Question 1

Contrast normalization

Accepted Answer

A)  maintains cells' responses to contrast. 
B)  maintains cells' responses to orientation. 
C)  both maintains cells' responses to contrast and maintains cells' responses to orientation 
D)  neither maintains cells' responses to contrast nor maintains cells' responses to orientation 
A)  maintains cells' responses to contrast. 
B)  maintains cells' responses to orientation. 
C)  both maintains cells' responses to contrast and maintains cells' responses to orientation 
D)  neither maintains cells' responses to contrast nor maintains cells' responses to orientation

Question 2

If two different stimuli have the very same appearance to you, they

Accepted Answer

A)  are really the same thing. 
B)  are metamers. 
C)  must contain all the same spatial frequencies. 
D)  are definitely being presented at very low light levels. 
A)  are really the same thing. 
B)  are metamers. 
C)  must contain all the same spatial frequencies. 
D)  are definitely being presented at very low light levels.

Question 3

If we examined the effectiveness of a lens in passing on a target's contrast, we'd be determining the lens's

Accepted Answer

A)  power. 
B)  focal length. 
C)  transfer function. 
D)  convexity. 
A)  power. 
B)  focal length. 
C)  transfer function. 
D)  convexity.

Question 4

What is a contrast sensitivity function, and what are some of its practical applications?

Accepted Answer

A contrast sensitivity function (CSF) is

Question 5

Why are grating patterns, despite their rarity in the natural visual environment, useful tools for studying form perception?

Accepted Answer

Grating patterns are useful tools for st

Question 6

"Other things being equal, if several stimuli are presented together, there is a tendency to see the form in such a way that the similar items are grouped together." This principle is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity. 
B)  closure. 
C)  good continuation. 
D)  none of these 
A)  proximity. 
B)  closure. 
C)  good continuation. 
D)  none of these

Question 7

Three-month-old infants seem to be oblivious to which Gestalt principle(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity 
B)  proximity 
C)  closure 
D)  all of these 
A)  similarity 
B)  proximity 
C)  closure 
D)  all of these

Question 8

Butter is smeared on a lens. Compared to an unbuttered lens, the buttered one will reduce target contrast

Accepted Answer

A)  most markedly for colored gratings. 
B)  most markedly for low spatial frequencies. 
C)  most markedly for high spatial frequencies. 
D)  about equally for all spatial frequencies. 
A)  most markedly for colored gratings. 
B)  most markedly for low spatial frequencies. 
C)  most markedly for high spatial frequencies. 
D)  about equally for all spatial frequencies.

Question 9

Fourier analysis is

Accepted Answer

A)  a technique to break down complex functions into component sine waves. 
B)  an introspective examination of perceptual elements. 
C)  a psychodynamic therapeutic treatment. 
D)  a means to determine if your Fourier psychodynamic is working correctly. 
A)  a technique to break down complex functions into component sine waves. 
B)  an introspective examination of perceptual elements. 
C)  a psychodynamic therapeutic treatment. 
D)  a means to determine if your Fourier psychodynamic is working correctly.

Question 10

Picking objects out from their surroundings is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  isolation. 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  detection. 
D)  distinction. 
A)  isolation. 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  detection. 
D)  distinction.

Question 11

Selective loss in the contrast sensitivity function (CSF) can be the result of

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A)  stroke. 
B)  multiple sclerosis. 
C)  Uhthoff's symptom. 
D)  all of these 
A)  stroke. 
B)  multiple sclerosis. 
C)  Uhthoff's symptom. 
D)  all of these

Question 12

If Tom were viewing a set of items and he tended to group nearby objects, he would be using the principle of

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A)  continuation. 
B)  identification. 
C)  proximity. 
D)  symmetry. 
A)  continuation. 
B)  identification. 
C)  proximity. 
D)  symmetry.

Question 13

The importance of symmetry to our perception is evidenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  most organisms' being bilaterally symmetrical. 
B)  symmetrical objects' appearing to have higher contrast than do asymmetrical objects. 
C)  the ease with which we can make mirror-symmetrical arm movements. 
D)  our assuming that a partially obscured object is symmetrical. 
A)  most organisms' being bilaterally symmetrical. 
B)  symmetrical objects' appearing to have higher contrast than do asymmetrical objects. 
C)  the ease with which we can make mirror-symmetrical arm movements. 
D)  our assuming that a partially obscured object is symmetrical.

Contrast normalization

If two different stimuli have the very same appearance to you, they

If we examined the effectiveness of a lens in passing on a target's contrast, we'd be determining the lens's

What is a contrast sensitivity function, and what are some of its practical applications?

Why are grating patterns, despite their rarity in the natural visual environment, useful tools for studying form perception?

"Other things being equal, if several stimuli are presented together, there is a tendency to see the form in such a way that the similar items are grouped together." This principle is referred to as

Three-month-old infants seem to be oblivious to which Gestalt principle(s)?

Butter is smeared on a lens. Compared to an unbuttered lens, the buttered one will reduce target contrast

Fourier analysis is

Picking objects out from their surroundings is termed

Selective loss in the contrast sensitivity function (CSF) can be the result of

If Tom were viewing a set of items and he tended to group nearby objects, he would be using the principle of

The importance of symmetry to our perception is evidenced by

Introduction to Perception

The Human Eye

The Eye and Seeing

Central Visual Pathways

Object Perception: Recognizing the Things We See

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 5: Spatial Vision and Patten Perception

Contrast normalization

If two different stimuli have the very same appearance to you, they

If we examined the effectiveness of a lens in passing on a target's contrast, we'd be determining the lens's

What is a contrast sensitivity function, and what are some of its practical applications?

Why are grating patterns, despite their rarity in the natural visual environment, useful tools for studying form perception?

"Other things being equal, if several stimuli are presented together, there is a tendency to see the form in such a way that the similar items are grouped together." This principle is referred to as

Three-month-old infants seem to be oblivious to which Gestalt principle(s)?

Butter is smeared on a lens. Compared to an unbuttered lens, the buttered one will reduce target contrast

Fourier analysis is

Picking objects out from their surroundings is termed

Selective loss in the contrast sensitivity function (CSF) can be the result of

If Tom were viewing a set of items and he tended to group nearby objects, he would be using the principle of

The importance of symmetry to our perception is evidenced by

Introduction to Perception

The Human Eye

The Eye and Seeing

Central Visual Pathways

Object Perception: Recognizing the Things We See

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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