Chapter 5b

Question 1

_____ is the perceptual organization principle that says people tend to perceive a finished unit even if there are gaps in it.

Answer 1

Closure

Question 2

The process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory data into usable mental representations of the world is called ____.

Answer 2

a. perception Correct

Question 3

A young child would not yet have developed the principle of ____________ if she thinks her daddy is getting smaller and smaller as he walks away from her.

Answer 3

c. size consistency Correct

Question 4

Information processing that begins with raw sensory data and ends with analysis in the brain is called _____.

Answer 4

c. bottom-up Correct

Question 5

Someone who has vision in only one eye can no longer use _____ as a cue for the perception of depth and distance.

Answer 5

b. retinal disparity Correct

Question 6

The theory of color vision proposed by Thomas Young that says color perception results from mixing three distinct color systems is called the _____.

Answer 6

d. trichromatic theory Correct

Question 7

The theory of color vision proposed by Ewald Hering that is based on three systems of color opposites is called the _____ theory.

Answer 7

b. opponent-process Correct

Question 8

The tendency for the environment to be perceived as remaining the same even with changes in sensory input is called _____.

Answer 8

b. perceptual constancy Correct

Question 9

A binocular cue is one that requires _____ to perceive depth or distance.

Answer 9

c. two eyes Correct

Question 10

If three people standing next to each other witnessed a robbery and each person described the robber differently, then these different interpretations MOST LIKELY would illustrate differences in _____.

Answer 10

a. perception Correct

Question 11

Prosopagnosia involves the inability to recognize_____.

Answer 11

Faces

Question 12

Which Gestalt principle is demonstrated by the diagram below?

Answer 12

continuity

Question 13

The operant organizational principle that governs our ability to focus on one particular voice at a noisy party or to distinguish between figure and ground when viewing a picture is called a ____________ principle.

Answer 13

Gestalt

Question 14

If you can perceive depth or distance with only one eye, this means you are _____.

Answer 14

c. using a monocular cue Correct

Question 15

The color aftereffects phenomenon predicts that after staring at a bright red rectangle for a period of time, you will see a _____ when you look away at a white background.

Answer 15

a. green rectangle Correct

Question 16

You have been talking with someone online and would like to send a picture of yourself. Since you want to be considered attractive, which of the following factors explains why you should send a picture of yourself alone rather than one that includes your gorgeous roommate standing next to you?

Answer 16

b. frame of reference Correct

Question 17

An example of ___________ would be if you didn’t even notice the loud crash outside the door when you were focused on taking your driver’s exam.c. selective attention Correct

Answer 17

c. selective attention Correct

Question 18

An example of ___________ would be that if after a month of having stuck a post-it note by your door to remind you of an appointment, you forgot the appointment.

Answer 18

habituation

Question 19

We tend to focus our attention on stimuli that are ____________.

Answer 19

novel

Question 20

How many types of cones does the average human eye contain?

Answer 20

three