Question 1

If one is subjected to prolonged stimulation, eventually

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A)   sensory overload will occur.
B)   sensory adaptation will occur.
C)   perceptual agnosia will occur.
D)   perceptual inversion will occur.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

In the signal-detection method, if a subject detects a stimulus when no stimulus is actually present, this would be a

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A)   hit.
B)   miss.
C)   false alarm.
D)   correct rejection.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Artists use ____ cues to create a perception of depth on a two-dimensional surface.

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A)   monocular
B)   binocular
C)   accommodation
D)   disparityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Zachary is looking at a reversible figure, which first appears to be a vase, and then appears to be two faces. His perception of the figure keeps switching between these two interpretations. This switching perception is caused by the fact that

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A)   reversible figures cause people to experience the phi phenomenon.
B)   the Gestalt principle of simplicity doesn't work for reversible figures.
C)   The Gestalt principles of proximity and closure are both at work in reversible figures.
D)   the figure-ground distinction in reversible figures is often ambiguous.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The gradual decline in sensitivity to stimuli that follows prolonged stimulation is

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A)   sensory adaptation.
B)   sensory overload.
C)   perceptual adaptation.
D)   perceptual overload.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

If a person views three lights that differ only in amplitude, the person would perceive the lights as

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A)   differing in brightness.
B)   different colors.
C)   differing in brightness and color.
D)   different shades of the same color.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Images that occupy more space on your retina are seen as nearer relative to images that occupy less space. This is a cue to depth perception known as

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A)   accommodation.
B)   foveal disparity.
C)   phrenetic search.
D)   relative size.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

While ____ are the receptor cells for color vision, ____ allow us to see in dim light.

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A)   cones; rods
B)   rods; cones
C)   bipolar cells; ganglion cells
D)   ganglion cells; bipolar cellsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The Gestalt principle that BEST explains our perception of reversible figures such as the two silhouetted faces/vase figure is

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A)   visual illusion.
B)   phi phenomenon.
C)   perceptual constancies.
D)   figure-ground.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Recent studies on the perception of distance have indicated that target destinations are estimated to be farther away by participants who are

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A)   male.
B)   from non-Western cultures.
C)   female.
D)   wearing a heavy backpack.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

Carmella is at a water park. She watches several sliders ride the "Max" and decides to try it for herself. Based on the work by Proffitt and his colleagues, you might predict that when she gets to the top, Carmella will

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A)   ride the slide because it will appear less steep from the top than it did from the bottom.
B)   ride the slide because it will appear shorter from the top than it did from the bottom.
C)   have second thoughts because the slide will appear longer from the top than it did from the bottom.
D)   have second thoughts because the slide will appear steeper from the top than it did from the bottom.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

The process in which the lens adjusts its shape to project a clear image on the retina depending on the distance between the eye and the object being viewed is called

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A)   adaptation.
B)   transduction.
C)   accommodation.
D)   lateral antagonism.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

As people age, the lens of the eye loses its ability to accommodate, and it tends to remain flat instead of becoming fat and round. This suggests that as people age they will

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A)   lose their ability to focus on objects in the distance.
B)   be less likely to detect differences in light purity.
C)   be more likely to detect differences in brightness and hue.
D)   lose their ability to focus on objects that are close.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

An animal species normally active at night (or nocturnal)  would be expected to have a visual system that consists primarily of

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A)   rods.
B)   cones.
C)   bipolar cells.
D)   ganglion cells.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

If a radio play-by-play announcer describing each pitch during a baseball game fails to notice a naked fan running across the infield, the announcer would be demonstrating

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A)   inattentional blindness.
B)   attentional blindness.
C)   perceptual set.
D)   feature analysis.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

The Featured Study on perceiving geographical slant found that when participants gave verbal estimates of the slope of hills they tended to

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A)   be relatively accurate in estimating geographical slant.
B)   underestimate geographical slant.
C)   overestimate geographical slant.
D)   be as likely to underestimate and to overestimate geographical slant.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The cells in the visual cortex that respond to a line of the correct width, oriented at the correct angle, and located in the correct position in its receptive field are called

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A)   hypercomplex cells.
B)   triarchic cells.
C)   simple cells.
D)   binary cells.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Devin looked directly into a very bright light and damaged his retina. The ophthalmologist has told him that he has sustained massive damage to his rods, but for the most part his cones have not been affected. One change that you could predict for Devin's vision is that he will now have

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A)   no color vision.
B)   poor vision in bright illumination.
C)   poor peripheral vision.
D)   more accurate depth perception.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

When your psychology professor is lecturing to your class, your professor can tell which students are sitting in the first, second, third, etc., row, in part because students in the closer rows obstruct his/her view of students in more distant rows. This illustrates the depth perception cue of

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A)   texture gradient.
B)   interposition.
C)   linear perspective.
D)   relative size.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

If you incorrectly perceive that two lines are the same length when they are not, you are experiencing a(n)

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A)   Müller-Lyer effect.
B)   Ponzo effect.
C)   illusion.
D)   delusion.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 7: Sensation and Perception Part 1

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While ____ are the receptor cells for color vision, ____ allow us to see in dim light.

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If you incorrectly perceive that two lines are the same length when they are not, you are experiencing a(n)

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Artists use ____ cues to create a perception of depth on a two-dimensional surface.

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