Question 1

Refer to the figure.
  Which portion of the figure is interpreted as "ground" according to the Gestalt figure-ground assignment principles?

Accepted Answer

A)  The red portions 
B)  The yellow portions 
C)  The red portion on the left and the yellow portion on the right 
D)  The yellow portion on the left and the red portion on the right 
E)  There is no "ground" portion in the figure. 
A)  The red portions 
B)  The yellow portions 
C)  The red portion on the left and the yellow portion on the right 
D)  The yellow portion on the left and the red portion on the right 
E)  There is no "ground" portion in the figure.

Question 2

Which Gestalt grouping principle suggests that elements that are close to each tend to be seen as grouped together?

Accepted Answer

A)  Similarity 
B)  Good continuation 
C)  Proximity 
D)  Parallelism 
E)  Symmetry 
A)  Similarity 
B)  Good continuation 
C)  Proximity 
D)  Parallelism 
E)  Symmetry

Question 3

What is the term for a type of machine learning in which a computer can be trained on a set of known objects and then later can recognize objects it has never seen before?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pandemonium demon model (PDM) 
B)  Recognition by components (RB
C)  
C)  Deep neural network (DNN) 
D)  Artificial object intelligence (AOI) 
E)  Dynamic web network (DWN) 
A)  Pandemonium demon model (PDM) 
B)  Recognition by components (RB
C)  
C)  Deep neural network (DNN) 
D)  Artificial object intelligence (AOI) 
E)  Dynamic web network (DWN)

Question 4

When one object covers up another object, that is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  obfuscation. 
B)  interference. 
C)  occlusion. 
D)  visual shadow. 
E)  camouflage. 
A)  obfuscation. 
B)  interference. 
C)  occlusion. 
D)  visual shadow. 
E)  camouflage.

Question 5

Which of the following is a viewing position that produces some regularity in the visual image that is not present in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accidental viewpoint 
B)  Pose 
C)  Rotation 
D)  Good continuation 
E)  Image template 
A)  Accidental viewpoint 
B)  Pose 
C)  Rotation 
D)  Good continuation 
E)  Image template

Question 6

Refer to the figure.
  Which Gestalt grouping principle might lead you to organize the elements into rows?

Accepted Answer

A)  Similarity 
B)  Proximity 
C)  Common region 
D)  Parallelism 
E)  Good continuation 
A)  Similarity 
B)  Proximity 
C)  Common region 
D)  Parallelism 
E)  Good continuation

Question 7

Which theory suggests that you initially get a general, categorical impression of the world from higher brain areas and then later appreciate details after activation flows back down to lower brain areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feed-forward process theory 
B)  Reverse-hierarchy theory 
C)  Asynchronous activation theory 
D)  Synchronous activation theory 
E)  Cortical feedback theory 
A)  Feed-forward process theory 
B)  Reverse-hierarchy theory 
C)  Asynchronous activation theory 
D)  Synchronous activation theory 
E)  Cortical feedback theory

Question 8

Scientists sometimes conduct _______ studies on animals, in which sections of their brain are surgically excised to see how it affects their behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  training 
B)  breeding 
C)  lesion 
D)  stroke 
E)  observational 
A)  training 
B)  breeding 
C)  lesion 
D)  stroke 
E)  observational

Question 9

If we use fMRI to measure your brain activity while you look at objects and then later try to determine which object you're looking at, based on your brain activity, which brain imaging method are we using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structuralism 
B)  Single-cell recording 
C)  Subtraction 
D)  Decoding 
E)  Lesioning 
A)  Structuralism 
B)  Single-cell recording 
C)  Subtraction 
D)  Decoding 
E)  Lesioning

Question 10

Which of the following is a subordinate-level object category term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Car 
B)  Automobile 
C)  Vehicle 
D)  Toyota Prius 
E)  Bird 
A)  Car 
B)  Automobile 
C)  Vehicle 
D)  Toyota Prius 
E)  Bird

Question 11

Which principle explains when edges that pass behind an occluder will appear to connect to each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Similarity 
B)  Proximity 
C)  Relatability 
D)  Parallelism 
E)  Symmetry 
A)  Similarity 
B)  Proximity 
C)  Relatability 
D)  Parallelism 
E)  Symmetry

Question 12

Which area(s) is/are not part of extrastriate cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  V1 
B)  V2 
C)  V3 
D)  V4 
E)  Both V2 and V4 
A)  V1 
B)  V2 
C)  V3 
D)  V4 
E)  Both V2 and V4

Question 13

What are object representations made of, according to the recognition-by-components model of object recognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surfaces 
B)  Edges 
C)  Image templates 
D)  Geon structural descriptions 
E)  Figure and ground 
A)  Surfaces 
B)  Edges 
C)  Image templates 
D)  Geon structural descriptions 
E)  Figure and ground

Question 14

Evidence indicates that structures in _______ cortex are especially important in end-stage object recognition processes.

