Exam 10: Perceiving Depth and Size

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 Several years ago, Bryce, a devoted fan of the Houston Rockets basketball team who had gone to many games in person, saw the player Yao Ming (who is 7'6" tall) standing next to his coach Jeff VanGundy (who is less than 6 feet tall). Bryce still remembers that she correctly perceived the two men as being the same distance away from her. Which depth cue most influenced her perception

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 According to Gregory's misapplied size constancy scaling hypothesis, we perceive the "arrows pointing out" version of the Muller-Lyer illusion as _____.

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 A major assumption of the apparent-distance theory of the moon illusion is that the sky overhead _____.

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 The size-distance scaling equation is S = K(R x D). The "S" in the equation stands for _____.

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 Ambrozia is a four-month-old infant. Which depth cue is she most likely able to use

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 The approximate visual angle of the width of your thumb held at arm's length is _____ degrees.

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 Bats are able to determine depth by using _____.

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 What depth cue could be classified as a binocular cue and an oculomotor cue

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 Holway and Boring found that size constancy _____.

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 _____ is defined as depth perception created by input from both eyes.

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 Suppose you watch a "3-D" movie (using red/blue "3-D glasses") with your friends. After the movie, a friend asks "Why do we see such depth in this movie Summarize how you would answer this question.

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 The ability to use binocular disparity as a depth cue _____.

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 _____ is a term used to describe conditions in which movements between the two eyes are not coordinated.

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 An insect is most likely to use _____ to perceive depth.

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 Epstein (1965) presented observers photographs of a quarter, dime, and half-dollar that were all equal in physical size. His results showed that _____.

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 Fox et al. (1980) found that the ability to use binocular disparity develops between _____.

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 The size-distance scaling equation explains Emmert's Law because _____.

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 A stereoscope provides the illusion of depth in 2-D images by _____.

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 Gregory's misapplied size constancy scaling explanation of the Müller-Lyer illusion _____.

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 If you hold one quarter about 12 inches from your eyes, and another quarter at arm's length, the two quarters will be perceived to be about the same size when _____.

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