Module 19 Quiz

A teacher used distortion goggles, which shifted the wearer's gaze 20 degrees, to demonstrate an altered perception. A student wearing the goggles intially bumped into numerous desks and chairs while walking around, but chose to wear the goggles for a half hour. After 30 minutes, the student was able to smoothly avoid obstacles, illustrating the concept of...

• perceptual adaptation

• visual interpretation

• sensory adaptation

• perceptual constancy

• binocular cues

What do we call the illusion of movement that results from two or more stationary, adjacent lights blinking on and off in quick succession?

• Perceptual constancy

• Binocular Cues

• Phi phenomenon

• Retinal Disparity

• Stroboscopic Movement

Bryanna and Charles are in a dancing competition. It is easy for spectators to see them against the dance floor because...

• the vusual cliff

• the phi phenomenon

• color constancy

• sensory restriction

• figure-ground relationship

The view from Narmeen's left eye is slightly different from the view from her right. This is due to which depth cue?

• retinal disparity

• relative size

• linear perspective

• relative motion

• convergence

Which of the following statements is best explained by research on depth perception using the visual cliff?

• Binocular depth cues develop before monocular depth cues.

• Monocular depth cues develop before binocular depth cues.

• Human infants are born with an innate sense of depth.

• Human infants must learn to perceive depth.

• Humans do not develop the perception of depth until 24 months of age.

Even though the banana seemed to change color as lighting in the room changed, Jane knew that the color of the banana was not actually changing. This is due to

• perceptual adaptation

• convergence

• color constancy

• interposition

• relative luminance

Imagine that you attend a sporting event at your school. Explain how the following terms affect you perception of the game: Gestalt, Proximity, and Interposition

What do we mean when we say that, in perception, "the whole may exceed the sum of its parts"?