Psychology Perception Quiz

What is perceptual organization in psychology?

• The process by which our brain ignores sensory information.

• The process by which our brain creates sensory information.

• The process by which our brain forgets sensory information.

• The process by which our brain organizes and makes sense of sensory information.

Explain the concept of figure-ground perception.

• The concept of figure-ground perception involves perceiving the background as the main focus and the object as secondary.

• The concept of figure-ground perception involves distinguishing an object from its background.

• The concept of figure-ground perception involves blurring the distinction between an object and its background.

• The concept of figure-ground perception involves merging an object with its background.

What are the Gestalt principles in psychology?

• The Gestalt principles in psychology are a set of principles that describe how humans perceive and organize visual information.

• The Gestalt principles in psychology are a set of principles that describe how humans perceive and organize olfactory information.

• The Gestalt principles in psychology are a set of principles that describe how humans perceive and organize tactile information.

• The Gestalt principles in psychology are a set of principles that describe how humans perceive and organize auditory information.

Define top-down processing in the context of psychology.

• The cognitive process in which sensory information influences prior knowledge, expectations, and context.

• The cognitive process in which perception and interpretation of sensory information are not influenced by prior knowledge, expectations, and context.

• The cognitive process in which prior knowledge, expectations, and context influence perception and interpretation of sensory information.

• The cognitive process in which sensory information is processed from bottom to top.

What is bottom-up processing in psychology?

• The process of analyzing and interpreting sensory information starting from the basic sensory input and moving towards lower-level cognitive processing.

• The process of analyzing and interpreting sensory information starting from the middle-level cognitive processing and moving towards basic sensory input.

• The process of analyzing and interpreting sensory information starting from the basic sensory input and moving towards higher-level cognitive processing.

• The process of analyzing and interpreting sensory information starting from higher-level cognitive processing and moving towards basic sensory input.

How does perceptual organization influence our perception of the world?

• Perceptual organization helps us make sense of sensory input and perceive the world as coherent and meaningful.

• Perceptual organization is only important for visual perception.

• Perceptual organization only affects our perception of colors.

• Perceptual organization has no influence on our perception of the world.

Give an example of figure-ground perception in everyday life.

• blue book on a yellow table

• red car on a green field

• black vase on a white background

• orange cat on a purple couch

Name and briefly explain three Gestalt principles.

• Continuity, Figure-ground, Symmetry

• Alignment, Repetition, Figure-ground

• Continuity, Symmetry, Alignment

• Proximity, Similarity, Closure

Provide an example of top-down processing in psychology.

• Using prior knowledge and expectations to interpret sensory information.

• Using emotions and feelings to interpret sensory information.

• Using bottom-up processing to interpret sensory information.

• Using sensory information to form prior knowledge and expectations.

Describe the role of bottom-up processing in visual perception.

• Bottom-up processing only occurs in auditory perception.

• Bottom-up processing involves the analysis of sensory information to form a perception.

• Bottom-up processing is not involved in visual perception.

• Bottom-up processing involves the synthesis of sensory information to form a perception.