Exam 4: C: Sensation and Perception

Perceptual expectancies are frequently created by

You are standing in the middle of a field of long,tall grass and flowers.When you look at your feet and at the area immediately around you,you can see great detail and pick out all the individual pieces of foliage.However,when you look up in the distance,the grass and flowers lose detail and begin to merge together.This phenomenon involves the pictorial depth cue of

The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is

In your textbook is an illusion that consists of two white lines placed across railroad tracks that converge in the distance.Although the two white lines are equal in length,the upper line will look longer because it appears to be farther away than the lower line.This illusion is called the

When you take a stroll at night,the moon appears to "follow" you.The pictorial cue that explains this phenomenon is called

The captain of a small fishing boat complains that on exceptionally clear days distances are harder to judge.This is probably due to the loss of which depth cue?

You observe two cars of identical make and model.Although one roars away and its image on your retina is now smaller,you still perceive the cars as identical.This illustrates __________ constancy.

Problems with the use of the Zener cards in Rhine's early experiments included all of the following EXCEPT

When a person first begins to use a computer,he or she has to deliberately pay attention to specific stimuli,such as icons,commands,and signals.These experiences changed how the person's brain processes information about this technology known as a computer.This change is called

The depth cue that occurs when there is an apparent convergence of parallel lines is called

You are using one eye to look through a microscope.Which of the listed depth cues is available to you?

Improved research techniques in parapsychology have resulted in

When you estimate a distance under 50 feet,such as when you play catch or shoot trash can hoops with the first draft of your essay,you are using

Depth cues that require two eyes are known as __________ depth cues.

In order to perceive distances,a person with only one eye must rely on which depth cue?

Interposition is the pictorial depth cue more commonly known as

Research conducted by Chua,Boland,and Nisbett found that American participants tended to focus on the figure within a scene,while the Chinese participants focused on the background.They concluded that Americans tend to have a

The binocular cue of convergence occurs

When Abby wants to draw a highway so that it appears to be going into the horizon,she makes the parallel lines of the highway converge as it nears the horizon.This illustrates the use of the pictorial depth cue known as

Chua,Boland,and Nisbett presented American and Chinese participants with pictures of a figure,such as a tiger,placed on a ground,such as a jungle,and monitored their eye-movement patterns.The Americans tended to focus their eye movements