Question 1

All of the following are laws of perceptual organization EXCEPT

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

Question 2

Individual nerve cells increase the frequency of neural impulses in the auditory nerve by firing in rapid succession. This is said to illustrate

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A)   Weber's law.
B)   the McGurk effect.
C)   the volley principle.
D)   top-down processing.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Retinal disparity refers to the

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A)   tendency to see parallel lines as coming together in the distance.
B)   tendency to see stimuli that are near each other as parts of a unified object.
C)   somewhat different images our two eyes receive of the same object.D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 4

Relative luminance most clearly contributes to

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A)   the phi phenomenon.
B)   brightness constancy.
C)   the Moon illusion.
D)   the McGurk effect.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The phenomenon that refers to the ways in which an individual's expectations influence perception is called

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A)   perceptual set.
B)   retinal disparity.
C)   interposition.
D)   kinesthesis.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

After the invisible word "bread" was quickly flashed and then replaced by a masking stimulus, observers detected the related word "butter" much faster than the unrelated word "bubble." This best illustrates the impact of

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A)   sensory adaptation.
B)   prosopagnosia.
C)   priming.
D)   Weber's law.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Mr. Watkins had been blind from birth. While corrective eye surgery enabled him to see, he was unable to visually distinguish a spoon from a key. This fact would serve to support the position advanced by

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A)   Kant.
B)   Gestalt psychologists.
C)   Locke.
D)   parapsychologists.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following types of cells are located in the brain's visual cortex?

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A)   rods and cones
B)   bipolar cells
C)   hair cells
D)   feature detectorsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Our sense of the position and movement of individual body parts is called

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A)   feature detection.
B)   accommodation.
C)   kinesthesis.
D)   sensory interaction.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Figure is to ground as ________ is to ________.

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A)   form; substance
B)   looking up; looking down
C)   sensation; perception
D)   a white cloud; blue skyE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Which process allows more light to reach the periphery of the retina?

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A)   accommodation of the lens
B)   transduction of the blind spot
C)   dilation of the pupil
D)   sensory adaptation of feature detectorsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The inner ear contains receptors for

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A)   audition and kinesthesis.
B)   kinesthesis and the vestibular sense.
C)   audition and the vestibular sense.
D)   audition, kinesthesis, and the vestibular sense.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The organization of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions is called

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A)   retinal disparity.
B)   depth perception.
C)   perceptual constancy.
D)   sensory interaction.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

The sensation of hot results from the simultaneous stimulation of adjacent ________ spots on the skin.

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A)   warmth and pain
B)   pain and cold
C)   cold and warmth
D)   warmth and pressureE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Dilation and constriction of the pupil are controlled by the

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A)   optic nerve.
B)   lens.
C)   retina.
D)   iris.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The organizational rules identified by Gestalt psychologists illustrate that

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A)   perception is the same as sensation.
B)   we learn to perceive the world through experience.
C)   the perceived whole differs from the sum of its parts.
D)   sensation has no effect on perception.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Our sense of hearing is known as

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A)   the vestibular sense.
B)   kinesthesis.
C)   audition.
D)   tinnitus.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

We may perceive a bottle of fruit juice as less expensive when we are most thirsty. This best illustrates that perceptions are influenced by

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A)   subliminal stimulation.
B)   the McGurk effect.
C)   sensory adaptation.
D)   motivation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

After learning that her new college roommate had experienced several episodes of depression during her high school years, Erin incorrectly perceived her roommate's laughter as artificial and phony. This best illustrates the impact of

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A)   interposition.
B)   perceptual set.
C)   clairvoyance.
D)   the phi phenomenon.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Perceptual adaptation refers to the

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A)   grouping of stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns.
B)   processing of information without conscious awareness.
C)   perception of an object as unchanging in shape regardless of our own viewing angle.
D)   perceptual adjustment to an artificially displaced visual field.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 6: Perception

All of the following are laws of perceptual organization EXCEPT

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After the invisible word "bread" was quickly flashed and then replaced by a masking stimulus, observers detected the related word "butter" much faster than the unrelated word "bubble." This best illustrates the impact of

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Which process allows more light to reach the periphery of the retina?

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The organization of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions is called

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We may perceive a bottle of fruit juice as less expensive when we are most thirsty. This best illustrates that perceptions are influenced by

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Our sense of hearing is known as

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Retinal disparity refers to the

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After learning that her new college roommate had experienced several episodes of depression during her high school years, Erin incorrectly perceived her roommate's laughter as artificial and phony. This best illustrates the impact of

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Mr. Watkins had been blind from birth. While corrective eye surgery enabled him to see, he was unable to visually distinguish a spoon from a key. This fact would serve to support the position advanced by

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Dilation and constriction of the pupil are controlled by the

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Our sense of the position and movement of individual body parts is called

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Figure is to ground as ________ is to ________.

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The sensation of hot results from the simultaneous stimulation of adjacent ________ spots on the skin.

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Relative luminance most clearly contributes to

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Individual nerve cells increase the frequency of neural impulses in the auditory nerve by firing in rapid succession. This is said to illustrate

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The organizational rules identified by Gestalt psychologists illustrate that

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The inner ear contains receptors for

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Which of the following types of cells are located in the brain's visual cortex?

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Perceptual adaptation refers to the

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The phenomenon that refers to the ways in which an individual's expectations influence perception is called

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