Question 1

When Justin looked up at the night sky, he perceived the three stars that make up the belt in the constellation Orion as a single complete figure, rather than as individual stars.Justin's perception of the night sky illustrates the Gestalt principle of

Accepted Answer

A)   proximity.
B)   closure.
C)   similarity.
D)   figure-ground.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Colour is a physical property of light.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A variety of physical stimuli including mechanical, thermal, and chemical energy are the stimuli for the sense of

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A)   touch.
B)   smell.
C)   taste.
D)   both taste and smell.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT guide our perceptual hypotheses?

Accepted Answer

A)   distal stimuli
B)   expectations
C)   context
D)   experienceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Devina looked directly into a very bright light and damaged her retina.The ophthalmologist has told her that she has sustained massive damage to her rods, but for the most part her cones have not been affected.One change that you could predict for Devina's vision is that she will now have

Accepted Answer

A)   no colour vision.
B)   poor vision in bright illumination.
C)   poor peripheral vision.
D)   more accurate depth perception.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

Hue is to pitch as brightness is to

Accepted Answer

A)   timbre.
B)   purity.
C)   loudness.
D)   retinal disparity.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A variety of physical stimuli including mechanical, thermal, and chemical energy are the stimuli for the sense of

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When Justin looked up at the night sky, he perceived the three stars that make up the belt in the constellation Orion as a single complete figure, rather than as individual stars.Justin's perception of the night sky illustrates the Gestalt principle of

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Colour is a physical property of light.

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Hue is to pitch as brightness is to

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Which of the following does NOT guide our perceptual hypotheses?

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Devina looked directly into a very bright light and damaged her retina.The ophthalmologist has told her that she has sustained massive damage to her rods, but for the most part her cones have not been affected.One change that you could predict for Devina's vision is that she will now have

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Exam 4: Sensory Systems and Perception

A variety of physical stimuli including mechanical, thermal, and chemical energy are the stimuli for the sense of

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When Justin looked up at the night sky, he perceived the three stars that make up the belt in the constellation Orion as a single complete figure, rather than as individual stars.Justin's perception of the night sky illustrates the Gestalt principle of

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Colour is a physical property of light.

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Which of the following does NOT guide our perceptual hypotheses?

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Devina looked directly into a very bright light and damaged her retina.The ophthalmologist has told her that she has sustained massive damage to her rods, but for the most part her cones have not been affected.One change that you could predict for Devina's vision is that she will now have

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