WorksheetsAP Psyc Unit 4 Round 2 Eye, Binocular Cues, Gestalt
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The amplitude of electromagnetic waves determines the ________ of light.
a)
absolute threshold
b)
brightness
c)
hue
d)
difference threshold
2.
The adjustable opening in the center of the eye is the
a)
fovea.
b)
iris.
c)
cornea.
d)
pupil.
3.
Dilation and constriction of the pupil are controlled by the
a)
optic nerve.
b)
lens.
c)
retina.
d)
iris.
4.
Accommodation refers to the
a)
system for sensing the position and movement of muscles, tendons, and joints.
b)
quivering eye movements that enable the retina to detect continuous stimulation
c)
process by which stimulus energies are changed into neural messages.
d)
process by which the lens changes shape to focus images on the retina.
5.
The light-sensitive inner surface of the eye, containing the rods and cones, is the
a)
fovea.
b)
optic nerve.
c)
cornea.
d)
retina.
6.
Which of the following is the correct order of structures light passes through in the eye?
a)
a. lens, cornea, pupil, retina, iris
b)
retina, lens, cornea, rods, cones
c)
cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina
d)
pupil, optic nerve, retina, lens, rods
7.
The axons of ganglion cells converge to form
a)
the basilar membrane.
b)
bipolar cells.
c)
the auditory nerve.
d)
the optic nerve.
8.
Compared with rods, cones are
a)
more sensitive to dim light and more sensitive to fine detail.
b)
less sensitive to dim light and less sensitive to fine detail.
c)
more sensitive to dim light and less sensitive to fine detail.
d)
less sensitive to dim light and more sensitive to fine detail.
9.
The area of the retina where the optic nerve leaves the eye is called the
a)
blind spot.
b)
pupil.
c)
visual cortex.
d)
cornea.
10.
The direct link between a single cone and a single ________ preserves the fine details in the cone's message.
a)
rod
b)
ganglion cell
c)
blind spot
d)
bipolar cell
11.
Feature detectors
a)
are retinal cells that allow you to see in dim light and are located in the periphery of the eye.
b)
combine to form the optic nerve, which sends visual information to the brain.
c)
are primarily located in the fovea.
d)
are nerve cells in the brain's visual cortex that fire in response to specific edges, lines, and angles.
12.
Supercell clusters are
a)
located in the spinal cord and conduct most pain signals to the somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe.
b)
connected to hair cells located along the basilar membrane in the inner ear.
c)
photoreceptor cells, located in the retina, that combine to send information to the visual cortex.
d)
teams of cells that fire in response to complex patterns, such as the human face.
13.
According to the Young-Helmholtz theory
a)
the retina contains three kinds of color receptors.
b)
color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes.
c)
the size of the difference threshold is proportional to the intensity of the stimulus.
d)
certain nerve cells in the brain respond to specific features of a stimulus.
14.
According to the opponent-process theory, cells that are stimulated by exposure to ________ light are inhibited by exposure to ________ light.
a)
red; blue
b)
yellow; blue
c)
blue; green
d)
blue; red
15.
Current research suggests that
a)
the Young-Helmholtz theory best explains how we experience colo
b)
opponent-process theory is the most comprehensive theory for explaining color vision.
c)
both the trichromatic and opponent-process theories are valid in explaining color vision.
d)
both the Young-Helmholtz and the opponent-process theories are wrong in explaining color vision.
16.
Who emphasized that the whole may exceed the sum of its parts?
a)
evolutionary psychologists
b)
behaviorists
c)
Gestalt psychologists
d)
psychoanalysts
17.
One of the ways we perceive images is by organizing stimuli into an object seen against its surroundings. What is this perceptual tendency called?
a)
opponent-process theory
b)
figure-ground
c)
retinal disparity
d)
binocular cue
18.
The perceptual tendency to group together stimuli that are near each other is called
a)
interposition.
b)
perceptual set.
c)
proximity.
d)
closure.
19.
Your tendency to mentally fill in the gaps best reflects which of the following Gestalt principles of organization?
a)
continuity
b)
proximity
c)
closure
d)
connectedness
20.
Which factor appears to be important for the development of depth perception in infancy?
a)
crawling experience
b)
encouragement from parents
c)
biological maturation
d)
retinal disparity
21.
A 3-D movie enhances our sense of depth perception by simulating the effects of
a)
interposition.
b)
retinal disparity.
c)
perceptual constancy.
d)
gestalt cues.
22.
The convergence of parallel lines provides the distance cue known as
a)
interposition.
b)
closure.
c)
relative height.
d)
linear perspective.
23.
Interposition is a cue for depth perception in which closer objects
a)
create larger retinal images than do distant objects.
b)
obstruct our view of distant objects.
c)
reflect more light to our eyes than do distant objects.
d)
appear lower in the horizontal plane than do distant objects.
24.
jenny knew the red truck was closer to her than the yellow truck because the red one cast a larger retinal image than the yellow one. This illustrates the importance of the distance cue known as
a. relative size. b. interposition. c. proximity. d. relative height.
a. relative size. b. interposition. c. proximity. d. relative height.
a)
relative size.
b)
interposition.
c)
proximity.
d)
relative height.
25.
When two adjacent lights blink on and off in quick succession, we perceive a single light moving back and forth between them. This is called
a. lightness constancy. b. perceptual adaptation. c. the phi phenomenon. d. perceptual set.
a. lightness constancy. b. perceptual adaptation. c. the phi phenomenon. d. perceptual set.
a)
lightness constancy.
b)
perceptual adaptation.
c)
the phi phenomenon.
d)
perceptual set.
26.
Although textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. This illustrates the importance of
a)
shape constancy.
b)
linear perspective.
c)
size constancy.
d)
interposition.
27.
As your teacher dims the lights to show a movie clip, you still perceive your friend's shirt as red. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?
a)
lightness constancy
b)
color constancy
c)
context effects
d)
perceptual set
28.
Rebecca was born with cataracts that were not surgically removed until she was 3 years old. As a result, Rebecca is most likely to
a)
be unable to perceive figure-ground relationships.
b)
have inadequate neural connections in her visual cortex.
c)
be unable to sense colors.
d)
see normally since her main visual receptors (retinas) were unaffected.
29.
Although he was wearing a pair of glasses that shifted the apparent location of objects 20 degrees to his right, Lars was still able to play tennis very effectively. This best illustrates the value of
a)
retinal disparity.
b)
shape constancy.
c)
binocular cues.
d)
perceptual adaptation.
30.
After watching a scary television movie, Julie perceived the noise of the wind rattling her front windows as the sound of a burglar breaking into her house. Her mistaken interpretation best illustrates the influence of
a)
perceptual set.
b)
binocular cues.
c)
perceptual adaptation.
d)
bottom-up processing.
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