Question 1

Which of the following examples would be most illustrative of the template-matching theory of perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  When activated,your cell phone is able to recognize your voice and even others' voices across a broad range of distances,pitches,and intonations.
B)  Your bank's ATM can only scan and read checks issued by the bank and does not recognize the design or layout of other kinds of checks.
C)  Facial recognition software is able to match a picture to a face from security footage even if it is at a different angle or occluded.
D)  A slot on your new laptop is a multi-card reader able to read SIM cards from phones,SD cards from cameras,and USB flash drives.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Subjective contours are related to the Gestalt principle of similarity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A stencil provides a good analogy for the theory of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  prototype matching
B)  template matching
C)  good continuation
D)  featural analysisE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Researchers have demonstrated the use of some Gestalt principles by the age of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  3-6 months
B)  9-11 months
C)  1 year
D)  18 monthsE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Research on the categorical perception of speech sounds supports the ______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  template-matching
B)  featural analysis
C)  prototype matching
D)  recognition by components (geons) E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

One model of perception emphasizes that a percept is compared to idealized representations in memory of every class of information,and matched to the one it most closely approximates.This model is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  template matching
B)  featural analysis
C)  the pandemonium model
D)  prototype matchingE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

According to Gibson's theory,viewers directly perceive ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  shapes
B)  whole objects
C)  each object's affordances
D)  shapes,objects,and their affordancesE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Subjective contours are thought to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  be the result of simplifying a complex display
B)  occur only with the perceiver's awareness of the process
C)  require no active participation on the perceiver's part
D)  require both awareness and active participationE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

We see the following figure as a set of four-colored columns rather than four multi-colored rows because of the Gestalt principle of______.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity
B)  similarity
C)  good figure
D)  common fateE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

When something out in the world physiologically activates and its information reaches the eye,it would be referred to as a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  distal stimulus
B)  occipital stimulus
C)  proximal stimulus
D)  environmental stimulusE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Marr's primal sketch would NOT give you which of the following pieces of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  brightness
B)  geometric structure
C)  object identity
D)  boundariesE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Posner and Keele's research on prototype formation suggests that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  people can form prototypes very quickly
B)  participants cannot learn to classify abstract dot patterns with any accuracy
C)  participants can learn the classifications of previously studied dot patterns,but cannot correctly classify novel patterns
D)  participants can only classify prototypes when the prototypes have been explicitly identified during the study periodE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

When are retinal images distorted compared to their real-world counterparts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Never.They are always accurate.
B)  Always.The eye alters all retinal images.
C)  Only with individuals who have hemineglect.
D)  Only with individuals who have prosopagnosia.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Discuss one problem with template matching as an explanation for perception.

Accepted Answer

One of the following: (1)For such a mode...

Question 15

Which of the following poses a problem for featural analysis theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It cannot account for the recognition of degraded stimuli.
B)  It cannot account for differences in importance of features.
C)  Weights of various features cannot be changed over time.
D)  There is currently no good definition of the concept of a "feature."E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Gibson's theory of direct perception and affordances most directly illustrate the link between ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception and memory
B)  action and reaction
C)  features and objects
D)  perception and actionE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

A process of perception,beginning with small bits of information gathered from the environment and put together in various ways to form a percept,would be described as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  bottom-up processing
B)  top-down processing
C)  theory-driven processing
D)  template matchingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Connectionist models assume all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  input is processed at several different levels
B)  features are more abstract than letters or words
C)  nodes of processing have a certain level of activity at any point in time
D)  connections between nodes can be excitatory or inhibitoryE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

The segregation of a whole display into objects and background is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy
B)  retinal imagery
C)  bottom-up processing
D)  figure-ground organizationE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The broad range of perceptual phenomena in which the interpretation of visual information is impaired are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  aphasias
B)  allegories
C)  agnosias
D)  ablasionsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 3: Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects

One model of perception emphasizes that a percept is compared to idealized representations in memory of every class of information,and matched to the one it most closely approximates.This model is known as ______.

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According to Gibson's theory,viewers directly perceive ______.

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Marr's primal sketch would NOT give you which of the following pieces of information?

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When are retinal images distorted compared to their real-world counterparts?

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Researchers have demonstrated the use of some Gestalt principles by the age of ______.

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Subjective contours are related to the Gestalt principle of similarity.

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When something out in the world physiologically activates and its information reaches the eye,it would be referred to as a(n) ______.

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Gibson's theory of direct perception and affordances most directly illustrate the link between ______.

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Subjective contours are thought to ______.

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The segregation of a whole display into objects and background is known as ______.

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We see the following figure as a set of four-colored columns rather than four multi-colored rows because of the Gestalt principle of______.

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Which of the following examples would be most illustrative of the template-matching theory of perception?

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A stencil provides a good analogy for the theory of ______.

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Connectionist models assume all of the following EXCEPT ______.

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Which of the following poses a problem for featural analysis theory?

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Research on the categorical perception of speech sounds supports the ______ theory.

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A process of perception,beginning with small bits of information gathered from the environment and put together in various ways to form a percept,would be described as ______.

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Posner and Keele's research on prototype formation suggests that _____.

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The broad range of perceptual phenomena in which the interpretation of visual information is impaired are known as ______.

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