Chapter 3 Psych 355 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Inverse projection problem - CORRECT ANSWER - The difficulty of determining real-world
objects from ambiguous retinal images.
Object discrimination problem - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifying objects despite changes in
viewpoint or lighting.
Landmark discrimination problem - CORRECT ANSWER - Recognizing spatial relationships
among objects.
Kitten experiment findings - CORRECT ANSWER - Visual experience is necessary for normal
visual development.
Ferret experiment findings (Sharma et al.) - CORRECT ANSWER - The brain can reorganize
sensory processing based on experience.
Object segmentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Separating objects from the background.
Figure-ground organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinguishing an object from its
surroundings.
Rule of symmetry, meaningfulness, enclosure & convexity - CORRECT ANSWER - Gestalt
principles guiding perceptual organization.
Blind spot / optic nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - An area with no photoreceptors where the optic
nerve exits the eye.
Modal vs. amodal completion - CORRECT ANSWER - Perceiving missing parts versus inferring
them.
, Visual cognition - CORRECT ANSWER - Mental processes involved in seeing and interpreting
visual input.
Bottom-up vs. top-down processing - CORRECT ANSWER - Data-driven processing versus
knowledge-driven processing.
Cornea - CORRECT ANSWER - The transparent outer surface that focuses light.
Lens - CORRECT ANSWER - Adjusts focus for near or far objects.
Pupil - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls the amount of light entering the eye.
Iris - CORRECT ANSWER - The muscle that adjusts pupil size.
Retina - CORRECT ANSWER - The light-sensitive layer of the eye.
Fovea - CORRECT ANSWER - Area of sharpest visual acuity.
Rods - CORRECT ANSWER - Photoreceptors sensitive to low light.
Cones - CORRECT ANSWER - Photoreceptors sensitive to color and detail.
Retinal ganglion cells - CORRECT ANSWER - Cells that transmit visual information to the brain.
Sensation vs. perception - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensation is detection; perception is
interpretation.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Inverse projection problem - CORRECT ANSWER - The difficulty of determining real-world
objects from ambiguous retinal images.
Object discrimination problem - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifying objects despite changes in
viewpoint or lighting.
Landmark discrimination problem - CORRECT ANSWER - Recognizing spatial relationships
among objects.
Kitten experiment findings - CORRECT ANSWER - Visual experience is necessary for normal
visual development.
Ferret experiment findings (Sharma et al.) - CORRECT ANSWER - The brain can reorganize
sensory processing based on experience.
Object segmentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Separating objects from the background.
Figure-ground organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinguishing an object from its
surroundings.
Rule of symmetry, meaningfulness, enclosure & convexity - CORRECT ANSWER - Gestalt
principles guiding perceptual organization.
Blind spot / optic nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - An area with no photoreceptors where the optic
nerve exits the eye.
Modal vs. amodal completion - CORRECT ANSWER - Perceiving missing parts versus inferring
them.
, Visual cognition - CORRECT ANSWER - Mental processes involved in seeing and interpreting
visual input.
Bottom-up vs. top-down processing - CORRECT ANSWER - Data-driven processing versus
knowledge-driven processing.
Cornea - CORRECT ANSWER - The transparent outer surface that focuses light.
Lens - CORRECT ANSWER - Adjusts focus for near or far objects.
Pupil - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls the amount of light entering the eye.
Iris - CORRECT ANSWER - The muscle that adjusts pupil size.
Retina - CORRECT ANSWER - The light-sensitive layer of the eye.
Fovea - CORRECT ANSWER - Area of sharpest visual acuity.
Rods - CORRECT ANSWER - Photoreceptors sensitive to low light.
Cones - CORRECT ANSWER - Photoreceptors sensitive to color and detail.
Retinal ganglion cells - CORRECT ANSWER - Cells that transmit visual information to the brain.
Sensation vs. perception - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensation is detection; perception is
interpretation.
