Question 1

When a person is visually fixated on a particular object, items beyond that object will have ______.

Accepted Answer

A) crossed disparity 
B) uncrossed disparity 
C) vertigo 
D) image enhancement 
A) crossed disparity 
B) uncrossed disparity 
C) vertigo 
D) image enhancement

Question 2

In the Ponzo illusion, which two monocular depth cues are considered important?

Accepted Answer

A) familiar size and linear perspective 
B) shadow and atmospheric perspective 
C) optic flow and vergence 
D) accommodation and stereopsis 
A) familiar size and linear perspective 
B) shadow and atmospheric perspective 
C) optic flow and vergence 
D) accommodation and stereopsis

Question 3

Random-dot stereograms are used to show that the perception of stereopsis occurs before objects are recognized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Linear perspective refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) a visual cue that occurs when one object partially hides or obstructs the view of a second object 
B) a visual cue in which objects closer to the horizon are seen as more distant 
C) retinal size alone 
D) the pictorial depth cue that arises from the fact that parallel lines appear to converge as they recede into the distance 
A) a visual cue that occurs when one object partially hides or obstructs the view of a second object 
B) a visual cue in which objects closer to the horizon are seen as more distant 
C) retinal size alone 
D) the pictorial depth cue that arises from the fact that parallel lines appear to converge as they recede into the distance

Question 5

Size constancy is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the invariance of visual angle as a function of disparity when an object gets closer or moves father away 
B) the principle that predicts where the horopter will be on each retina of a person's eyes 
C) an illusion in which relative size is distorted, despite the fact that the size of the object has not changed 
D) the perception of an object as having a fixed size, despite the change in the size of the visual angle that accompanies changes in distance 
A) the invariance of visual angle as a function of disparity when an object gets closer or moves father away 
B) the principle that predicts where the horopter will be on each retina of a person's eyes 
C) an illusion in which relative size is distorted, despite the fact that the size of the object has not changed 
D) the perception of an object as having a fixed size, despite the change in the size of the visual angle that accompanies changes in distance

Question 6

Select all that apply.Which of the following are accurate statements about binocular disparity?

Accepted Answer

A) Binocular disparity takes place because our two eyes are in different locations in our head. 
B) Binocular disparity happens because each of our eyes has a slightly different view of the world. 
C) Binocular disparity involves corresponding and noncorresponding points. 
D) Binocular disparity is determined by the principles of deletion and accretion. 
A) Binocular disparity takes place because our two eyes are in different locations in our head. 
B) Binocular disparity happens because each of our eyes has a slightly different view of the world. 
C) Binocular disparity involves corresponding and noncorresponding points. 
D) Binocular disparity is determined by the principles of deletion and accretion.

Question 7

When a person walks behind a boundary, we call it deletion, and when the person emerges again, we call it accretion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Panum's area of fusion is the region of large disparity around the horopter where the two images cannot be fused into a single perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Nagata et al.(2012) were interested in the neural mechanisms Adanson's jumping spiders use for depth perception.They found that the spiders ______.

Accepted Answer

A) use color information but not depth perception 
B) see in depth by coordinating information from across their many eyes 
C) compare images on different levels of their retinae to determine depth 
D) use the comparison of their vision and their jump to infer distance 
A) use color information but not depth perception 
B) see in depth by coordinating information from across their many eyes 
C) compare images on different levels of their retinae to determine depth 
D) use the comparison of their vision and their jump to infer distance

Question 10

What causes the moon illusion?

Accepted Answer

We view objects on the horizon as being

Question 11

Select all that apply.With respect to the underlying physiology of stereopsis, which of the following statements are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) There are binocular cells that respond best to varying degrees of disparity. 
B) There are binocular cells in the cortex that respond optimally when the images are on corresponding points on each retina. 
C) There are binocular cells in V3 of the occipital cortex. 
D) There are binocular cells that respond best when similar images lie in front of or behind the horopter. 
A) There are binocular cells that respond best to varying degrees of disparity. 
B) There are binocular cells in the cortex that respond optimally when the images are on corresponding points on each retina. 
C) There are binocular cells in V3 of the occipital cortex. 
D) There are binocular cells that respond best when similar images lie in front of or behind the horopter.

