Question 1

The medial intraparietal area is an area of the posterior parietal lobe involved in the planning and control of reaching movements of the arms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Sudden eye movements used to look from one object to another are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) smooth pursuit eye movements 
B) saccades 
C) akinetopsia 
D) reverse Reichardt detectors 
A) smooth pursuit eye movements 
B) saccades 
C) akinetopsia 
D) reverse Reichardt detectors

Question 3

Yosef is an experienced driver.As Yosef drives his car down the highway, he approaches a bend in the road.According to a study by Kandil, Rotter, and Lappe, Yosef is most likely to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) take his eyes off the focus of expansion and instead direct his eyes to the upcoming straight road segment 
B) pay attention to optic flow patterns and thus miss certain affordances in the driving environment 
C) take his eyes off the upcoming straight road segment and instead direct his eyes to the curve 
D) pay less attention to optic flow patterns and more attention to flow gradients 
A) take his eyes off the focus of expansion and instead direct his eyes to the upcoming straight road segment 
B) pay attention to optic flow patterns and thus miss certain affordances in the driving environment 
C) take his eyes off the upcoming straight road segment and instead direct his eyes to the curve 
D) pay less attention to optic flow patterns and more attention to flow gradients

Question 4

What is an affordance? Give three examples.

Accepted Answer

Student examples will vary.A sample answ

Question 5

We see movement in the rotating snakes illusion because depth cues in the image are triggered, but because we know the image is two-dimensional, we misinterpret the signal as motion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Select all that apply.Which of the following are examples of affordances?

Accepted Answer

A) Seeing a ripe avocado affords making guacamole. 
B) Seeing a chair affords standing. 
C) Seeing a cat affords petting. 
D) Seeing a stove affords keeping food cold. 
A) Seeing a ripe avocado affords making guacamole. 
B) Seeing a chair affords standing. 
C) Seeing a cat affords petting. 
D) Seeing a stove affords keeping food cold.

Question 7

Weigelt, Singer, and Kohler (2013) looked at the human MT by recording activity with fMRI technology.They found that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) attention to motion resulted in a bigger response in MT than did attention to location 
B) MT responded to motion regardless of whether or not the participant was attending to that motion 
C) a larger response from MT occurred when the motion was apparent than when it was real 
D) MT acted exactly like motion detectors in V1; small-scale motion was interpreted similarly to large-scale motion 
A) attention to motion resulted in a bigger response in MT than did attention to location 
B) MT responded to motion regardless of whether or not the participant was attending to that motion 
C) a larger response from MT occurred when the motion was apparent than when it was real 
D) MT acted exactly like motion detectors in V1; small-scale motion was interpreted similarly to large-scale motion

Question 8

In a study by Becker and Zeki (1995), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied to the MT of healthy volunteers.What happened?

Accepted Answer

A) The perception of moving objects appeared to speed up for the participants. 
B) Objects that were not moving appeared to be moving as long as the TMS was turned on. 
C) Participants experienced a temporary inability to perceive motion. 
D) The TMS caused participants to see moving objects as blurred images. 
A) The perception of moving objects appeared to speed up for the participants. 
B) Objects that were not moving appeared to be moving as long as the TMS was turned on. 
C) Participants experienced a temporary inability to perceive motion. 
D) The TMS caused participants to see moving objects as blurred images.

Question 9

Why should a pilot be careful when he or she sees what seems to be a large plane traveling fast in the distance?

Accepted Answer

The large plane in the distanc

Question 10

The anterior intraparietal region is associated with what function?

Accepted Answer

A) planning and control of foot movements 
B) controlling eye movements 
C) grasping actions of the hands 
D) turning the head side to side 
A) planning and control of foot movements 
B) controlling eye movements 
C) grasping actions of the hands 
D) turning the head side to side

Question 11

Select all that apply.Which of these areas of the brain send(s) information to V5?

Accepted Answer

A) V1 
B) V2 
C) the lateral intraparietal 
D) the superior colliculus 
A) V1 
B) V2 
C) the lateral intraparietal 
D) the superior colliculus

Question 12

What are the two thresholds in perceiving motion at any given point along the retina?

Accepted Answer

A) the thresholds for the magnitude of the motion and the amplitude of the motion 
B) the thresholds for the slowest motion detectable and the fastest motion detectable 
C) the threshold for motion on land and the threshold for motion on water 
D) the threshold for phi motion and the threshold for simulated motion 
A) the thresholds for the magnitude of the motion and the amplitude of the motion 
B) the thresholds for the slowest motion detectable and the fastest motion detectable 
C) the threshold for motion on land and the threshold for motion on water 
D) the threshold for phi motion and the threshold for simulated motion

Question 13

Describe how motion-sensitive neurons account for speed and direction.

Accepted Answer

The delay between the activity

Question 14

The lateral intraparietal area is associated with ______.

