question 3

Which of these is an example of a sense organ?

Accepted Answer

A)  hair 
B)  nails 
C)  the eye 
D)  the brain 
A)  hair 
B)  nails 
C)  the eye 
D)  the brain C

Question 4

An example of an affordance would be thinking that you can fly to class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Ponzo illusion happens when there is a discrepancy between ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  computational approaches and Gestalt approaches 
B)  top-down processing and bottom-down processing 
C)  actual images and retinal images 
D)  distal stimuli and proximal stimuli 
A)  computational approaches and Gestalt approaches 
B)  top-down processing and bottom-down processing 
C)  actual images and retinal images 
D)  distal stimuli and proximal stimuli

Question 6

You come home, and your house is a mess. The garbage is spilled all over the kitchen, there are rolls of toilet paper strewn about, and all of your decorative trinkets are broken on the floor, but nothing is missing. Your dog and cat are sitting calmly in the middle of the mess. According to the principle of Pragnanz, what would you assume caused the mess?

Accepted Answer

A)  an earthquake 
B)  a robber 
C)  your cat and dog 
D)  your neighbor's child 
A)  an earthquake 
B)  a robber 
C)  your cat and dog 
D)  your neighbor's child

Question 7

Which of these do pilots use to help them land planes?

Accepted Answer

A)  optic flow 
B)  the phi phenomenon 
C)  digital illusion 
D)  the Ebbinghaus size illusion 
A)  optic flow 
B)  the phi phenomenon 
C)  digital illusion 
D)  the Ebbinghaus size illusion

Question 8

When we use knowledge of objects to aid in our perception of them, we are using ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the "where" pathway 
B)  bottom-up processing 
C)  top-down processing 
D)  sensations 
A)  the "where" pathway 
B)  bottom-up processing 
C)  top-down processing 
D)  sensations

Question 9

A stimulus in the environment is to ______ as a stimulus in our mind is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a distal stimulus; a proximal stimulus 
B)  top-down processing; bottom-up processing 
C)  a proximal stimulus; a distal stimulus 
D)  bottom-up processing; top-down processing 
A)  a distal stimulus; a proximal stimulus 
B)  top-down processing; bottom-up processing 
C)  a proximal stimulus; a distal stimulus 
D)  bottom-up processing; top-down processing

Question 10

A neuropsychological discovery that provided support for the link between perception and action was the discovery of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  top-down processing 
B)  the visual cortex 
C)  mirror neurons 
D)  perception 
A)  top-down processing 
B)  the visual cortex 
C)  mirror neurons 
D)  perception

Question 11

The ventral pathway is to ______ as the dorsal pathway is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  what; where 
B)  top-down processing; bottom-up processing 
C)  where; what 
D)  bottom-up processing; top-down processing 
A)  what; where 
B)  top-down processing; bottom-up processing 
C)  where; what 
D)  bottom-up processing; top-down processing

Question 12

Top-down processing is a key component in Gestalt approaches to perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which organizational principle of Gestalt perception would be responsible for our perception that an airplane has continued along its flight path even though we can no longer see it?

Accepted Answer

A)  good continuation 
B)  closure 
C)  simplicity 
D)  proximity 
A)  good continuation 
B)  closure 
C)  simplicity 
D)  proximity

Question 14

Why does the Ponzo illusion work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Viewers misunderstand cues related to linear perspective. 
B)  People mistakenly create retinal images that are the same size. 
C)  Viewers interpret visual cues inconsistently across stimuli 
D)  People use only retinal cues rather than linear perspective. 
A)  Viewers misunderstand cues related to linear perspective. 
B)  People mistakenly create retinal images that are the same size. 
C)  Viewers interpret visual cues inconsistently across stimuli 
D)  People use only retinal cues rather than linear perspective.

Question 15

Neurons in the "when" pathway become extremely active if they detect ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the outline of a moving object 
B)  the outline of a stationary object 
C)  the direction of a moving object 
D)  the distance of a stationary object 
A)  the outline of a moving object 
B)  the outline of a stationary object 
C)  the direction of a moving object 
D)  the distance of a stationary object

Question 16

Which of the following processes the sensations coming into each sense organ, allowing us to understand and interpret the sensations we receive?