Question 12

Hofeldt and Hoefle (1993) compared professional baseball players in the highest professional league (the major leagues) with professional baseball players who had not made the highest professional league (the minor leagues).They found that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the better baseball players were more likely to misperceive the Ponzo illusion 
B) stereopsis did not predict baseball performance in either league 
C) the major league players did not have a dominant eye but the minor league players did 
D) the major league players were more accurate at a stereoscopic task than the minor league players 
A) the better baseball players were more likely to misperceive the Ponzo illusion 
B) stereopsis did not predict baseball performance in either league 
C) the major league players did not have a dominant eye but the minor league players did 
D) the major league players were more accurate at a stereoscopic task than the minor league players

Question 13

In the image below, the higher cow is seen as larger than the lower one.This is an example of which illusion?

Accepted Answer

A) Müller-Lyer illusion 
B) Ponzo illusion 
C) the moon illusion 
D) the Gelb illusion 
A) Müller-Lyer illusion 
B) Ponzo illusion 
C) the moon illusion 
D) the Gelb illusion

Question 14

A stereogram in which the images consist of a randomly arranged set of black and white dots, with the left-eye and right-eye images arranged identically except that some of the dots are moved to the left or the right in one of the images, creating either a crossed or an uncrossed disparity, is known as a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A) achromatic-dot stereogram 
B) random-dot stereogram 
C) anaglyph-dot stereogram 
D) binocular-dot stereogram 
A) achromatic-dot stereogram 
B) random-dot stereogram 
C) anaglyph-dot stereogram 
D) binocular-dot stereogram

Question 15

A Wheatstone stereoscope presents ______.

Accepted Answer

A) different images to each eye 
B) the same image printed in red to the left eye and green to the right eye 
C) anaglyph images to both eyes 
D) the same image printed in color to the left eye and black and white to the right eye 
A) different images to each eye 
B) the same image printed in red to the left eye and green to the right eye 
C) anaglyph images to both eyes 
D) the same image printed in color to the left eye and black and white to the right eye

Question 16

You see a poodle and an elephant in the distance.They appear to be the same size.Considering this, which of the following statements is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The poodle and elephant have zero visual angle. 
B) The elephant has a larger visual angle. 
C) The poodle has a larger visual angle. 
D) The poodle and elephant have the same visual angle. 
A) The poodle and elephant have zero visual angle. 
B) The elephant has a larger visual angle. 
C) The poodle has a larger visual angle. 
D) The poodle and elephant have the same visual angle.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of size constancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Even though Jake sees tiny Yuna on the horizon, he knows that she is about 5'8" tall. 
B) Looking at Yuna from a distance, Jakes sees her as the same height as a nearby tree. 
C) As Jake reads a book at arm's length, he sees Yuna as larger than the book. 
D) As Jake sees Yuna without context clues, he has difficulty estimating her height. 
A) Even though Jake sees tiny Yuna on the horizon, he knows that she is about 5'8" tall. 
B) Looking at Yuna from a distance, Jakes sees her as the same height as a nearby tree. 
C) As Jake reads a book at arm's length, he sees Yuna as larger than the book. 
D) As Jake sees Yuna without context clues, he has difficulty estimating her height.

Question 18

As we watch an object move relative to another object, we judge the object that disappears, known as ______, and reappears, known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) flow; disruption 
B) parallax; perspective 
C) deletion; accretion 
D) disparity; convergence 
A) flow; disruption 
B) parallax; perspective 
C) deletion; accretion 
D) disparity; convergence

Question 19

The blueish tinge in the upper portion of the photograph below is indicative of which depth cue?