Accepted Answer

A) perceiving movement in optic flow patterns 
B) detecting biological motion 
C) the control of eye movements 
D) differentiating between real and apparent motion 
A) perceiving movement in optic flow patterns 
B) detecting biological motion 
C) the control of eye movements 
D) differentiating between real and apparent motion

Question 15

As Alberto sat in the speeding train, he looked out the window and saw telephone poles rush past.Alberto is experiencing a type of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) phi motion 
B) beta motion 
C) apparent motion 
D) induced motion 
A) phi motion 
B) beta motion 
C) apparent motion 
D) induced motion

Question 16

One of the implications of corollary discharge theory is that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) all motion perception is apparent, not real 
B) Reichardt detectors make theoretical sense but are not employed in real neurons 
C) we use the fact that we are moving our eyes and heads as a means to detect motion in the world 
D) when we detect motion in afterimages, we tend to also see fluctuating colors 
A) all motion perception is apparent, not real 
B) Reichardt detectors make theoretical sense but are not employed in real neurons 
C) we use the fact that we are moving our eyes and heads as a means to detect motion in the world 
D) when we detect motion in afterimages, we tend to also see fluctuating colors

Question 17

Information in the visual world that specifies how that information can be used is known as a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A) action potential 
B) motion aftereffect 
C) affordance 
D) Reichardt detector 
A) action potential 
B) motion aftereffect 
C) affordance 
D) Reichardt detector

Question 18

One form of apparent motion is the appearance of real motion from a sequence of still images.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why is perceived motion in the rotating snakes illusion considered an illusion?

Accepted Answer

A) because the motion is beta motion, not phi motion 
B) because the image is actually static; there is no motion 
C) because the motion is a function of lateral inhibition, not beta motion 
D) because the apparent motion in the illusion occurs only in dim light 
A) because the motion is beta motion, not phi motion 
B) because the image is actually static; there is no motion 
C) because the motion is a function of lateral inhibition, not beta motion 
D) because the apparent motion in the illusion occurs only in dim light

Question 20

Thato is in the process of landing his plane on an airstrip in a flat desert.Considering this, Thato would most likely judge the ground as moving ______.

Accepted Answer

A) slower than in a level savanna area 
B) faster than in a level savanna area 
C) slower than in a foothills area 
D) faster than in a foothills area 
A) slower than in a level savanna area 
B) faster than in a level savanna area 
C) slower than in a foothills area 
D) faster than in a foothills area

The medial intraparietal area is an area of the posterior parietal lobe involved in the planning and control of reaching movements of the arms.

Sudden eye movements used to look from one object to another are known as ______.

Yosef is an experienced driver.As Yosef drives his car down the highway, he approaches a bend in the road.According to a study by Kandil, Rotter, and Lappe, Yosef is most likely to ______.

What is an affordance? Give three examples.

We see movement in the rotating snakes illusion because depth cues in the image are triggered, but because we know the image is two-dimensional, we misinterpret the signal as motion.

Select all that apply.Which of the following are examples of affordances?

Weigelt, Singer, and Kohler (2013) looked at the human MT by recording activity with fMRI technology.They found that ______.

In a study by Becker and Zeki (1995), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied to the MT of healthy volunteers.What happened?

Why should a pilot be careful when he or she sees what seems to be a large plane traveling fast in the distance?

The anterior intraparietal region is associated with what function?

Select all that apply.Which of these areas of the brain send(s) information to V5?

What are the two thresholds in perceiving motion at any given point along the retina?

Describe how motion-sensitive neurons account for speed and direction.

The lateral intraparietal area is associated with ______.

As Alberto sat in the speeding train, he looked out the window and saw telephone poles rush past.Alberto is experiencing a type of ______.

One of the implications of corollary discharge theory is that ______.

Information in the visual world that specifies how that information can be used is known as a(n) ______.

One form of apparent motion is the appearance of real motion from a sequence of still images.

Why is perceived motion in the rotating snakes illusion considered an illusion?

Thato is in the process of landing his plane on an airstrip in a flat desert.Considering this, Thato would most likely judge the ground as moving ______.

What Is Perception

Research Methodology

Visual System: The Eye

Visual System: The Brain

Object Perception

Color Perception

Depth and Size Perception

Visual Attention

The Auditory System

The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Speech Perception

Music Perception

Touch and Pain

Olfaction and Taste

Filters

Exam 8: Movement and Action

The medial intraparietal area is an area of the posterior parietal lobe involved in the planning and control of reaching movements of the arms.

Sudden eye movements used to look from one object to another are known as ______.

Yosef is an experienced driver.As Yosef drives his car down the highway, he approaches a bend in the road.According to a study by Kandil, Rotter, and Lappe, Yosef is most likely to ______.

What is an affordance? Give three examples.

We see movement in the rotating snakes illusion because depth cues in the image are triggered, but because we know the image is two-dimensional, we misinterpret the signal as motion.

Select all that apply.Which of the following are examples of affordances?

Weigelt, Singer, and Kohler (2013) looked at the human MT by recording activity with fMRI technology.They found that ______.

In a study by Becker and Zeki (1995), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied to the MT of healthy volunteers.What happened?

Why should a pilot be careful when he or she sees what seems to be a large plane traveling fast in the distance?

The anterior intraparietal region is associated with what function?

Select all that apply.Which of these areas of the brain send(s) information to V5?

What are the two thresholds in perceiving motion at any given point along the retina?

Describe how motion-sensitive neurons account for speed and direction.

The lateral intraparietal area is associated with ______.

As Alberto sat in the speeding train, he looked out the window and saw telephone poles rush past.Alberto is experiencing a type of ______.

One of the implications of corollary discharge theory is that ______.

Information in the visual world that specifies how that information can be used is known as a(n) ______.

One form of apparent motion is the appearance of real motion from a sequence of still images.

Why is perceived motion in the rotating snakes illusion considered an illusion?

Thato is in the process of landing his plane on an airstrip in a flat desert.Considering this, Thato would most likely judge the ground as moving ______.

What Is Perception

Research Methodology

Visual System: The Eye

Visual System: The Brain

Object Perception

Color Perception

Depth and Size Perception

Visual Attention

The Auditory System

The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Speech Perception

Music Perception

Touch and Pain

Olfaction and Taste

Filters