Question 1

Which of the following is an accurate statement about shadow cues?

Accepted Answer

A) The angle of the shadow can provide some information about how far the object is in front of the background. 
B) Shadows can exist only in an environment with an atmosphere, which provides depth cues. 
C) If an object is in an indentation, then its shadow will be away from the sun. 
D) If an object is on the side of a mountain, then its shadow will be toward the sun.

Question 2

In the photograph below, one of the important cues for depth perception is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) occlusion 
B) motion parallax 
C) accretion 
D) texture gradient

Question 3

The region of small disparity around the horopter where the two images can be united into a single perception is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the Gelb region 
B) Panum's area of fusion 
C) the area of linear perspective 
D) Benham's static parallax

Question 4

When you are holding your hand out at arm's length and looking at your thumb, the image of your thumb falls on ______ on each of your retinae.

Accepted Answer

A) corresponding points 
B) noncorresponding points 
C) the horoptic perimeter 
D) the locus of disparity

Question 5

Convergence is more useful than accommodation because it can provide the visual system with ______.

Accepted Answer

A) more cues to determine motion parallax 
B) more information needed for depth perception 
C) the ability to focus on both near and far objects 
D) reliable depth information and more precise images

Question 6

Preferential looking tasks show that infants start becoming sensitive to disparity ______.

Accepted Answer

A) immediately at birth 
B) at about 3 weeks of age 
C) prior to their first birthday 
D) not until they are about 2 years old

Question 7

Santiago caught 50% of the tennis balls thrown to him with one eye blindfolded.When the blindfold was removed, he caught 95% of the balls.What does this example show?

Accepted Answer

A) People rely mostly on optic flow when catching balls. 
B) People rely mostly on motion parallax when catching balls. 
C) Stereopsis is relevant to catching balls. 
D) Linear perspective is relevant to catching balls.

Question 8

The sense of depth we perceive from the visual system's processing of the comparison of the two different images from each retina is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) stereopsis 
B) optic comparisons 
C) retinal parallax 
D) binocular rivalry

Question 9

Which of these depth cues is prominent in the photograph below?

Accepted Answer

A) vergence 
B) optic flow 
C) linear perspective 
D) disparity

Question 10

In the photo below, depth is indicated mainly by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) oculomotor cues 
B) stereopsis 
C) atmospheric perspective 
D) relative height

Question 11

The relation between perceived size and perceived distance, whereby the perceived size of an object depends on its perceived distance, and the perceived distance of an object may depend on its perceived size, is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the Gelb area 
B) size-distance invariance 
C) size parallax 
D) monocular distance principle

Question 12

Relative size refers to the fact that the closer an object is, the smaller the image will be on the retina.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The horopter is the region in space where the two images from an object fall on corresponding locations on the two retinae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Accommodation is considered an oculomotor cue to depth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Veronica appears to be holding up a needle next to a distant tree, which seems to be the same size as the needle.This example shows the effect of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) size constancy 
B) size-distance invariance 
C) visual angles 
D) the Ponzo illusion

Question 16

In a 3D movie, if a filmmaker wants an image to come out of the screen toward the viewer, the filmmaker will create ______.

Accepted Answer

A) stereoscopic disparity 
B) zero disparity 
C) uncrossed disparity 
D) crossed disparity

Question 17

In the Ames room, we look through the viewing hole, we cannot distinguish the trapezoids, and we use our cues of familiar sizes and shapes to infer a normal room.Our visual systems convert the trapezoids into squares, so that we can perceive the room itself as normal.This results in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) binocular rivalry 
B) an illusion of optic flow 
C) a breakdown of size constancy 
D) an interruption in motion parallax

Question 18

The adjustments that your eyes make as they look from objects near to objects far away or from objects far away to objects closer can serve as cues to depth in and of themselves.This source of information about depth is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) oculomotor depth cues 
B) monocular depth cues 
C) eye motion depth cues 
D) the cue approach to depth perception

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of an anaglyph?

Accepted Answer

A) Pablo uses two cameras separated by 3 cm to take a picture of the same scene, prints both photos in green, and them combines them into one image. 
B) Rachel uses one camera to take a picture of two scenes, prints one photo in red and other in blue, and then combines them into one image. 
C) John uses two cameras separated by 6 cm to take a picture of the same scene, prints one photo in red and the other in blue, and then combines them into one image. 
D) Trung uses one camera to take a picture of two scenes, prints one photo in yellow and other in green, and then combines them into one image.

Question 20

In the following photograph, we infer that the swan is in front of the fence because the image of the swan breaks up the continuous image of the fence.What is the technical term for this depth cue?

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation 
B) relative monocular distance 
C) occlusion 
D) movement-based

Exam 7: Depth and Size Perception

Which of the following is an accurate statement about shadow cues?

In the photograph below, one of the important cues for depth perception is ______.

The region of small disparity around the horopter where the two images can be united into a single perception is known as ______.

When you are holding your hand out at arm's length and looking at your thumb, the image of your thumb falls on ______ on each of your retinae.

Convergence is more useful than accommodation because it can provide the visual system with ______.

Preferential looking tasks show that infants start becoming sensitive to disparity ______.

Santiago caught 50% of the tennis balls thrown to him with one eye blindfolded.When the blindfold was removed, he caught 95% of the balls.What does this example show?

The sense of depth we perceive from the visual system's processing of the comparison of the two different images from each retina is known as ______.

Which of these depth cues is prominent in the photograph below?

In the photo below, depth is indicated mainly by ______.

The relation between perceived size and perceived distance, whereby the perceived size of an object depends on its perceived distance, and the perceived distance of an object may depend on its perceived size, is known as ______.

Relative size refers to the fact that the closer an object is, the smaller the image will be on the retina.

The horopter is the region in space where the two images from an object fall on corresponding locations on the two retinae.

Accommodation is considered an oculomotor cue to depth.

Veronica appears to be holding up a needle next to a distant tree, which seems to be the same size as the needle.This example shows the effect of ______.

In a 3D movie, if a filmmaker wants an image to come out of the screen toward the viewer, the filmmaker will create ______.

In the Ames room, we look through the viewing hole, we cannot distinguish the trapezoids, and we use our cues of familiar sizes and shapes to infer a normal room.Our visual systems convert the trapezoids into squares, so that we can perceive the room itself as normal.This results in ______.

The adjustments that your eyes make as they look from objects near to objects far away or from objects far away to objects closer can serve as cues to depth in and of themselves.This source of information about depth is known as ______.

Which of the following is an example of an anaglyph?

In the following photograph, we infer that the swan is in front of the fence because the image of the swan breaks up the continuous image of the fence.What is the technical term for this depth cue?