Accepted Answer

A)  striate 
B)  inferotemporal 
C)  occipital 
D)  parietal 
E)  frontal 
A)  striate 
B)  inferotemporal 
C)  occipital 
D)  parietal 
E)  frontal

Question 15

Which of the following is a superordinate-level object category term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Car 
B)  Vehicle 
C)  Station wagon 
D)  Tesla Model 3 
E)  Crow 
A)  Car 
B)  Vehicle 
C)  Station wagon 
D)  Tesla Model 3 
E)  Crow

Question 16

Refer to the figure.
  Navon found that in figures like this one, the big letter (H) interfered with the naming of the small letters (S) more than the small letters interfered with the big. This finding indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is easier to name smaller objects than it is to name larger objects. 
B)  it is easier to name larger objects than it is to name smaller objects. 
C)  we process global aspects of an image before local aspects. 
D)  we process local aspects of an image before global aspects. 
E)  certain letters are more recognizable than others. 
A)  it is easier to name smaller objects than it is to name larger objects. 
B)  it is easier to name larger objects than it is to name smaller objects. 
C)  we process global aspects of an image before local aspects. 
D)  we process local aspects of an image before global aspects. 
E)  certain letters are more recognizable than others.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the structural description and view-based approaches to understanding object recognition.

Accepted Answer

Structural description theories of objec

Refer to the figure. Which portion of the figure is interpreted as "ground" according to the Gestalt figure-ground assignment principles?

Which Gestalt grouping principle suggests that elements that are close to each tend to be seen as grouped together?

What is the term for a type of machine learning in which a computer can be trained on a set of known objects and then later can recognize objects it has never seen before?

When one object covers up another object, that is known as

Which of the following is a viewing position that produces some regularity in the visual image that is not present in the world?

Refer to the figure. Which Gestalt grouping principle might lead you to organize the elements into rows?

Which theory suggests that you initially get a general, categorical impression of the world from higher brain areas and then later appreciate details after activation flows back down to lower brain areas?

Scientists sometimes conduct _______ studies on animals, in which sections of their brain are surgically excised to see how it affects their behavior.

If we use fMRI to measure your brain activity while you look at objects and then later try to determine which object you're looking at, based on your brain activity, which brain imaging method are we using?

Which of the following is a subordinate-level object category term?

Which principle explains when edges that pass behind an occluder will appear to connect to each other?

Which area(s) is/are not part of extrastriate cortex?

What are object representations made of, according to the recognition-by-components model of object recognition?

Evidence indicates that structures in _______ cortex are especially important in end-stage object recognition processes.

Which of the following is a superordinate-level object category term?

Refer to the figure. Navon found that in figures like this one, the big letter (H) interfered with the naming of the small letters (S) more than the small letters interfered with the big. This finding indicates that

Compare and contrast the structural description and view-based approaches to understanding object recognition.

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

The Perception of Color

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Olfaction

Taste

Filters

Exam 4: Perceiving and Recognizing Objects

Refer to the figure. Which portion of the figure is interpreted as "ground" according to the Gestalt figure-ground assignment principles?

Which Gestalt grouping principle suggests that elements that are close to each tend to be seen as grouped together?

What is the term for a type of machine learning in which a computer can be trained on a set of known objects and then later can recognize objects it has never seen before?

When one object covers up another object, that is known as

Which of the following is a viewing position that produces some regularity in the visual image that is not present in the world?

Refer to the figure. Which Gestalt grouping principle might lead you to organize the elements into rows?

Which theory suggests that you initially get a general, categorical impression of the world from higher brain areas and then later appreciate details after activation flows back down to lower brain areas?

Scientists sometimes conduct _______ studies on animals, in which sections of their brain are surgically excised to see how it affects their behavior.

If we use fMRI to measure your brain activity while you look at objects and then later try to determine which object you're looking at, based on your brain activity, which brain imaging method are we using?

Which of the following is a subordinate-level object category term?

Which principle explains when edges that pass behind an occluder will appear to connect to each other?

Which area(s) is/are not part of extrastriate cortex?

What are object representations made of, according to the recognition-by-components model of object recognition?

Evidence indicates that structures in _______ cortex are especially important in end-stage object recognition processes.

Which of the following is a superordinate-level object category term?

Refer to the figure. Navon found that in figures like this one, the big letter (H) interfered with the naming of the small letters (S) more than the small letters interfered with the big. This finding indicates that

Compare and contrast the structural description and view-based approaches to understanding object recognition.

Introduction

The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals

Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes

The Perception of Color

Space Perception and Binocular Vision

Attention and Scene Perception

Visual Motion Perception

Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics

Hearing in the Environment

Music and Speech Perception

Vestibular Sensation

Touch

Olfaction

Taste

Filters