Module 8 Quiz
Hunters who wear camouflage so that they can blend in with their surroundings are relying on which principle of perception
Figure-ground relationships
A visual stimulus that fools the eye into seeing something that's not real is called a(n)
Illusion
Eleanor Gibson's research using the visual cliff suggests that
Infants are able to perceive depth
What monocular depth cue can best explain why railroad tracks appear to come together in the distance
Linear perspective
Which of the following is an example of motion parallax
Nearby objects appear to move faster than distant objects
The Müller-Lyer illusion occurs more frequently in:
People living in a Western culture
A person's cultural background will most likely affect his or her
Perceptual expectancies
Jason's uncle claimed to have seen a black panther in the trees beside the highway although no one else saw it. Knowing that his uncle has been looking for a black panther for years, Jason attributed his uncle's "sighting" to
Perceptual set
When opening a door the actual image on your retina changes drastically buy you still perceive the door as a rectangle. This is an example of
Shape constancy
The tendency to perceive objects close to each other as part of the same group is called
Similarity