Question 1

The average luminance of the sky is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  100 cd m−2 
B)  1000 cd m−2 
C)  4000 cd m−2 
D)  400 cd m−2 
A)  100 cd m−2 
B)  1000 cd m−2 
C)  4000 cd m−2 
D)  400 cd m−2

Question 2

The elements of which an image on a digital computer screen is composed are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Textels 
B)  Pixels 
C)  Radians 
D)  Verniers 
A)  Textels 
B)  Pixels 
C)  Radians 
D)  Verniers

Question 3

Adapting to vertical stripes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Makes horizontal motion harder to see 
B)  Makes oblique stripes harder to see 
C)  Makes faint vertical stripes harder to see 
D)  Makes everything harder to see 
A)  Makes horizontal motion harder to see 
B)  Makes oblique stripes harder to see 
C)  Makes faint vertical stripes harder to see 
D)  Makes everything harder to see

Question 4

An absolute threshold is:

Accepted Answer

A)  A definition of a completely forbidden action 
B)  A measure of the faintest stimulus that can be detected 
C)  That part of personal space from which everyone else is excluded 
D)  The smallest difference between stimuli needed for reliable discrimination 
A)  A definition of a completely forbidden action 
B)  A measure of the faintest stimulus that can be detected 
C)  That part of personal space from which everyone else is excluded 
D)  The smallest difference between stimuli needed for reliable discrimination

Question 5

The loudest sound which can be heard by a human without feeling pain is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  120 dB (SPL) 
B)  50 dB (SPL) 
C)  200 dB (SPL) 
D)  80 dB (SPL) 
A)  120 dB (SPL) 
B)  50 dB (SPL) 
C)  200 dB (SPL) 
D)  80 dB (SPL)

Question 6

Why is the Law of Similarity not a good explanation of perceptual grouping?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is hard to understand 
B)  It is a re-description of the phenomena which it seeks to explain 
C)  There are experiments which disprove it 
D)  There are other perceptual laws which contradict it 
A)  It is hard to understand 
B)  It is a re-description of the phenomena which it seeks to explain 
C)  There are experiments which disprove it 
D)  There are other perceptual laws which contradict it

Question 7

Researchers in perception study:

Accepted Answer

A)  How the brain acquires information through the senses 
B)  The neurological basis of handedness 
C)  Why some things are easier to remember than others 
D)  None of these 
A)  How the brain acquires information through the senses 
B)  The neurological basis of handedness 
C)  Why some things are easier to remember than others 
D)  None of these

Question 8

When hearing and vision provide conflicting information about the location of objects:

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual information is always followed 
B)  Auditory information is always followed 
C)  Auditory information biases perceived location when visual information is imprecise 
D)  None of these 
A)  Visual information is always followed 
B)  Auditory information is always followed 
C)  Auditory information biases perceived location when visual information is imprecise 
D)  None of these

Question 9

Which of the following brain regions is thought to be involved in synaesthesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-cuneus 
B)  Hippocampus 
C)  Frontal lobes 
D)  Hypothalamus 
A)  Pre-cuneus 
B)  Hippocampus 
C)  Frontal lobes 
D)  Hypothalamus

Question 10

Measuring how changes in the apparatus affect the properties of the stimulus is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensitization 
B)  Accommodation 
C)  Transduction 
D)  Calibration 
A)  Sensitization 
B)  Accommodation 
C)  Transduction 
D)  Calibration

Question 11

Humans can detect the range of sound frequencies from about:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 Hz to 100 Hz 
B)  20 Hz to 20 kHz 
C)  5 kHz to 100 kHz 
D)  20 kHz to 100 kHz 
A)  1 Hz to 100 Hz 
B)  20 Hz to 20 kHz 
C)  5 kHz to 100 kHz 
D)  20 kHz to 100 kHz

Question 12

Compare and contrast the views on the nature of perception of RL Gregory and JJ Gibson

Accepted Answer

RL Gregory and JJ Gibson were both influ

Question 13

JJ Gibson was especially interested in:

Accepted Answer

A)  The perceptual control of actions 
B)  Visual illusions 
C)  Visual cognition 
D)  Brain mechanisms of perception 
A)  The perceptual control of actions 
B)  Visual illusions 
C)  Visual cognition 
D)  Brain mechanisms of perception

Question 14

Which of the following is a Gestalt perspective on perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bigger is always better 
B)  The whole is other than the sum of the parts 
C)  The whole is less than the sum of the parts 
D)  Perception relies on past experience 
A)  Bigger is always better 
B)  The whole is other than the sum of the parts 
C)  The whole is less than the sum of the parts 
D)  Perception relies on past experience

The average luminance of the sky is about:

The elements of which an image on a digital computer screen is composed are known as:

Adapting to vertical stripes:

An absolute threshold is:

The loudest sound which can be heard by a human without feeling pain is about:

Why is the Law of Similarity not a good explanation of perceptual grouping?

Researchers in perception study:

When hearing and vision provide conflicting information about the location of objects:

Which of the following brain regions is thought to be involved in synaesthesia?

Measuring how changes in the apparatus affect the properties of the stimulus is known as:

Humans can detect the range of sound frequencies from about:

Compare and contrast the views on the nature of perception of RL Gregory and JJ Gibson

JJ Gibson was especially interested in:

Which of the following is a Gestalt perspective on perception?

Research Methods in Perception

Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing

Seeing in Colour

Seeing Pattern and Motion

Hearing

Taste and Smell

Touch and Pain

Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems

Visual and Auditory Localisation

Perception and Action

Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes

Recognising Faces

Attention and Awareness

Changes in Perception Through the Life-Span

Pathologies of Perception

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Exam 1: The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It

The average luminance of the sky is about:

The elements of which an image on a digital computer screen is composed are known as:

Adapting to vertical stripes:

An absolute threshold is:

The loudest sound which can be heard by a human without feeling pain is about:

Why is the Law of Similarity not a good explanation of perceptual grouping?

Researchers in perception study:

When hearing and vision provide conflicting information about the location of objects:

Which of the following brain regions is thought to be involved in synaesthesia?

Measuring how changes in the apparatus affect the properties of the stimulus is known as:

Humans can detect the range of sound frequencies from about:

Compare and contrast the views on the nature of perception of RL Gregory and JJ Gibson

JJ Gibson was especially interested in:

Which of the following is a Gestalt perspective on perception?

Research Methods in Perception

Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing

Seeing in Colour

Seeing Pattern and Motion

Hearing

Taste and Smell

Touch and Pain

Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems

Visual and Auditory Localisation

Perception and Action

Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes

Recognising Faces

Attention and Awareness

Changes in Perception Through the Life-Span

Pathologies of Perception

Filters