Chapter 6 MC Questions Ap Psychology

Monocular cue is to______as binocular cue is to ______? A) Proximity; Continuity B) Relative size; relative motion C)Texture Gradient; Convergence D) The moon illusion; the gonzo illusion

C)Texture Gradient; Convergence

Rules for organizing stimuli into coherent groups were first identified by; A) evolutionary psychologist B) human factors psychologists C)Gestalt psychologist D)parapsychologist

C)Gestalt psychologists

Immanuel Kant and John Locke would have been most likely to disagree about the extent to which perception is is influenced by? A) cultural expericence B) retinal disparity C) change blindness D) relative luminance

A) Cultural expericence

The fact that perception involve more than the sum of our sensations best illustrates the importance of? A) top-down processing B) relative clarity C) retinal disparity D) visual capture

A) Top-down processing

The moon illusion refers to our tendency to perceive the moon as unusually; A) large when it is near the horizon B) large when it is high in the sky C) bright when it is near the horizon D) bright when it is high in the sky

A) large when it is near the horizon

Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for death perception known as; A) linear perspective B)interposition C)connectedness D) continuity

A) linear perspective

the distance between our right and left eyes functions to provide us with a cue of depth perception are known as; A) proximity B)interposition C) Visual capture D) retinal disparity

A) proximity

After some practice, Carol was able to read books upside down while holding them upside down. This best illustrates; A)perceptual adaption B)perceptual constancy C)interposition D)visual capture

A)perceptual adaption

The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test into separate words best illustrate the principle of: A) Closure B) Proximity C)interposition D) convergence E) continuity

B) Proximity

Driver sometimes overestimate the distance between their own vehicle and pedestrians who are short because they rely on a distance cue known as? A) linear perspective B) relative size C) interposition D) convergence

B) relative size

The ability to accurately perceive distances most clearly underlines our capacity for? A) closure B) size constancy C) perceptual adaption D) extrasensory perception

B) size constancy

Pedro recognizes that his son was closer to him than his daughter because his son partially obstructed his views his daughter. Pedro perception was most clearly influenced by a distance cue known as; A)proximity B)Interpositstion C)convergente D) retinal disparity

B)Interpositstion

Which philosopher would have predicted that an extended period of sensory deprivation would inhibit the development of ones perceptual capacities? A)clairvoyance B)retinal display C)changeblindness D)the ponzo illusion

B)retinal display

People perceive an adult-child pair as looking more alike when told they are parent and child. This best illustrates the effect of; A)Bottom up processing B) visual capture C) Perceptual set D)Shape constancy E)interposition

C) Perceptual set

Relative luminance most clearly contributes to; A) a phi phenomena B) change blindness C) lightness constancy D)the moon illusion

C) lightness constancy

Psychics are unable to make millions of dollars betting on horse races, this is because of; A)clairvoyance B)interposition C) precogntion D) telepathy

C) precogntion

Jordan claims that with intense mental contraction, he can make objects float mid-air. Jordan is claiming to posses the power of; A)telepathy B) interposition C) psychokinesis D)clairvoyance

C) psychokinesis

Perceiving the voice of a ventriloquist as originating from the mouth of a dummy best illustrates; A)convergence B)interposition C)visual capture D)stroboscopic movement E)the cocktail party effect

C)visual capture

Drivers detect traffic signals more slowly if they are conversing on a cell phone. This best illustrates the fact of, A) Visual capture B) Retinal Disparity C) Selective Attention D) Stroboscopic movement E) Perceptual Adaption

C.) Selective attention

Selective attention is best illustrated by; A) the moon illusion B) perceptual consistency C) the phi phenomena D) change blindness E) retinal disparity

D) change blindness

The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless changing viewing angles illustrates? A) interposition B) change blindness C) the phi phenomena D) perceptual adaption E) convergence

D) perceptual adaption

ATM machines are more complex than VCR'S but are easier to use thanks to the efforts of ; A) parapsychologists B) gestalt psychologists C) evolutionary psychologists D)Human factor psychologists

D)Human factor psychologists

A neutral facial expression may be perceived as sadder at a funeral than at a circus. this best illustrates; A)interposition B)visual capture C)the ponzo illusion D)a context effect

D)a context effect

A door casts a increasingly trapezoid image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as rectangular. This illustrates; A)convergence B)interposition C)strobosobic movement D)shape constancy

D)shape constancy

The specific perceptual process that underlie the moon illusion also contribute to; A) the phi phenomena B) perceptual adaption C) change blindness D)the ponzo illusion

D)the ponzo illusion

Once we have formed a wrong idea about reality, we have more difficulty seeing the truth. This best illustrates the impact of? A)change blindness B) relative clarity C) the phi phenomena D)top down processing E) visual capture

D)top down processing

Goggles that allow animals to see only diffuse, unpatterned light have inhibiting effects on perceptual development are similar to the effects of? A) interposition B) change blindness C) motion parallax D) visual capture E) cataracts

E) cataracts

The lights along the runway were shrouded in such thick fog that the pilot of an incoming plane nearly overshot the runway. The pilot was most likely mislead by the distance cue? A) interposition B) lightness constancy C) convergence D) linear perspective E) relative clarity

E) relative clarity

After hearing that bryce served a prison sentence, janet began to perceive his friendly behavior as manipulative. this best illustrates; A) interposition B)visual capture C)bottom up processing D)phi phenomenon E)perceptual set

E)Perceptual set

Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of others behaviors. This best illustrates; A)retinal disparity B)relative clarity C) change blindness D) perceptual adaption E)top-down processing

E)top-down processing