Question 1

Which of the following phenomena indicates that an individual is suffering from prosopagnosia?

Accepted Answer

A)  can identify a particular person's face 
B)  cannot correctly identify the gender of a face 
C)  can discriminate photographs of different faces from different views 
D)  none of these 
A)  can identify a particular person's face 
B)  cannot correctly identify the gender of a face 
C)  can discriminate photographs of different faces from different views 
D)  none of these D

Question 2

Alisa can be considered a bird expert when she can recognize objects at a subordinate-level

Accepted Answer

A)  more accurately than objects on a general level. 
B)  as quickly as she can on the most general level. 
C)  slower than objects on a general level. 
D)  none of these 
A)  more accurately than objects on a general level. 
B)  as quickly as she can on the most general level. 
C)  slower than objects on a general level. 
D)  none of these B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a basic emotion that is recognized by most people who are judging facial expressions?

Accepted Answer

A)  dislike 
B)  happiness 
C)  fear 
D)  surprise 
A)  dislike 
B)  happiness 
C)  fear 
D)  surprise A

Question 4

When we employ subtle distinctions to identify a specific member of an object category, we are using

Accepted Answer

A)  intermediate-level distinctions. 
B)  universal-level distinctions. 
C)  global-level distinctions. 
D)  subordinate-level distinctions. 
A)  intermediate-level distinctions. 
B)  universal-level distinctions. 
C)  global-level distinctions. 
D)  subordinate-level distinctions.

Question 5

If you observe Janet showing the "word superiority effect" you'd see that

Accepted Answer

A)  she recognizes words from her own language more readily than foreign words. 
B)  she identifies letters more readily if they're in words than if they are alone. 
C)  her word recognition ability is correlated with her educational level. 
D)  she identifies long words more easily than short ones. 
A)  she recognizes words from her own language more readily than foreign words. 
B)  she identifies letters more readily if they're in words than if they are alone. 
C)  her word recognition ability is correlated with her educational level. 
D)  she identifies long words more easily than short ones.

Question 6

If the spaces between words are removed,

Accepted Answer

A)  speed of reading is greatly reduced. 
B)  speed of reading is essentially unaffected. 
C)  speed of reading is enhanced. 
D)  none of these 
A)  speed of reading is greatly reduced. 
B)  speed of reading is essentially unaffected. 
C)  speed of reading is enhanced. 
D)  none of these

Question 7

Approximately how much longer does it take to read unrelated words compared to words that form a sentence?

Accepted Answer

A)  five times as long 
B)  four times as long 
C)  three times as long 
D)  two times as long 
A)  five times as long 
B)  four times as long 
C)  three times as long 
D)  two times as long

Question 8

When observers are shown a blurred picture of an object and the picture is gradually brought into focus,

Accepted Answer

A)  younger observers take longer to recognize the object than do older observers. 
B)  younger and older observers arrive at solutions in different ways. 
C)  both younger observers take longer to recognize the object than do older observers and younger and older observers arrive at solutions in different ways. 
D)  neither younger observers take longer to recognize the object than do older observers nor younger and older observers arrive at solutions in different ways. 
A)  younger observers take longer to recognize the object than do older observers. 
B)  younger and older observers arrive at solutions in different ways. 
C)  both younger observers take longer to recognize the object than do older observers and younger and older observers arrive at solutions in different ways. 
D)  neither younger observers take longer to recognize the object than do older observers nor younger and older observers arrive at solutions in different ways.

Question 9

Human infants develop full capacity to see visual detail at just about the same time as they learn to

Accepted Answer

A)  drive. 
B)  walk. 
C)  speak. 
D)  crawl. 
A)  drive. 
B)  walk. 
C)  speak. 
D)  crawl.

Question 10

Perceptual learning improves after

Accepted Answer

A)  a nap. 
B)  eating low-glycemic-index foods. 
C)  exercise. 
D)  eating carrots. 
A)  a nap. 
B)  eating low-glycemic-index foods. 
C)  exercise. 
D)  eating carrots.

Question 11

During a fixation while reading, people spend most of their time

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding or perceiving the text material. 
B)  recovering from the visual suppression of the prior saccade. 
C)  focusing to the correct distance. 
D)  programming the next saccade. 
A)  encoding or perceiving the text material. 
B)  recovering from the visual suppression of the prior saccade. 
C)  focusing to the correct distance. 
D)  programming the next saccade.

Question 12

Research on reading has revealed that when reading at a normal speed, a fixation must contain a minimum of at least _________ words.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  6 
C)  8 
D)  10 
A)  4 
B)  6 
C)  8 
D)  10

Question 13

According to the textbook, the purpose of attention is to

Accepted Answer

A)  make object look sharper. 
B)  make objects look brighter. 
C)  reduce variability in perception. 
D)  all of these 
A)  make object look sharper. 
B)  make objects look brighter. 
C)  reduce variability in perception. 
D)  all of these

Question 14

An affordance is

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency to perceive tall, thin objects as having greater volume than short, wide objects. 
B)  the visual depth of an object. 
C)  the estimated price of an object. 
D)  the perceived uses to which an object can be put. 
A)  the tendency to perceive tall, thin objects as having greater volume than short, wide objects. 
B)  the visual depth of an object. 
C)  the estimated price of an object. 
D)  the perceived uses to which an object can be put.

