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