Question 1

The somewhat different images of objects received by our right and left eyes is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  interposition. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  linear perspective. 
A)  interposition. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  linear perspective.

Question 2

Retinal disparity is an important cue for

Accepted Answer

A)  perceiving color. 
B)  shape constancy. 
C)  perceiving distance. 
D)  brightness constancy. 
A)  perceiving color. 
B)  shape constancy. 
C)  perceiving distance. 
D)  brightness constancy.

Question 3

You have been asked to paint a picture that includes buildings,fields,a river,and a mountain.Describe how you would use at least four monocular cues to give your painting a sense of depth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You have been asked to paint a...

Question 4

The phi phenomenon refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a binocular cue for perceiving depth. 
B)  the perception of movement created by the successive blinking on and off of adjacent lights. 
C)  the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual field. 
D)  the tendency to fill in gaps to perceive disconnected parts as a whole object. 
A)  a binocular cue for perceiving depth. 
B)  the perception of movement created by the successive blinking on and off of adjacent lights. 
C)  the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual field. 
D)  the tendency to fill in gaps to perceive disconnected parts as a whole object.

Question 5

Who emphasized that perceptual understanding comes from inborn ways of organizing sensory experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immanuel Kant 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  John Locke 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Immanuel Kant 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  John Locke 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 6

Which psychologists were first to focus on principles of perceptual organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorists 
B)  psychoanalysts 
C)  Gestalt psychologists 
D)  evolutionary psychologists 
A)  behaviorists 
B)  psychoanalysts 
C)  Gestalt psychologists 
D)  evolutionary psychologists

Question 7

The principles of continuity and closure best illustrate that

Accepted Answer

A)  sensations are organized into meaningful patterns. 
B)  perception is the direct product of sensation. 
C)  cultural experiences shape perception. 
D)  visual information is especially likely to capture our attention. 
A)  sensations are organized into meaningful patterns. 
B)  perception is the direct product of sensation. 
C)  cultural experiences shape perception. 
D)  visual information is especially likely to capture our attention.

Question 8

The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  interposition. 
B)  closure. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  linear perspective. 
A)  interposition. 
B)  closure. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  linear perspective.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the process of color processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Young-Helmholz theory is correct. 
B)  The opponent-process theory is correct. 
C)  The Young-Helmholz theory and the opponent-process theory are correct. 
D)  Neither the Young-Helmhotz theory nor the opponent-process theory are correct. 
A)  The Young-Helmholz theory is correct. 
B)  The opponent-process theory is correct. 
C)  The Young-Helmholz theory and the opponent-process theory are correct. 
D)  Neither the Young-Helmhotz theory nor the opponent-process theory are correct.

Question 10

The philosopher Immanuel Kant emphasized that

Accepted Answer

A)  perception is the same as sensation. 
B)  we learn to perceive the world through experience. 
C)  the perceived whole may exceed the sum of its parts. 
D)  perception depends on innate ways of organizing sensory experience. 
A)  perception is the same as sensation. 
B)  we learn to perceive the world through experience. 
C)  the perceived whole may exceed the sum of its parts. 
D)  perception depends on innate ways of organizing sensory experience.

Question 11

Melanie is walking through a field looking at the flowers.She sees some that are yellow and others that are white.The color that she is seeing is referred to the ________ that is determined by the light's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  length;intensity 
B)  hue;wavelength 
C)  length;amplitude 
D)  hue;intensity 
A)  length;intensity 
B)  hue;wavelength 
C)  length;amplitude 
D)  hue;intensity

Question 12

Because she mistakenly thought she was much closer to the mountain than she actually was,Fiona perceived the mountain to be ________ than it actually was.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher 
B)  smaller 
C)  more richly colorful 
D)  larger 
A)  higher 
B)  smaller 
C)  more richly colorful 
D)  larger

Question 13

A 3-D movie enhances our sense of depth perception by exaggerating normal

Accepted Answer

A)  interposition. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  linear perspective. 
D)  perceptual constancy. 
A)  interposition. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  linear perspective. 
D)  perceptual constancy.

