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1.
Drivers detect traffic signals more slowly if they are also conversing on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of:
A.
visual capture.
B.
retinal disparity.
C.
selective attention.
D.
stroboscopic movement.
E.
perceptual adaptation.


2.
The fact that perceptions involve more than the sum of our sensations best illustrates the importance of:
A.
top-down processing.
B.
relative clarity.
C.
retinal disparity.
D.
visual capture.


3.
The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words best illustrates the principle of:
A.
closure.
B.
proximity.
C.
interposition.
D.
convergence.
E.
continuity.


4.
Monocular cue is to _______ as binocular cue is to ________.
A.
proximity; continuity
B.
relative size; relative motion
C.
texture gradient; convergence
D.
the Moon illusion; the Ponzo illusion


5.
Drivers sometimes overestimate the distance between their own vehicle and pedestrians who are short because they rely on the distance cue known as:
A.
linear perspective.
B.
relative size.
C.
interposition.
D.
convergence.


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:
A.
interposition.
B.
lightness constancy.
C.
convergence.
D.
linear perspective.
E.
relative clarity.


7.
The fact that we recognize objects as having a consistent form regardless of changing viewing angles illustrates:
A.
interposition.
B.
change blindness.
C.
the phi phenomenon.
D.
perceptual constancy.
E.
convergence.


8.
The ability to accurately perceive distances most clearly underlies our capacity for:
A.
closure.
B.
size constancy.
C.
perceptual adaptation.
D.
extrasensory perception.


9.
The Moon illusion refers to our tendency to perceive the Moon as unusually:
A.
large when it is near the horizon.
B.
large when it is high in the sky.
C.
bright when it is near the horizon.
D.
bright when it is high in the sky.


10.
Immanuel Kant and John Locke would have been most likely to disagree about the extent to which perception is influenced by:
A.
cultural experience.
B.
retinal disparity.
C.
change blindness.
D.
relative luminance.


11.
Goggles that allow animals to see only diffuse, unpatterned light have inhibiting effects on perceptual development similar to the effects of:
A.
interposition.
B.
change blindness.
C.
motion parallax.
D.
visual capture.
E.
cataracts.


12.
People perceive an adult-child pair as looking more alike when told they are parent and child. This best illustrates the effect of:
A.
bottom-up processing.
B.
visual capture.
C.
perceptual set.
D.
shape constancy.
E.
interposition.


13.
Once we have formed a wrong idea about reality, we have more difficulty seeing the truth. This best illustrates the impact of:
A.
change blindness.
B.
relative clarity.
C.
the phi phenomenon.
D.
top-down processing.
E.
visual capture.


14.
ATM machines are more complex than VCRs but are easier to operate thanks to the efforts of:
A.
parapsychologists.
B.
Gestalt psychologists.
C.
evolutionary psychologists.
D.
human factors psychologists.


15.
Psychics are unable to make millions of dollars betting on horse races. This undermines their claims to possess the power of:
A.
clairvoyance.
B.
interposition.
C.
precognition.
D.
telepathy.


16.
Selective attention is best illustrated by:
A.
the Moon illusion.
B.
perceptual constancy.
C.
the phi phenomenon.
D.
change blindness.
E.
retinal disparity.


17.
Perceiving the voice of a ventriloquist as originating from the mouth of a dummy best illustrates:
A.
convergence.
B.
interposition.
C.
visual capture.
D.
stroboscopic movement.
E.
the cocktail party effect.


18.
Rules for organizing stimuli into coherent groups were first identified by:
A.
evolutionary psychologists.
B.
human factors psychologists.
C.
Gestalt psychologists.
D.
parapsychologists.


19.
The distance between our right and left eyes functions to provide us with a cue for depth perception known as:
A.
proximity.
B.
interposition.
C.
visual capture.
D.
retinal disparity.
E.
linear perspective.


20.
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:
A.
proximity.
B.
interposition.
C.
convergence.
D.
relative clarity.
E.
retinal disparity.


21.
Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for depth perception known as:
A.
linear perspective.
B.
interposition.
C.
connectedness.
D.
continuity.
E.
closure.


22.
A door casts an increasingly trapezoidal image on our retinas as it opens, yet we still perceive it as rectangular. This illustrates:
A.
convergence.
B.
interposition.
C.
stroboscopic movement.
D.
shape constancy.
E.
motion parallax.


23.
The specific perceptual processes that underlie the Moon illusion also contribute to:
A.
clairvoyance.
B.
retinal disparity.
C.
change blindness.
D.
the Ponzo illusion.
E.
the phi phenomenon.


24.
Relative luminance most clearly contributes to:
A.
the phi phenomenon.
B.
perceptual adaptation.
C.
lightness constancy.
D.
the Moon illusion.
E.
change blindness.


25.
Which philosopher would have predicted that an extended period of sensory deprivation would inhibit the development of one's perceptual capacities?
A.
Plato
B.
Locke
C.
Descartes
D.
Kant


26.
After some practice, Carol was able to read books while holding them upside down. This best illustrates:
A.
perceptual adaptation.
B.
perceptual constancy.
C.
interposition.
D.
visual capture.


27.
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:
A.
interposition.
B.
visual capture.
C.
bottom-up processing.
D.
the phi phenomenon.
E.
perceptual set.


28.
Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of others' behaviors. This best illustrates the impact of:
A.
retinal disparity.
B.
relative clarity.
C.
change blindness.
D.
perceptual adaptation.
E.
top-down processing.


29.
A neutral facial expression may be perceived as sadder at a funeral than at a circus. This best illustrates:
A.
interposition.
B.
visual capture.
C.
the Ponzo illusion.
D.
a context effect.
E.
bottom-up processing.


30.
Jordan claims that with intense mental concentration, he can make objects float in mid-air. Jordan is claiming to possess the power of:
A.
telepathy.
B.
interposition.
C.
psychokinesis.
D.
clairvoyance.
E.
precognition.



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