Question 1

Explain how research on size constancy,restored vision,and perceptual adaptation serves to support and/or refute John Locke's emphasis on the importance of learning in perception.

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Question 2

The perception that a cartoon character is hopping across a movie screen best illustrates

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A)   afterimages.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   accommodation.
D)   stroboscopic movement.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Perceiving objects as unchanging even as illumination and retinal images change is known as

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A)   interposition.
B)   linear perspective.
C)   perceptual constancy.
D)   the phi phenomenon.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

When a power outage shut off the lights in her house late one night,Amanda could see very little.But within 20 minutes she could see quite well in the dark due to

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A)   visual afterimages.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   pupil dilation.
D)   color constancy.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

People who lack color receptors for the wavelengths of red are unusually likely to experience

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A)   afterimages.
B)   blindsight.
C)   dichromatic vision.
D)   cataracts.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

People who demonstrate blindsight have most likely suffered damage to their

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A)   cornea.
B)   lens.
C)   fovea.
D)   visual cortex.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

According to the opponent-process theory,cells that are turned "on" by

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A)   green light are turned "off" by blue light.
B)   yellow light are turned "off" by red light.
C)   green light are turned "off" by red light.
D)   red light are turned "off" by blue light.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The perceptual tendency to group together stimuli that are near each other is called

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A)   interposition.
B)   perceptual constancy.
C)   proximity.
D)   closure.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

On a cloudy day,a yellow flower is likely to appear ________ it does on a bright sunny day.

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A)   less yellow than
B)   equally as yellow as
C)   more yellow than
D)   whiter thanE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The tendency to see complete letters on a neon sign,even though some of the bulbs are burned out,illustrates the principle of

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A)   closure.
B)   relative luminance.
C)   proximity.
D)   continuity.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

After some practice,Carol was able to read books while holding them upside down.This best illustrates

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A)   perceptual adaptation.
B)   perceptual constancy.
C)   interposition.
D)   retinal disparity.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

After suffering stroke damage to specific areas of her brain,Mrs.M.cannot visually perceive the motion of objects,though she can visually perceive their form,color,and depth.Her experience best illustrates the role of ________ in visual perception.

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A)   stroboscopic movement
B)   retinal disparity
C)   parallel processing
D)   opponent processesE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Viewing the light reflected by any object relative to the light reflected by surrounding objects is most necessary for experiencing

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A)   blindsight.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   perceptual adaptation.
D)   brightness constancy.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Although he was wearing a pair of glasses that shifted the apparent location of objects 20 degrees to his right,after a short practice time Lars was still able to play tennis very effectively.This best illustrates the value of

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A)   relative luminance.
B)   shape constancy.
C)   retinal disparity.
D)   perceptual adaptation.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

The amount of light reflected by an object relative to the amount reflected by surrounding objects is called

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A)   continuity.
B)   interposition.
C)   retinal disparity.
D)   relative luminance.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Relative height is a cue involving our perception of objects higher in our field of vision as

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A)   brighter.
B)   farther away.
C)   hazier.
D)   smaller.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The fovea refers to

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A)   the outer protective surface of the eye.
B)   a colored muscle that adjusts light intake.
C)   an area of the thalamus that receives information from the optic nerve.
D)   the central focal point in the retina.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

John has more difficulty hitting baseballs that are pitched to him than his classmates do because he was born blind in his right eye.His difficulty can best be attributed to his lack of the depth cue known as

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A)   proximity.
B)   interposition.
C)   retinal disparity.
D)   linear perspective.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Who first hypothesized that the eye must have three different types of color receptors,with each especially sensitive to one of the three primary colors?

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A)   Leonardo Da Vinci and Johannes Kepler
B)   David Hubel and Torsten Weisel
C)   Thomas Young and Hermann Von Helmholtz
D)   John Locke and William MolyneuxE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

We compute motion based on the assumption that shrinking objects are

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A)   feature detectors.
B)   retreating.
C)   binocular cues.
D)   fixation points.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 18: Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

When a power outage shut off the lights in her house late one night,Amanda could see very little.But within 20 minutes she could see quite well in the dark due to

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Viewing the light reflected by any object relative to the light reflected by surrounding objects is most necessary for experiencing

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The perceptual tendency to group together stimuli that are near each other is called

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The tendency to see complete letters on a neon sign,even though some of the bulbs are burned out,illustrates the principle of

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The perception that a cartoon character is hopping across a movie screen best illustrates

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According to the opponent-process theory,cells that are turned "on" by

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Who first hypothesized that the eye must have three different types of color receptors,with each especially sensitive to one of the three primary colors?

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After some practice,Carol was able to read books while holding them upside down.This best illustrates

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Explain how research on size constancy,restored vision,and perceptual adaptation serves to support and/or refute John Locke's emphasis on the importance of learning in perception.

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We compute motion based on the assumption that shrinking objects are

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People who demonstrate blindsight have most likely suffered damage to their

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The amount of light reflected by an object relative to the amount reflected by surrounding objects is called

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People who lack color receptors for the wavelengths of red are unusually likely to experience

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Relative height is a cue involving our perception of objects higher in our field of vision as

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On a cloudy day,a yellow flower is likely to appear ________ it does on a bright sunny day.

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The fovea refers to

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Perceiving objects as unchanging even as illumination and retinal images change is known as

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Although he was wearing a pair of glasses that shifted the apparent location of objects 20 degrees to his right,after a short practice time Lars was still able to play tennis very effectively.This best illustrates the value of

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John has more difficulty hitting baseballs that are pitched to him than his classmates do because he was born blind in his right eye.His difficulty can best be attributed to his lack of the depth cue known as

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After suffering stroke damage to specific areas of her brain,Mrs.M.cannot visually perceive the motion of objects,though she can visually perceive their form,color,and depth.Her experience best illustrates the role of ________ in visual perception.

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