Psychology Flashcard on Perception

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An individual’s ability to focus on a particular conversation in a noisy and crowded room is called

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selective attention

Front

Which perceptual principle best describes Kaori's perception of automobiles as the airplane gains altitude?

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Constancy

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Ana injured her eye in an accident and has to wear a patch over the eye while it heals. Which of the following cues would she best be able to use to make judgments about the distance objects are from her? Convergence, Binocular disparity, Linear perspective, Closure

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Linear perspective

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Convergence is a binocular depth cue that is based on which of the following?
Change in the size of the pupil,
Muscular tension that leads to the lens changing shape,
Muscular tension that occurs when the eyes turn inward,
Fact that there are more rods on the periphery of the retina

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Muscular tension that occurs when the eyes turn inward

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The difference between divided attention and selective attention is that divided attention

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requires more automatic processing than selective attention does

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In psychology, Gestalt principles are used to explain

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perceptual organization

Front

What would best allow Jason to hear Brent’s trombone at the parade? Options: Sensory adaptation, Selective attention, Perceptual constancy, Weber’s law

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Selective attention

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Why did participants change "canoes" to "boats" and "hunting seals" to "fishing" when repeating an American Indian folk tale?

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The participants had difficulty repeating the story because the details didn’t fit with their cultural schema.

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What is the most likely reason many observers fail to notice a person in a gorilla costume while counting basketball passes?

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Inattentional blindness

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Even though it was nearly dark outside, Kaci could still tell that the basketball she was playing with was orange. Which of the following concepts is best illustrated in this example?

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Color constancy