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Form Perception Flashcards

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Top-Down Processing

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Perception that is guided by your own beliefs or expectations

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Bottom-Up Processing

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Perception that is guided by the features that are present in the stimulus

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Geon Theory

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The use of fundamental shapes to perceive objects

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Prototype Theory

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Matching a perceived object to our internal average

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Template Theory

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Matching a perceived object to our internal average

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Template Theory

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Matching a perceived object to previous instances of the object

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Shape constancy

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Compensating for variations in an object as perception changes

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Location constancy

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Compensating for the movement of our eye and body

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Size constancy

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Compensating for variations in distan

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Brightness constancy

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Compensating for differences in ambient light amplitude

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Colour constancy

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Compensating for differences in ambient light wavelengths

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Which of the following two are true regarding the magno cells?
A) they are found throughout the retina
B) they detect colour, pattern and form
C) they are found mainly in the periphery of the retina
D) they detect changes in brightness, motion and depth

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C) and D)

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Simple cell

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Responds maximally to a bar of a certain length and orientation

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Complex cell

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Responds maximally to a bar of certain length and orientation, regardless of location

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Hypercomplex cell

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Responds maximally to a bar of a certain length and orientation that ends at specific points

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What is the collective name for the visual areas outside of V1?

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Extrastriate cortex

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What do the columns in temporal cortex preferentially respond
A) categories of objects
B) objects of the same shape
C) objects of the same colour
D) specific objects
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A) Categories of objects

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Which of the following will a newborn most prefer to look at?
A) a simple face
B) a highly complex object
C) a simple object
D) a colourful object
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B) complex shape

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True or False: A one month old infant pays more attention to the whole object than its specific features

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False

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