WorksheetsPerception
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
The tendency to perceive a quarter as being round even when it is viewed at an angle is called _______.
a)
shape constancy
b)
depth perception
c)
linear perspective
d)
binocular disparity
2.
A reversible figure, such as the vase/face figure, makes use of which principle of perception?
a)
closure
b)
proximity
c)
similarity
d)
figure-ground relationship
3.
Which of the following is not a monocular cue for depth?
a)
convergence
b)
texture gradient
c)
linear perspective
d)
shadowing
4.
Tasha is waiting for her friend at the mall. She listens for the sound of her friend calling her name. She hears a word that sounds like her name and turns around, but she soon realizes that she's made a mistake: A stranger behind her was calling to his small child. Which of the following influenced Tasha's conviction that she heard her own name?
a)
monocular cues
b)
gestalt principles
c)
perceptual expectancy
d)
bottom-up processing
5.
The Muller-Lyer illusion exists in cultures in which there are _____.
a)
many trees
b)
wide horizons
c)
building with straight lines and corners
d)
more men than women
6.
the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.
a)
perception
b)
sensation
c)
bottom-up processing
d)
sensory adaptation
7.
Although carpenter Smith perceived a briefly viewed object as a screwdriver, police officer Wesson perceived the same object as a knife. This illustrates that perception is guided by:
a)
Linear perspective
b)
Shape constancy
c)
Retinal disparity
d)
Perceptual sets
8.
Depth cues that only require one require one eye,
a)
Binocular Cue
b)
Trichronocular Cue
c)
Monocular Cue
d)
Single Vision Transparency
9.
You are most likely to observe the phi phenomenon while:
a)
looking at a string of Christmas tree lights that blink quickly in succession.
b)
staring at a Necker cube.
c)
comparing the size of the moon while it is in the sky, to its size near the horizon.
d)
attempting to catch a fly ball that is quickly coming toward you
10.
The door is a door, no matter what angle it is opened. This is an example of:
a)
Perceptual adaptation
b)
Perceptual constancy
c)
Relative size
d)
Extrasensory Perception
11.
A binocular cue that allows for depth perception when images from the two eyes differ
a)
Relative size
b)
Color Constancy
c)
Linear perception
d)
Retinal Disparity
12.
1. Sensation is to __________ as perception is to __________.
a)
Recognizing a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
b)
Detecting a stimulus; recognizing a stimulus
c)
Interpreting a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
d)
Seeing; hearing
13.
The historical movement associated with the statement “the whole may exceed the sum of its parts” is:
a)
Parapsychology
b)
Psychophysics
c)
Functional psychology
d)
Gestalt psychology
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