PSY 108 6b) Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing

Even though black paper reflects a tremendous amount of light outdoors, it still appears black. This is an example of:

light constancy

The blind spot is the point at which the _____ nerve leaves the eye.

optic

The distance between the right and left eyes functions to provide humans with a cue for depth perception known as:

retinal disparity

At age 53, Ralph underwent radical eye surgery and had to wear an eye patch for four months. How will this sensory restriction affect his vision?

His vision will be unaffected by this sensory restriction

The ring of muscle tissue that controls the pupil's size is called the _____.

Iris

Alicia is traveling on a train. She stares out the window at a house. The sidewalk in front of the house will appear to move _____.

backward

In a brain surgery that went wrong, Matthew lost a portion of his visual cortex and has blindness in part of his field of vision. This condition is known as:

blindsight

According to the Gestalt psychologists, humans perceive smooth, unbroken patterns rather than broken ones. This is called the principle of _____.

continuity

Kittens, monkeys, and humans who experience sensory deprivation early in life end up with permanent damage to their visual functioning. This finding suggests that there is a(n) _____ period for normal sensory and perceptual development.

critical

About 30 percent of the cortex is required for _____ recognition

facial

Jasmine was in a serious car accident and is having trouble recognizing familiar faces. She most likely suffered damage to her _____ lobe, just behind her right ear

temporal