Perception Quest

Front

As the airplane descended for a landing, the pilot saw several beautiful islands that appeared to float in a vast expanse of blue ocean water. In this instance, the ocean is a:

Back

ground

Front

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:

Back

linear perspective

Front

Which of the following situations is a perceptual set most likely to influence?
- copying a definition out of a dictionary
- measuring your height and weight
- watching a dramatic movie
- counting out change

Back

watching a dramatic movie

Front

Seeing a complete airplane in the accompanying image demonstrates which of the following Gestalt principles? proximity, continuity, closure, similarity

Back

closure

Front

We perceive the door as a rectangle in each of the accompanying images because of which perceptual principle?

Back

shape constancy

Front

As the retinal image of big foot walking toward you becomes larger, it is unlikely that you will perceive bigfoot as growing in size. This best illustrates the phenomenon of:

Back

size constancy

Front

The accompanying visual illusion is called:

Back

the Ames room

Front

The accompanying visual illusion is called:

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the Muller-Lyer Illusion

Front

According to the principle of similarity, objects that look similar are likely to be perceived as:

Back

belonging to the same group

Front

Which of the following is a binocular cue for the perception of distance? convergence, closure, linear perspective, texture gradient

Back

convergence