Accepted Answer

A) atmospheric perspective 
B) cloud-based depth cues 
C) optic flow 
D) occlusion 
A) atmospheric perspective 
B) cloud-based depth cues 
C) optic flow 
D) occlusion

Question 20

Visual angles are the angles of objects relative to an individual's eyes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When a person is visually fixated on a particular object, items beyond that object will have ______.

In the Ponzo illusion, which two monocular depth cues are considered important?

Random-dot stereograms are used to show that the perception of stereopsis occurs before objects are recognized.

Linear perspective refers to ______.

Size constancy is ______.

Select all that apply.Which of the following are accurate statements about binocular disparity?

When a person walks behind a boundary, we call it deletion, and when the person emerges again, we call it accretion.

Panum's area of fusion is the region of large disparity around the horopter where the two images cannot be fused into a single perception.

Nagata et al.(2012) were interested in the neural mechanisms Adanson's jumping spiders use for depth perception.They found that the spiders ______.

What causes the moon illusion?

Select all that apply.With respect to the underlying physiology of stereopsis, which of the following statements are TRUE?

Hofeldt and Hoefle (1993) compared professional baseball players in the highest professional league (the major leagues) with professional baseball players who had not made the highest professional league (the minor leagues).They found that ______.

In the image below, the higher cow is seen as larger than the lower one.This is an example of which illusion?

A Wheatstone stereoscope presents ______.

You see a poodle and an elephant in the distance.They appear to be the same size.Considering this, which of the following statements is accurate?

Which of the following is an example of size constancy?

As we watch an object move relative to another object, we judge the object that disappears, known as , and reappears, known as .

The blueish tinge in the upper portion of the photograph below is indicative of which depth cue?

Visual angles are the angles of objects relative to an individual's eyes.

What Is Perception

Research Methodology

Visual System: The Eye

Visual System: The Brain

Object Perception

Color Perception

Movement and Action

Visual Attention

The Auditory System

The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Speech Perception

Music Perception

Touch and Pain

Olfaction and Taste

Filters

Exam 7: Depth and Size Perception

When a person is visually fixated on a particular object, items beyond that object will have ______.

In the Ponzo illusion, which two monocular depth cues are considered important?

Random-dot stereograms are used to show that the perception of stereopsis occurs before objects are recognized.

Linear perspective refers to ______.

Size constancy is ______.

Select all that apply.Which of the following are accurate statements about binocular disparity?

When a person walks behind a boundary, we call it deletion, and when the person emerges again, we call it accretion.

Panum's area of fusion is the region of large disparity around the horopter where the two images cannot be fused into a single perception.

Nagata et al.(2012) were interested in the neural mechanisms Adanson's jumping spiders use for depth perception.They found that the spiders ______.

What causes the moon illusion?

Select all that apply.With respect to the underlying physiology of stereopsis, which of the following statements are TRUE?

Hofeldt and Hoefle (1993) compared professional baseball players in the highest professional league (the major leagues) with professional baseball players who had not made the highest professional league (the minor leagues).They found that ______.

In the image below, the higher cow is seen as larger than the lower one.This is an example of which illusion?

A Wheatstone stereoscope presents ______.

You see a poodle and an elephant in the distance.They appear to be the same size.Considering this, which of the following statements is accurate?

Which of the following is an example of size constancy?

As we watch an object move relative to another object, we judge the object that disappears, known as ______, and reappears, known as ______.

The blueish tinge in the upper portion of the photograph below is indicative of which depth cue?

Visual angles are the angles of objects relative to an individual's eyes.

What Is Perception

Research Methodology

Visual System: The Eye

Visual System: The Brain

Object Perception

Color Perception

Movement and Action

Visual Attention

The Auditory System

The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Speech Perception

Music Perception

Touch and Pain

Olfaction and Taste

Filters

As we watch an object move relative to another object, we judge the object that disappears, known as , and reappears, known as .