Question 1

A person with only one eye must rely on the depth cue of _____ to perceive distances.

Accepted Answer

A) convergence 
B) retinal disparity 
C) stereoscopic vision 
D) motion parallax 
A) convergence 
B) retinal disparity 
C) stereoscopic vision 
D) motion parallax

Question 2

Since the fans of each team are focusing intently on their own players, _____ is probably one explanation for the fans of opposing sports teams often acting as if they have seen completely different games.

Accepted Answer

A) habituation 
B) retinal disparity 
C) inattentional blindness 
D) sensory gating 
A) habituation 
B) retinal disparity 
C) inattentional blindness 
D) sensory gating

Question 3

The _____ believe that depth perception is inborn.

Accepted Answer

A) nativists 
B) empiricists 
C) humanists 
D) behaviorists 
A) nativists 
B) empiricists 
C) humanists 
D) behaviorists

Question 4

Attention is aroused by

Accepted Answer

A) intensity. 
B) repetition. 
C) contrast or change. 
D) all of these. 
A) intensity. 
B) repetition. 
C) contrast or change. 
D) all of these.

Question 5

The Gestalt principles offer us some basic "plans" for organizing parts of our day-to-day perceptions based on

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) sensory adaptation. 
C) top-down processing. 
D) bottom-up processing. 
A) habituation. 
B) sensory adaptation. 
C) top-down processing. 
D) bottom-up processing.

Question 6

_____ is related to our limited capacity for storing and thinking about information.

Accepted Answer

A) The orientation response 
B) Habituation 
C) Divided attention 
D) Assimilation 
A) The orientation response 
B) Habituation 
C) Divided attention 
D) Assimilation

Question 7

Which of the following best characterizes the process of perception?

Accepted Answer

A) a passive activity by which information about the real world is transmitted to the brain by sense organs 
B) the exact recording of the kind and quality of energy present in the environment 
C) an automatic process by which a stream of incoming stimulation triggers images stored in the brain 
D) an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrated 
A) a passive activity by which information about the real world is transmitted to the brain by sense organs 
B) the exact recording of the kind and quality of energy present in the environment 
C) an automatic process by which a stream of incoming stimulation triggers images stored in the brain 
D) an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrated

Question 8

The analysis of information starting with low-level features and building into a complete perception is known as

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual expectancy. 
B) top-down processing. 
C) bottom-up processing. 
D) perceptual habitation. 
A) perceptual expectancy. 
B) top-down processing. 
C) bottom-up processing. 
D) perceptual habitation.

Question 9

_____ can be used to construct a three-dimensional perception with information received from just one eye.

Accepted Answer

A) Retinal disparity 
B) Convergence 
C) Monocular depth cues 
D) Stereoscopic vision 
A) Retinal disparity 
B) Convergence 
C) Monocular depth cues 
D) Stereoscopic vision

Question 10

"What is it?" is to _____ as "Who cares?" is to habituation.

Accepted Answer

A) dishabituation 
B) the orientation response 
C) sensory adaptation 
D) the "boiled frog syndrome" 
A) dishabituation 
B) the orientation response 
C) sensory adaptation 
D) the "boiled frog syndrome"

Question 11

Regarding depth perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) All mammals perceive depth much as humans do. 
B) Evolutionary psychologists theorize that human depth perception is an evolutionary holdover from life in the treetops. 
C) Birds have an unusually wide field of vision, with the American woodcock being able to survey a 360-degree panorama without moving its head. 
D) Birds that have a wide-angle view have very limited binocular vision, where depth perception is strongest. 
A) All mammals perceive depth much as humans do. 
B) Evolutionary psychologists theorize that human depth perception is an evolutionary holdover from life in the treetops. 
C) Birds have an unusually wide field of vision, with the American woodcock being able to survey a 360-degree panorama without moving its head. 
D) Birds that have a wide-angle view have very limited binocular vision, where depth perception is strongest.

Question 12

The tendency to fill in gaps in the perception of a figure is called

Accepted Answer

A) sensory completion. 
B) closure. 
C) figure-ground. 
D) continuation. 
A) sensory completion. 
B) closure. 
C) figure-ground. 
D) continuation.

