visual perception quiz 2
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Visual Perception Quiz 2
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Perception refers to the process by whichA) Sense organs transmit information to the
brain for initial processingB) Perception receptors gather information
from the environmentC) The brain organises and interprets
sensationD) The brain selects which stimuli to respond to
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The two major processes occurring in the eye are
A) Selection and perceptionB) Reception and transductionC) Organisation and interpretationD) Transduction and interpretation
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A person who loses sight in one eye could still perceive depth and distance by using the cues of
A) Interposition and relative sizeB) Convergence and retinal disparityC) Linear perspective and convergenceD) Texture gradient and retinal disparity
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Accommodation isA) Is a binocular depth cueB) Is possible because our eyes are 6 to
7cm apartC) Enables an image to be sharply focused
onto the retinaD) Enables our eyes to turn inwards to focus
on an object
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Imagine that you are in a museum. A statue is in the middle of the room. You walk around it and examine it from many places in the room. The retinal image of the statue changes, but you do not perceive the statue as changing.
This is known asA) ConvergenceB) Motion parallaxC) InterpositioningD) Perceptual constancy
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Three types of perceptual constancy are:A) size, texture and formB) Form, shape and textureC) Size, shape and brightnessD) Brightness, texture and form
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Visual perception processes begin when _____ energy is changed into _____ energy.
A) chemical; electromagneticB) Electromagnetic; electrochemicalC) Electromagnetic; chemicalD) Electrochemical; electromagnetic
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In the visual perception process, which of the following occurs first?
A) SelectionB) ReceptionC) TransmissionD) Feature detection
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In visual perception, the process of transduction takes place in
A) LensB) PupilC) Occipital lobeD) photoreceptors
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If you move an object closer to the viewerA) It has little or no effect on the viewer’s
perception of the object’s sizeB) It causes the viewer to perceive the object
as getting biggerC) It changes the viewer’s perception of the
object’s shapeD) It decreases the size of the retinal image of
the object
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The pattern on solider’s uniforms is designed to assist camouflage in a jungle. The camouflage occurs because
A) The principle of figure-ground is appliedB) The principle of proximity is appliedC) The principle of figure-ground is not
appliedD) The principle of proximity is not applied
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Jemima has had an operation on one eye and has to wear a protective patch. She will probably have some difficulty perceiving the distance of objects because she cannot use
A) Retinal disparityB) AccommodationC) Gestalt principlesD) Pictorial cues
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A number of depth cues are used when perceiving the Ames room illusion. Which of the following is a depth cue that is NOT used?
A) figure-groundB) ConvergenceC) AccommodationD) Linear perspective
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Visual acuity is greatestA) In the fovea where there are only rodsB) In the fovea where there are only conesC) In the area of the retina where there are
equal numbers of rods and conesD) In the area of the retina where the optic
nerve attaches
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The process of converting one kind of energy to another by cells in the eye is called
A) Feature detectionB) Perceptual organisationC) TransmissionD) Transduction
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The adjustment of the shape of the lens to focus on a near object is known as
A) ConvergenceB) Retinal disparityC) AccommodationD) Transduction
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An open drawer is perceived as having the same shape when seen from the front, the side, or from above. This is an example of
A) Perceptual constancyB) Perceptual setC) SimilarityD) Visual illusion
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Visual reception involves theA) Delivery of the visual information to the
appropriate lobe for interpretationB) Detection of light by the photoreceptors on
the retinaC) Transmission of a visual image to the brainD) Interpretation of the visual information in
the brain
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Luisa woke at night in her darkened room. At first she could not see anything, but after a few minutes, due to the _____ in her eyes, she could see the shape of her dressing gown hanging on the door. When she turned on the light she could see the colour of the dressing gown, due to the action of her _______.
A) Cones; rodsB) Rods; conesC) Rods; rodsD) Cones; cones
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A person with an eye patch over one eye for a long period of time could still perceive depth and distance by using the cues of
A) Interposition and relative sizeB) Texture gradient and retinal disparityC) Convergence and retinal disparityD) Linear perspective and convergence
Please make your selectionMark is hanging his red shirt, blue shirt and white shirt outside
in the sun. Suddenly the sun is covered by a large, dark cloud.
The statement that best describes the effect on Mark’s visual perception is
A) The white shirt appears dimmer than the blue and red shirts
B) The red and blue shirts appear dimmer than the white shirtC) The red and white shirts appear brighter than the blue shirtD) All three shirts appear as bright as they did previously
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When an object is identified as a figure separate from its background, the object is more likely to
A) Have a distinct shapeB) Be placed behind another objectC) Be just as noticeable as its backgroundD) Be less dominant than its background
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AccommodationA) Enables our eyes to turn inwards to focus
on the objectB) Is a binocular depth cueC) Enables a sharp or focused image to be
produced on the retinaD) Is possible because our eyes are 6 to
7cm apart
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During accommodation the _____ changes shape and ______ when focusing on a far object
A) pupil; contractsB) Pupil; dilatesC) Lens; bulgesD) Lens; elongates
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________ are misinterpretations of visual stimuli that tend to be perceived by most people consistently over time, even with knowledge and understanding of this misinterpretation.
A) Perceptual setsB) Visual illusionsC) DelusionsD) Hallucinations
Please make your selectionThe muller-lyer illusion isA) More noticeable when the two lines of equal length are vertical
rather than horizontalB) More noticeable when the two lines of equal length are
horizontal rather than verticalC) More noticeable when there are lines with inward or outward
directed angles (arrowheads or fishtails) at the ends of the two lines rather than with inward or outward directed semicircles or circles
D) Just as noticeable when there are lines with inward or outward directed angles (arrowheads or fishtails) at the ends of the two lines rather than with inward or outward directed semicircles or circles
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Which of the following is a depth cue for visual perception?
A) ProximityB) SimilarityC) AccommodationD) closure
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The difference in images on the retina of each eye when an observer is viewing something is called
A) AccommodationB) Linear perspectiveC) Texture gradientD) Retinal disparity
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A visual illusion is best described asA) A consistent misinterpretation of a real
sensory stimuliB) A trick involving the visual perception
systemC) A false belief despite obvious proof that
what is being looked at is incorrectD) A perception that occurs without external
stimulation of the eye
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In the visual perception system, information travels from the retina via the optic nerve to the brain in a process called
A) TransductionB) ReceptionC) Feature detectionD) transmission
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