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