Question 15

Which one of the following is NOT a theory of the recognition of 3-D objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition by components 
B)  view-based recognition 
C)  configural superiority 
D)  none of these 
A)  recognition by components 
B)  view-based recognition 
C)  configural superiority 
D)  none of these

Question 16

Frank was exposed to an unambiguous version of a drawing. He later sees an ambiguous drawing. His recognition of the second drawing is biased by the earlier presentation. Frank has just experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  configural processing. 
B)  priming. 
C)  featural processing. 
D)  none of these 
A)  configural processing. 
B)  priming. 
C)  featural processing. 
D)  none of these

Question 17

Alexia refers to deficits in

Accepted Answer

A)  recognizing genuine emotion in faces. 
B)  reading. 
C)  finding a friend's face in a crowd. 
D)  remembering the features of people called Alex. 
A)  recognizing genuine emotion in faces. 
B)  reading. 
C)  finding a friend's face in a crowd. 
D)  remembering the features of people called Alex.

Question 18

Describe how change blindness relates to attention.

Accepted Answer

Change blindness is a phenomenon in whic

Question 19

The condition known as prosopagnosia involves a(an)

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to recognize a familiar face. 
B)  language impairment wherein names cannot be recalled. 
C)  a psychiatric illness involving denial of perception. 
D)  failure to see familiar objects. 
A)  inability to recognize a familiar face. 
B)  language impairment wherein names cannot be recalled. 
C)  a psychiatric illness involving denial of perception. 
D)  failure to see familiar objects.

Question 20

Kayaert, Biederman, and Vogels (2003) found cells that respond to geons in the monkey's

Accepted Answer

A)  primary visual cortex. 
B)  V4. 
C)  medial temporal area. 
D)  inferotemporal cortex. 
A)  primary visual cortex. 
B)  V4. 
C)  medial temporal area. 
D)  inferotemporal cortex.

Which of the following phenomena indicates that an individual is suffering from prosopagnosia?

Alisa can be considered a bird expert when she can recognize objects at a subordinate-level

Which of the following is NOT a basic emotion that is recognized by most people who are judging facial expressions?

When we employ subtle distinctions to identify a specific member of an object category, we are using

If you observe Janet showing the "word superiority effect" you'd see that

If the spaces between words are removed,

Approximately how much longer does it take to read unrelated words compared to words that form a sentence?

When observers are shown a blurred picture of an object and the picture is gradually brought into focus,

Human infants develop full capacity to see visual detail at just about the same time as they learn to

Perceptual learning improves after

During a fixation while reading, people spend most of their time

Research on reading has revealed that when reading at a normal speed, a fixation must contain a minimum of at least _________ words.

According to the textbook, the purpose of attention is to

An affordance is

Which one of the following is NOT a theory of the recognition of 3-D objects?

Frank was exposed to an unambiguous version of a drawing. He later sees an ambiguous drawing. His recognition of the second drawing is biased by the earlier presentation. Frank has just experienced

Alexia refers to deficits in

Describe how change blindness relates to attention.

The condition known as prosopagnosia involves a(an)

Kayaert, Biederman, and Vogels (2003) found cells that respond to geons in the monkey's

Introduction to Perception

The Human Eye

The Eye and Seeing

Central Visual Pathways

Spatial Vision and Patten Perception

Color Perception

Seeing a Three-Dimensional World

Action and the Perception of Events

The Ear and Auditory System

Hearing and Listening

Speech and Music Perception

Touch

Chemical Senses L: Smell

Chemical Senses Ll: Taste

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Exam 6: Object Perception: Recognizing the Things We See

Which of the following phenomena indicates that an individual is suffering from prosopagnosia?

Alisa can be considered a bird expert when she can recognize objects at a subordinate-level

Which of the following is NOT a basic emotion that is recognized by most people who are judging facial expressions?

When we employ subtle distinctions to identify a specific member of an object category, we are using

If you observe Janet showing the "word superiority effect" you'd see that

If the spaces between words are removed,

Approximately how much longer does it take to read unrelated words compared to words that form a sentence?

When observers are shown a blurred picture of an object and the picture is gradually brought into focus,

Human infants develop full capacity to see visual detail at just about the same time as they learn to

Perceptual learning improves after

During a fixation while reading, people spend most of their time

Research on reading has revealed that when reading at a normal speed, a fixation must contain a minimum of at least _________ words.

According to the textbook, the purpose of attention is to

An affordance is

Which one of the following is NOT a theory of the recognition of 3-D objects?

Frank was exposed to an unambiguous version of a drawing. He later sees an ambiguous drawing. His recognition of the second drawing is biased by the earlier presentation. Frank has just experienced

Alexia refers to deficits in

Describe how change blindness relates to attention.

The condition known as prosopagnosia involves a(an)

Kayaert, Biederman, and Vogels (2003) found cells that respond to geons in the monkey's

Introduction to Perception

The Human Eye

The Eye and Seeing

Central Visual Pathways

Spatial Vision and Patten Perception

Color Perception

Seeing a Three-Dimensional World

Action and the Perception of Events

The Ear and Auditory System

Hearing and Listening

Speech and Music Perception

Touch

Chemical Senses L: Smell

Chemical Senses Ll: Taste

Filters