Chapter 6

Question 1

Drivers detect traffic signals more slowly if they are also conversing on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of:

Answer 1

selective attention.

Question 2

The fact that perceptions involve more than the sum of our sensations best illustrates the importance of:

Answer 2

top-down processing.

Question 3

The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words best illustrates the principle of:

Answer 3

proximity.

Question 4

Monocular cue is to _______ as binocular cue is to ________.

Answer 4

texture gradient; convergence

Question 5

Drivers sometimes overestimate the distance between their own vehicle and pedestrians who are short because they rely on the distance cue known as:

Answer 5

relative size.

Question 6

The lights along the runway were shrouded in such a thick fog that the pilot of an incoming plane nearly overshot the runway. The pilot was most likely misled by the distance cue known as:

Answer 6

relative clarity.

Question 7

The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles illustrates:

Answer 7

perceptual constancy.

Question 8

The ability to accurately perceive distances most clearly underlies our capacity for:

Answer 8

size constancy.

Question 9

Immanuel Kant and John Locke would have been most likely to disagree about the extent to which perception is influenced by:

Answer 9

cultural experience.

Question 10

Goggles that allow animals to see only diffuse, unpatterned light have inhibiting effects on perceptual development similar to the effects of:

Answer 10

cataracts.

Question 11

People perceive an adult-child pair as looking more alike when told they are parent and child. This best illustrates the effect of:

Answer 11

perceptual set.

Question 12

Once we have formed a wrong idea about reality, we have more difficulty seeing the truth. This best illustrates the impact of:

Answer 12

top-down processing.

Question 13

Selective attention is best illustrated by:

Answer 13

change blindness.

Question 14

Perceiving the voice of a ventriloquist as originating from the mouth of a dummy best illustrates:

Answer 14

visual capture.

Question 15

Rules for organizing stimuli into coherent groups were first identified by:

Answer 15

Gestalt psychologists.

Question 16

The distance between our right and left eyes functions to provide us with a cue for depth perception known as:

Answer 16

retinal disparity.

Question 17

Pedro recognized that his son was closer to him than his daughter because his son partially obstructed his view of his daughter. Pedro’s perception was most clearly influenced by a distance cue known as:

Answer 17

interposition.

Question 18

Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for depth perception known as:

Answer 18

linear perspective.

Question 19

A door casts an increasingly trapezoidal image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as rectangular. This illustrates:

Answer 19

shape constancy.

Question 20

The specific perceptual processes that underlie the Moon illusion also contribute to:

Answer 20

the Ponzo illusion.

Question 21

Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of others’ behaviors. This best illustrates the impact of:

Answer 21

top-down processing.

Question 22

Relative luminance most clearly contributes to:

Answer 22

lightness constancy.

Question 23

Which philosopher would have predicted that an extended period of sensory deprivation would inhibit the development of one’s perceptual capacities?

Answer 23

Locke

Question 24

After some practice, Carol was able to read books while holding them upside down. This best illustrates:

Answer 24

perceptual adaptation.

Question 25

After hearing that Bryce had served a prison sentence, Janet began to perceive his friendly behavior as insincere and manipulative. This best illustrates the impact of:

Answer 25

perceptual set.

Question 26

A neutral facial expression may be perceived as sadder at a funeral than at a circus. This best illustrates:

Answer 26

a context effect.

Question 27

Jordan claims that with intense mental concentration, he can make objects float in mid-air. Jordan is claiming to possess the power of:

Answer 27

psychokinesis.