UVM_Gestalt-Perception

The process by which the brain organizes and interprets sensory information is called:

• Reception

• Transduction

• Perception

• Sensation

What part of our body is in charge of processing the things that we see?

• Only the brain

• Only the eyes

• The brain AND the eyes

• Everything is an illusion

Answer explanation

The eye is just a sensory organ, it receives raw light information that the brain processes to tranform it into pictures that we know and are familiar with.

How would you describe Gestalt Psychology?

• A field that emphasizes perception of overall patterns

• A field that studies, diagnosis and treats psychological diseases

• Focuses primarily on educational, social and career adjustment problems.

• Considers the relationship between people and their physical environment

Which Gestalt law of organization is this image referencing?

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Simplicity

• Closure

Answer explanation

Elements that are similar in appearance we perceive as grouped together. We see, then, horizontal rows of circles and squares, rather than vertical mixed columns.

Which Gestalt law of organization is this image referencing?

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Simplicity

• Closure

Answer explanation

We perceive a closure of the figure; that is, we imagine the rest of the figure to see something that is simple, symmetrical, or consistent with our past experience.

Which Gestalt law of organization is this image referencing?

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Simplicity

• Closure

Answer explanation

We perceive elements that are closer together as grouped together.

Draw an example of a gestalt law and write down the name of it

Which of the following is a sensory receptor responsible for detecting light in the eye?

• Retina

• Cochlea

• Olfactory bulb

• Taste bud

Which part of the brain is responsible for processing and integrating sensory information from all the senses, except for olfaction (smell)?

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Thalamus

• Somatosensory cortex