The horizon Moon appears to shrink in size if it is viewed through a narrow tube that eliminates the perception of distance cues. The best illustrate the importance of:
The sand at Akram’s feet appeared coarse, and he could see the individual grains of sand. However, the sand down the beach appeared to be much finer and less granular. This apparent difference in the sand may have partially resulted from the depth cue of:
As she gazed down from a bridge at the rapidly flowing river. Naila felt as though she were moving. Her experience best illustrates the phenomenon of:
When there is a conflict between bits of information received by two or more senses, which sense tends to dominate the others?
Jamil is looking at two objects he knows are the same size. However, it appears that one of the objects looks smaller than the other. Therefore, Jamil concludes the smaller objects is father away from him than the one that appears larger. Jamil is using what method to determine depth?
The principle of connectedness would most likely lead you to perceive all the______as parts of a single unit.
Timor is painting a picture of a jet on a runway; however, in his painting the sides of the runway are parallel to each other. Timor’s picture will seem to lack depth because he has failed to make use of the monocular depth cue of:
The perception that Bugs Bunny is hopping across a movie screen best illustrates:
A concept that help us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a:
The organization of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions is called:
While reading a novel, Rizvi isn’t easily distracted by the sounds of the TV or even by his brothers’ loud arguments. This best illustrates:
The perception of a humanlike face in the random configurations of the lunar landscape best illustrates the impact of______on visual perception.
Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Salim didn’t perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates:
Perceptual adaptation refers to the:
After hearing rumors about the outbreak of an infectious disease, Alyosha began to perceive his normal aches and pains as disease related symptoms. His reaction best illustrated the impact of:
Mrs. Aftab is just beginning to experience sensorineural hearing loss. She is likely to have the greatest difficulty hearing sounds of:
Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times a week, she didn’t recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrate the importance of:
The absolute threshold for hearing is arbitrarily defined as zero:
If you project a red, a green, and a blue light into space, the point at which the three lights cross will lead to the perception of:
Human experience the longest visible electromagnetic waves as the color___and the shortest visible waves as_______.
Dan was able to tell that the voice he heard calling his name was coming from the building on his left because of:
Visual problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism are the result of:
Subliminal means:
Taste receptors are located:
A 3D movie enhances one’s sense of depth perception by simulating the effects of:
People are more likely to perceive a figure and ground illustration as reversible if they are told it is reversible. This best illustrate the importance of:
An 80-decibel sound is______times louder than a 60-decibel sound.
The illusion of the rat or the professor and the young lady or the old lady are both examples of what type of illusion?
The sense associated with the perception of taste is referred to as the:
Rods are:
The constant quivering movements of our eyes are necessary in order to:
In experiments, an image is quickly flashed and then replaced by a “masking” stimulus that inhibits conscious perception of the original image. In these experiments, the researchers are studying the effect of:
The sense associated with the perception of smell is:
The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called:
Ms. Sadaf, a recent stroke victim, cannot consciously perceive the large book on the coffee table in front of her Yet, when urged to identify the book, she correctly reads aloud the printed title on the book cover. Her response best illustrates:
If the human eye was not responsive to differences in the wavelength of light, we would not be able to perceive differences in:
According to place theory, the perception of:
The rubber-hand illusion best illustrates the importance of:
In order to experience color constancy, it is helpful to view things:
According to the Young-Helmholtz theory, when both red and green sensitive cones are stimulated simultaneously, a person should see:
Which of the following is true of psychics who have worked with police departments in an effort to solve difficult crimes?
Almost half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were bright red cardinals, so Jimmy perceived them as two distinct groups of birds. This best illustrate the principle of:
Which of the following is a cue used by artists to convey depth on a flat canvas?
The distorted room illusion involving two girls who rapidly shrink or enlarge can best be explained in terms of:
Which of the following is true with regards to depth perception?
The Gestalt principle of proximity refers to the idea that:
We often perceive a series of dots on a printed from as a “solid” line because of the Gestalt principle of:
Fifteen minutes after Zaigham left the brightly lit hallway and entered the dark passageway, dark adaptation was:
Effat Ashiq has a bad case of vertigo. She feels like the room is springing, and she has trouble keeping her balance. It is possible that this sense of disequilibrium is a result of excess activity in neurons originating in the:
A psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with:
Which theory would suggest that watching a horror movie late at night could lower your absolute threshold for sound as you subsequently tired to fall asleep?

Interposition refers to:

A. An environmental depth cue in which closer objects overlap objects farther away
B. The relationship between bipolar and ganglion cells
C. The depth cue that uses the angle of the light to determine distance
D. The lens ability to change shape and focus light directly on the retina

Correct Answer: An environmental depth cue in which closer objects overlap objects farther away ✔

Last Updated: May 02, 2024