AP Psychology 4.4 Quiz (Perception)

Figures tend to be perceived as whole, complete objects, even if spaces or gaps exist in the representation, thus demonstrating the principle of

closure

When you come to ask me who you will marry in 10 years, you are assuming I have the extra sensory ability of

precognition

Which of the following is not monocular depth cue?

retinal disparity

Rules for organizing stimuli into coherent groups were first identified by

Gestalt psychologists

Which of the following statements concerning ESP is true?

Most research psychologists are skeptical of the claims of defenders of ESP.

When Olaf was a child, he injured his right eye and cannot see out of it now. As an adult, he cannot take advantage of ______ cues to perceive depth.

binocular

A neutral facial expression may be perceived as sadder at a funeral than at a circus. This best illustrates:

context effect

The tendency to organize stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns is called

continuity

If an object is higher in our visual field, we perceive it as being _____ die to the principle of ______.

farther away; relative height

Studies of the visual cliff have provided evidence that much of depth perception is

innate

An artist's painting contains a parallel row of motorcycles that seemingly converge at the top of the painting. His ability to convey the concept of distance is because of which of the following cues?

linear perspective

As we move, viewed objects cast changing shapes on our retinas, although we do not perceive the objects as changing. This is part of the phenomenon of

perceptual constancy

The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles illustrates

perceptual constancy

We know that objects do not generally change size, shape, or color because of the concept of

perceptual constancy

We are at a party together, and you find my conversation boring. However, there is an attractive person near me having a conversation with a friend, and you think they are talking about you. You are able to listen to their conversation instead of me because of

selective attention

A door casts increasingly trapezoidal image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as rectangular. This illustrates:

shape constancy

Your friend tosses you a frisbee. You know that it is getting closer instead of larger because of:

size constancy

The visual cliff tests an infant's perceptual sensitivity to which depth cue?

texture gradient

When watching and listening to a movie with subtitles, a conflict in your senses is created. Should you watch and listen to the action of the movie, or the changing words in the subtitles? When there is a conflict of the senses, one sense will predominate. This is called

visual capture

There is a laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants. It is called

visual cliff