Introduction to Perception

Question 1

How can we simultaneously perceive several aspects of a visual scene such as colour, motion, form and depth?

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parallel processing

Question 2

Retinal disparity is a what kind of cue for depth perception?

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binocular

Question 3

What is focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus?

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selective attention

Question 4

Our experience of pain may be intensified when we perceive that others are experiencing pain. What does this illustrate?

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top-down processing

Question 5

What do we call the ability to detect only one voice in a crowd?

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the cocktail party effect

Question 6

After listening to your high-volume stereo for 15 years, you fail to realize how loudly the music is blasting. Why?

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sensory adaptation

Question 7

Define: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information?

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perception

Question 8

Why is your taste is influenced by your smell?

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sensory interaction

Question 9

"Two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage in order to be perceived as different." What is this?

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Weber's law

Question 10

Which monocular cue makes the tree appear closer than the mountains?

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interposition

Question 11

What does Weber's law help us understand?

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difference thresholds

Question 12

Perceiving the colour, motion, depth and form of these birds in flight illustrates which of these?

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parallel processing

Question 13

What is the term for the translation of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions?

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depth perception

Question 14

What would best describe top-down processing?

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perception is guided by brain processes and background information

Question 15

You put on a band-aid, you’ll feel it for a while, but soon don't notice it. Why?

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habituation

Question 16

Why do we fail to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere?

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inattentional blindness

Question 17

What do we call perception guided by higher-level mental processes?

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top-down processing

Question 18

What would best describe bottom-up processing?

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Stimuli start at the sensory receptors and work to the brain

Question 19

Define: "Sensory Adaptation"

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decreased sensory sensitivity to unchanging stimuli

Question 20

Which of these is a monocular distance cue?

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relative size

Question 21

Which psychological perspective is interested in how an organized whole is formed out of its components?

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Gestalt

Question 22

Drivers on cell phones are slower to detect & respond to obstacles. Why?

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selective attention

Question 23

What do we call distinguishing an object from its surroundings?

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figure-ground

Question 24

Which Gestalt principle organizes information by grouping nearby figures together?

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proximity

Question 25

Which theory can best explain why different individuals may or may not respond to the same stimuli?

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signal detection theory

Question 26

What type of analysis is best illustrated by a person learning to read Braille?

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bottom-up processing

Question 27

The principle of relative height says objects higher in our field of vision seem...

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farther away

Introduction to Perception

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Introduction to Perception

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