Deck 11: Perception

Question 1

The proximal stimulus is:

A) the pattern on the retina.
B) the object in the world.
C) what is perceived.
D) what is recognized.

Answer 1

the pattern on the retina.

Question 2

Segregating figures from each other and from the background proceeds, according to Gestalt psychology, on the basis of:

A) the proximity principle.
B) the depth principle.
C) the continuity principle.
D) A and C but not B.

Answer 2

A and C but not B.

Question 3

Some characteristics of the percept remain the same across changes in the proximal stimulus. This phenomenon is called:

A) the law of Pragnanz.
B) constancy.
C) figure-ground segregation.
D) none of the above.

Answer 3

constancy.

Question 4

The idea that, for a given retinal size, the perceived size is proportional to the perceived distance is referred to as:

A) size constancy.
B) the law of Pragnanz.
C) the proximity principle.
D) the size-distance invariance hypothesis.

Question 5

Which of the following is a motion cue to depth perception?

A) Binocular convergence
B) Interposition
C) Optical flow pattern
D) Linear perspective

Question 6

Template matching theory states that pattern recognition occurs by:

A) matching features to the percept.
B) matching the percept to the representation in memory.
C) matching the percept to feature lists in memory.
D) matching features to feature lists in memory.

Question 7

Feature detection theory states that pattern recognition occurs by:

A) matching the percept to feature lists in memory.
B) matching the percept to the representation in memory.
C) matching features to the percept.
D) matching features to feature lists in memory.

Question 8

A problem with template matching theory is:

A) specifying the relationship between parts.
B) the load it places on memory.
C) the infinite number of variants on a stimulus.
D) B and C but not A.

Question 9

A problem with feature detection theory is:

A) the infinite number of variants on a stimulus.
B) specifying the relationship between the parts.
C) memory search time.
D) A and C but not B.

Question 10

In apperceptive agnosia the patient cannot:

A) copy a picture of an object.
B) draw the object from memory.
C) describe the object from memory.
D) All of the above.

Question 11

In associative agnosia the patient cannot:

A) copy a picture of an object.
B) match two pictures of the same object.
C) draw a picture from memory.
D) A and C but not B.

Question 12

In Marr's theory a primal sketch consists of:

A) information about texture, gradient and depth.
B) information about lines, corners and regions of similarity.
C) the identity of the object stored in memory.
D) the three-dimensional representation of an object.

Question 13

In Biderman's (1987) recognition-by-components theory, object recognition consists of:

A) identifying Geons, specifying the relationship between Geons, segmenting the object into Geons.
B) identifying Geons, segmenting the object into Geons, specifying the relationship between Geons.
C) segmenting the object into Geons, specifying the relationship between Geons, identifying Geons.
D) segmenting the object into Geons, identifying Geons, specifying the relationship between Geons.

Question 14

The bottom-up approach to perception is found in:

A) the perception of illusions.
B) perception of ambiguous figures.
C) context effects.
D) Gibson's theory.

Question 15

The top-down approach to perception is found in:

A) Gestalt theory.
B) feature theory.
C) the constancies.
D) template matching theory.

Question 16

In Bruce and Young's theory of face recognition, the order of processing is:

A) perceptual processing, face recognition units, name units, person identification units.
B) perceptual processing, person identification units, face recognition units, name units.
C) perceptual processing, face recognition units, person identification units, name units.
D) perceptual processing, person identification units, name units, face recognition units.