Question 1

George is socially phobic; Bill is not. When they look at each other,

Accepted Answer

A)  George makes fewer eye movements than Bill does. 
B)  George will likely look in the direction of Bill's gaze if Bill looks away. 
C)  George looks at Bill's eyes longer than Bill looks at George's eyes. 
D)  none of these 
A)  George makes fewer eye movements than Bill does. 
B)  George will likely look in the direction of Bill's gaze if Bill looks away. 
C)  George looks at Bill's eyes longer than Bill looks at George's eyes. 
D)  none of these

Question 2

The work of James Stone (1998) on different, ameboid 3D structures revealed that changing the order of observation

Accepted Answer

A)  increased recognition performance. 
B)  significantly impaired recognition performance. 
C)  apparently did not affect recognition performance. 
D)  none of these 
A)  increased recognition performance. 
B)  significantly impaired recognition performance. 
C)  apparently did not affect recognition performance. 
D)  none of these

Question 3

The work by Palmer, Rosch, and Chase (1981) showed that observers were more quickly able to recognize an object from a picture if that picture had been taken from a typical perspective. This finding supports the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)  geons. 
B)  natural viewpoint. 
C)  field of view. 
D)  none of these 
A)  geons. 
B)  natural viewpoint. 
C)  field of view. 
D)  none of these

Question 4

We maintain a clear and complete perception of the visual world by

Accepted Answer

A)  remembering the appearance of nonfixated objects from previous fixations. 
B)  making new fixations when the task demands it. 
C)  having attention regularly scan the visual world. 
D)  all of these 
A)  remembering the appearance of nonfixated objects from previous fixations. 
B)  making new fixations when the task demands it. 
C)  having attention regularly scan the visual world. 
D)  all of these

Question 5

As you are reading, each fixation of your eyes on the page lasts approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  1/8th of a second. 
B)  1/6th of a second. 
C)  1/4 of a second. 
D)  1/2 of a second. 
A)  1/8th of a second. 
B)  1/6th of a second. 
C)  1/4 of a second. 
D)  1/2 of a second.

Question 6

When a monkey has to search a complex scene for a particular object, an IT cell that responds to that object responds

Accepted Answer

A)  150 ms after the scene is shown. 
B)  100 ms before the object is shown. 
C)  100 ms before the eye movement that guided the monkey's fixation to the object. 
D)  150 ms after the final eye movement brought the object into the cell's receptive field. 
A)  150 ms after the scene is shown. 
B)  100 ms before the object is shown. 
C)  100 ms before the eye movement that guided the monkey's fixation to the object. 
D)  150 ms after the final eye movement brought the object into the cell's receptive field.

Question 7

Distinguish between "top-down"
and "bottom-up"
models of perception

Accepted Answer

The top-down model of perception refers

Question 8

If Jenny is shown an ambiguous drawing of an "old-woman/young woman," she will tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  first see the one she's been told she'll see. 
B)  first see the one she's seen unambiguously before. 
C)  first see the one other than that she's been told she'll see. 
D)  first see the one other than that she's seen unambiguously before. 
A)  first see the one she's been told she'll see. 
B)  first see the one she's seen unambiguously before. 
C)  first see the one other than that she's been told she'll see. 
D)  first see the one other than that she's seen unambiguously before.

Question 9

According to the textbook, IT cells that respond to faces could really be responsive to

Accepted Answer

A)  identity. 
B)  configural information. 
C)  highly practiced object identity. 
D)  direction of eye gaze. 
A)  identity. 
B)  configural information. 
C)  highly practiced object identity. 
D)  direction of eye gaze.

Question 10

Our ability to detect when someone is giving a genuine smile could come from

Accepted Answer

A)  activation of the muscles required to make a genuine smile. 
B)  activation of amygdala cells tuned to the orientation of contours formed by the mouth. 
C)  activation of hypothalamus cells tuned to the configural properties of the face. 
D)  none of these 
A)  activation of the muscles required to make a genuine smile. 
B)  activation of amygdala cells tuned to the orientation of contours formed by the mouth. 
C)  activation of hypothalamus cells tuned to the configural properties of the face. 
D)  none of these

George is socially phobic; Bill is not. When they look at each other,

The work of James Stone (1998) on different, ameboid 3D structures revealed that changing the order of observation

The work by Palmer, Rosch, and Chase (1981) showed that observers were more quickly able to recognize an object from a picture if that picture had been taken from a typical perspective. This finding supports the importance of

We maintain a clear and complete perception of the visual world by

As you are reading, each fixation of your eyes on the page lasts approximately

When a monkey has to search a complex scene for a particular object, an IT cell that responds to that object responds

Distinguish between "top-down" and "bottom-up" models of perception

If Jenny is shown an ambiguous drawing of an "old-woman/young woman," she will tend to

According to the textbook, IT cells that respond to faces could really be responsive to

Our ability to detect when someone is giving a genuine smile could come from

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

George is socially phobic; Bill is not. When they look at each other,

The work of James Stone (1998) on different, ameboid 3D structures revealed that changing the order of observation

The work by Palmer, Rosch, and Chase (1981) showed that observers were more quickly able to recognize an object from a picture if that picture had been taken from a typical perspective. This finding supports the importance of

We maintain a clear and complete perception of the visual world by

As you are reading, each fixation of your eyes on the page lasts approximately

When a monkey has to search a complex scene for a particular object, an IT cell that responds to that object responds

Distinguish between "top-down" and "bottom-up" models of perception

If Jenny is shown an ambiguous drawing of an "old-woman/young woman," she will tend to

According to the textbook, IT cells that respond to faces could really be responsive to

Our ability to detect when someone is giving a genuine smile could come from

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