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus 
B)  sensory system 
C)  brain 
D)  environment 
A)  stimulus 
B)  sensory system 
C)  brain 
D)  environment

Question 17

After a severe illness that caused her to suffer a brain injury, Mi Jeong cannot detect the movement of a stimulus. Which area of her brain is likely damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  lower occipital lobe 
B)  lateral stream 
C)  dorsal pathway 
D)  ventral pathway 
A)  lower occipital lobe 
B)  lateral stream 
C)  dorsal pathway 
D)  ventral pathway

Question 18

A distal stimulus is to a proximal stimulus as the environment is to our mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of these help us estimate objects' size and distance to aid in our perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  neurons 
B)  sensations 
C)  stimuli 
D)  cues 
A)  neurons 
B)  sensations 
C)  stimuli 
D)  cues

Question 20

Every stimulus sensed by your sense organs is consciously perceived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Why must there be a variety of approaches to studying how people perceive motion?

Which scenario is an example of sensing but not perceiving a stimulus?

Which of these is an example of a sense organ?

An example of an affordance would be thinking that you can fly to class.

The Ponzo illusion happens when there is a discrepancy between ______.

Which of these do pilots use to help them land planes?

When we use knowledge of objects to aid in our perception of them, we are using ______.

A stimulus in the environment is to as a stimulus in our mind is to .

A neuropsychological discovery that provided support for the link between perception and action was the discovery of ______.

The ventral pathway is to as the dorsal pathway is to .

Top-down processing is a key component in Gestalt approaches to perception.

Which organizational principle of Gestalt perception would be responsible for our perception that an airplane has continued along its flight path even though we can no longer see it?

Why does the Ponzo illusion work?

Neurons in the "when" pathway become extremely active if they detect ______.

Which of the following processes the sensations coming into each sense organ, allowing us to understand and interpret the sensations we receive?

After a severe illness that caused her to suffer a brain injury, Mi Jeong cannot detect the movement of a stimulus. Which area of her brain is likely damaged?

A distal stimulus is to a proximal stimulus as the environment is to our mind.

Which of these help us estimate objects' size and distance to aid in our perception?

Every stimulus sensed by your sense organs is consciously perceived.

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Exam 3: Perception

Why must there be a variety of approaches to studying how people perceive motion?

Which scenario is an example of sensing but not perceiving a stimulus?

Which of these is an example of a sense organ?

An example of an affordance would be thinking that you can fly to class.

The Ponzo illusion happens when there is a discrepancy between ______.

Which of these do pilots use to help them land planes?

When we use knowledge of objects to aid in our perception of them, we are using ______.

A stimulus in the environment is to ______ as a stimulus in our mind is to ______.

A neuropsychological discovery that provided support for the link between perception and action was the discovery of ______.

The ventral pathway is to ______ as the dorsal pathway is to ______.

Top-down processing is a key component in Gestalt approaches to perception.

Which organizational principle of Gestalt perception would be responsible for our perception that an airplane has continued along its flight path even though we can no longer see it?

Why does the Ponzo illusion work?

Neurons in the "when" pathway become extremely active if they detect ______.

Which of the following processes the sensations coming into each sense organ, allowing us to understand and interpret the sensations we receive?

After a severe illness that caused her to suffer a brain injury, Mi Jeong cannot detect the movement of a stimulus. Which area of her brain is likely damaged?

A distal stimulus is to a proximal stimulus as the environment is to our mind.

Which of these help us estimate objects' size and distance to aid in our perception?

Every stimulus sensed by your sense organs is consciously perceived.

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Attention

Memory Structures and Processes

Long-Term Memory: Influences on Retrieval

Memory Errors

Imagery

Language

Concepts and Knowledge

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters

A stimulus in the environment is to as a stimulus in our mind is to .

The ventral pathway is to as the dorsal pathway is to .