Vision AP Psychology

Iconic memory relates more to this sense __________

information processing guided by your pre existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions.

• top down processing

• Bottom up processing

• parallel processing

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

• inattentional blindness

• place theory

• blind spot

• feature detectors

• sensory adaptation

Which part of the eye is responsible for controlling the amount of light that enters?

• Cornea

• Iris

• Retina

• Lens

What is the primary function of rods in the human eye?

• Color vision

• Peripheral vision

• Depth perception

• Focusing light

Which theory explains how we perceive color through three types of cones sensitive to red, green, and blue?

• Opponent-process theory

• Trichromatic theory

• Retinex theory

• Color constancy theory

What is the term for the phenomenon where the brain fills in gaps in the visual field?

• Blind spot

• Perceptual filling-in

• Visual closure

• Gestalt completion

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

What is the role of the optic nerve in vision?

• To focus light on the retina

• To transmit visual information to the brain

• To adjust the size of the pupil

• To detect color

Which condition is characterized by difficulty in recognizing faces?

• Prosopagnosia

• Agnosia

• Aphasia

• Anosmia