Question 14

The process by which the lens changes shape to focus the image of an object on the retina is called

Accepted Answer

A)  interposition. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  transduction. 
D)  feature detection. 
A)  interposition. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  transduction. 
D)  feature detection.

Question 15

Light energy triggers a chemical reaction that sparks neural signals in ________,which then activate ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ganglion cells;bipolar cells 
B)  bipolar cells;ganglion cells 
C)  the optic nerve;rods 
D)  rods;cones 
A)  ganglion cells;bipolar cells 
B)  bipolar cells;ganglion cells 
C)  the optic nerve;rods 
D)  rods;cones

Question 16

Holding two index fingers in front of the eyes can create the perception of a floating finger sausage.This best illustrates the effect of

Accepted Answer

A)  relative height. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  interposition. 
D)  relative luminance. 
A)  relative height. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  interposition. 
D)  relative luminance.

Question 17

Although a few keys on the piano were broken,Shana mentally filled in the missing notes of the familiar melodies.This best illustrates the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity. 
B)  closure. 
C)  blindsight. 
D)  interposition. 
A)  proximity. 
B)  closure. 
C)  blindsight. 
D)  interposition.

Question 18

Shape constancy refers to our perception of an object as unchanging in shape regardless of changes in the

Accepted Answer

A)  angle from which we view the object. 
B)  distance from which we view the object. 
C)  color of the object. 
D)  luminance of the object. 
A)  angle from which we view the object. 
B)  distance from which we view the object. 
C)  color of the object. 
D)  luminance of the object.

Question 19

The perceived brightness of visible light waves is determined by their

Accepted Answer

A)  relative motion. 
B)  difference threshold. 
C)  amplitude. 
D)  frequency. 
A)  relative motion. 
B)  difference threshold. 
C)  amplitude. 
D)  frequency.

Question 20

The philosopher John Locke believed that people

Accepted Answer

A)  learn to perceive the world through experience. 
B)  are endowed at birth with perceptual skills. 
C)  perceive whole figures as greater than the sum of their parts. 
D)  are unable to adapt to an inverted visual world. 
A)  learn to perceive the world through experience. 
B)  are endowed at birth with perceptual skills. 
C)  perceive whole figures as greater than the sum of their parts. 
D)  are unable to adapt to an inverted visual world.

Exam 18: Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

The somewhat different images of objects received by our right and left eyes is known as

Retinal disparity is an important cue for

You have been asked to paint a picture that includes buildings,fields,a river,and a mountain.Describe how you would use at least four monocular cues to give your painting a sense of depth.

The phi phenomenon refers to

Who emphasized that perceptual understanding comes from inborn ways of organizing sensory experience?

Which psychologists were first to focus on principles of perceptual organization?

The principles of continuity and closure best illustrate that

The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles illustrates

Which of the following best describes the process of color processing.

The philosopher Immanuel Kant emphasized that

Melanie is walking through a field looking at the flowers.She sees some that are yellow and others that are white.The color that she is seeing is referred to the ________ that is determined by the light's ________.

Because she mistakenly thought she was much closer to the mountain than she actually was,Fiona perceived the mountain to be ________ than it actually was.

A 3-D movie enhances our sense of depth perception by exaggerating normal

The process by which the lens changes shape to focus the image of an object on the retina is called

Light energy triggers a chemical reaction that sparks neural signals in ________,which then activate ________.

Holding two index fingers in front of the eyes can create the perception of a floating finger sausage.This best illustrates the effect of

Although a few keys on the piano were broken,Shana mentally filled in the missing notes of the familiar melodies.This best illustrates the principle of

Shape constancy refers to our perception of an object as unchanging in shape regardless of changes in the

The perceived brightness of visible light waves is determined by their

The philosopher John Locke believed that people

The History and Scope of Psychology

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