Question 13

Ambiguous stimuli demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A) we passively record the events and stimuli around us. 
B) we actively construct meaningful perceptions. 
C) we are very quick to undergo sensory adaptation. 
D) sensory gating prevents us from experiencing sensory overload in everyday situations. 
A) we passively record the events and stimuli around us. 
B) we actively construct meaningful perceptions. 
C) we are very quick to undergo sensory adaptation. 
D) sensory gating prevents us from experiencing sensory overload in everyday situations.

Question 14

When you use deductive reasoning, you start with a general principle and deduce specific information from this principle.Thus, deductive reasoning is similar to

Accepted Answer

A) convergence. 
B) bottom-up processing. 
C) top-down processing. 
D) perceptual accommodation. 
A) convergence. 
B) bottom-up processing. 
C) top-down processing. 
D) perceptual accommodation.

Question 15

Repetition of stimuli without variation leads to

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) selective attention. 
C) divided attention. 
D) hallucinations. 
A) habituation. 
B) selective attention. 
C) divided attention. 
D) hallucinations.

Question 16

Regarding depth perception, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Recent research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as two weeks of age. 
B) The development of depth perception is not complete until about six months of age. 
C) Depth perception depends on both brain maturation and individual experience. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Recent research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as two weeks of age. 
B) The development of depth perception is not complete until about six months of age. 
C) Depth perception depends on both brain maturation and individual experience. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 17

Smog, fog, and haze add to the apparent distance of an object.This is called

Accepted Answer

A) linear perspective. 
B) aerial perspective. 
C) relative size. 
D) relative motion. 
A) linear perspective. 
B) aerial perspective. 
C) relative size. 
D) relative motion.

Question 18

Depth cues that require two eyes are known as _____ depth cues, while those that require only one eye are known as _____ depth cues.

Accepted Answer

A) binocular; monocular 
B) dizygotic; monozygotic 
C) divergent; convergent 
D) bilateral; unilateral 
A) binocular; monocular 
B) dizygotic; monozygotic 
C) divergent; convergent 
D) bilateral; unilateral

Question 19

Greatly differing accounts of the same athletic contest by fans of opposing teams can be explained by the

Accepted Answer

A) confusion of cause and effect. 
B) effect of motives on perception. 
C) habituation of familiar stimuli. 
D) effect of sensory adaptation on memory. 
A) confusion of cause and effect. 
B) effect of motives on perception. 
C) habituation of familiar stimuli. 
D) effect of sensory adaptation on memory.

Question 20

You are driving down an unfamiliar road when it suddenly ends with two side roads from which to choose.Without a road sign, you choose the road that is only slightly angled rather than the road which makes a ninety degree angle with your original road.Your tendency to see the road chosen as part of the original road illustrates which perceptual principle?

Accepted Answer

A) similarity 
B) continuation 
C) nearness 
D) figure-ground 
A) similarity 
B) continuation 
C) nearness 
D) figure-ground

Exam 5: Extension A: Perceiving the World

A person with only one eye must rely on the depth cue of _____ to perceive distances.

Since the fans of each team are focusing intently on their own players, _____ is probably one explanation for the fans of opposing sports teams often acting as if they have seen completely different games.

The _____ believe that depth perception is inborn.

Attention is aroused by

The Gestalt principles offer us some basic "plans" for organizing parts of our day-to-day perceptions based on

_____ is related to our limited capacity for storing and thinking about information.

Which of the following best characterizes the process of perception?

The analysis of information starting with low-level features and building into a complete perception is known as

_____ can be used to construct a three-dimensional perception with information received from just one eye.

"What is it?" is to _____ as "Who cares?" is to habituation.

Regarding depth perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The tendency to fill in gaps in the perception of a figure is called

Ambiguous stimuli demonstrate that

When you use deductive reasoning, you start with a general principle and deduce specific information from this principle.Thus, deductive reasoning is similar to

Repetition of stimuli without variation leads to

Regarding depth perception, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Smog, fog, and haze add to the apparent distance of an object.This is called

Depth cues that require two eyes are known as _____ depth cues, while those that require only one eye are known as _____ depth cues.

Greatly differing accounts of the same athletic contest by fans of opposing teams can be explained by the

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

Depth cues that require two eyes are known as _ depth cues, while those that require only one eye are known as _ depth cues.