Question 1

Early in the twentieth century,a group of German psychologists noticed that people tend to organize a cluster of sensations into a(n)

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A)   parallel process.
B)   monocular cue.
C)   afterimage.
D)   gestalt.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Accommodation refers to the

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A)   diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus.
B)   eye movements that enable the retina to detect continuous stimulation.
C)   process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural messages.
D)   process by which the lens changes shape to focus images on the retina.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

A color's hue is determined by its

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A)   height.
B)   wavelength.
C)   brightness.
D)   intensity.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Although college textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina,students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects.This illustrates the importance of

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A)   size constancy.
B)   linear perspective.
C)   shape constancy.
D)   binocular cues.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Damage to the fovea would have the GREATEST effect on

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A)   night vision.
B)   peripheral vision.
C)   detecting fine detail.
D)   sensory adaptation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

The quick succession of briefly flashed images in a motion picture produces

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A)   retinal disparity.
B)   blindsight.
C)   stroboscopic movement.
D)   linear perspective.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

When Kristy saw her mother and sister running toward her,she quickly recognized that her sister was running ahead of her mother.This best illustrates Kristy's capacity for

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A)   retinal disparity.
B)   stroboscopic movement.
C)   depth perception.
D)   blindsight.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The direct link between a single cone and a single ________ preserves the fine details in the cone's message.

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A)   rod
B)   ganglion cell
C)   blind spot
D)   bipolar cellE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Compared with the entire range of visible light waves,those that are highest in frequency are most likely to be experienced as

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A)   blue.
B)   yellow.
C)   red.
D)   greenE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The illusion of movement in animated neon signs is known as

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A)   interposition.
B)   relative motion.
C)   blindsight.
D)   the phi phenomenon.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

When the Moon is near the horizon,it appears larger than when it is high in the sky.This effect is primarily a result of

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A)   the slightly dimmer appearance of the horizon Moon.
B)   the scattering of the horizon Moon's light waves,which penetrate the atmosphere at an angle.
C)   monocular distance cues,which make the horizon Moon seem farther away.
D)   the brighter appearance of the horizon Moon.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Certain stroke victims report seeing nothing when shown a series of sticks,yet they are able to correctly report whether the sticks are vertical or horizontal.This best illustrates

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A)   relative luminance.
B)   the phi phenomenon.
C)   accommodation.
D)   blindsight.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

As the farmer looked across her field,the parallel rows of young corn plants appeared to converge in the distance.This provided her with a distance cue known as

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A)   proximity.
B)   linear perspective.
C)   closure.
D)   continuity.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Immanuel Kant and John Locke would have been most likely to disagree about the extent to which perception is influenced by

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A)   cultural experience.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   accommodation.
D)   relative luminance.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

The phenomenon of color constancy best demonstrates that

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A)   an object's perceived color is influenced by its surrounding objects.
B)   the brain processes information about color and shape simultaneously.
C)   eye movements help to maintain the perception of color.
D)   color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Relative luminance refers to the amount of light reflected by an object relative to the

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A)   amount of light striking that object.
B)   wavelength of the light striking that object.
C)   wavelength of the light reflected by that object.
D)   amount of light reflected by surrounding objects.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Infants are especially likely to avoid crawling over the edge of a visual cliff if they

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A)   have a lot of previous crawling experience.
B)   have little previous experience with heights.
C)   lack a capacity for perceptual constancy.
D)   lack vision in one eye.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

To experience color constancy,we should view things

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A)   from very short distances.
B)   for long periods of time.
C)   under low levels of illumination.
D)   in relation to surrounding objects.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A person with normal color vision sees yellow when both red-sensitive and green-sensitive cones are stimulated simultaneously.This fact is most directly supportive of

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A)   the opponent-process theory.
B)   Weber's law.
C)   the Young-Helmholtz theory.
D)   dissociation theory.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

The perceived size of an object is most strongly influenced by that object's perceived

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A)   shape.
B)   color.
C)   distance.
D)   motion.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 18: Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Accommodation refers to the

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The illusion of movement in animated neon signs is known as

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Damage to the fovea would have the GREATEST effect on

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Immanuel Kant and John Locke would have been most likely to disagree about the extent to which perception is influenced by

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When Kristy saw her mother and sister running toward her,she quickly recognized that her sister was running ahead of her mother.This best illustrates Kristy's capacity for

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Although college textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina,students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects.This illustrates the importance of

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Early in the twentieth century,a group of German psychologists noticed that people tend to organize a cluster of sensations into a(n)

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The perceived size of an object is most strongly influenced by that object's perceived

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Certain stroke victims report seeing nothing when shown a series of sticks,yet they are able to correctly report whether the sticks are vertical or horizontal.This best illustrates

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As the farmer looked across her field,the parallel rows of young corn plants appeared to converge in the distance.This provided her with a distance cue known as

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Relative luminance refers to the amount of light reflected by an object relative to the

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A color's hue is determined by its

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The quick succession of briefly flashed images in a motion picture produces

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When the Moon is near the horizon,it appears larger than when it is high in the sky.This effect is primarily a result of

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The direct link between a single cone and a single ________ preserves the fine details in the cone's message.

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Compared with the entire range of visible light waves,those that are highest in frequency are most likely to be experienced as

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