c100 Midterm 1 Exam Questions With
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The statement "Every stimulus pattern is seen in such a way that the resulting
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structure is as simple as possible" refers to which Gestalt principle? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Good figure |
The pathway leading from the striate cortex to the parietal lobe is known as the
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______ pathway. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-where
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Viewpoint ___ is the ability to recognize the same object even when it is seen
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from different perspectives. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-invariance
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In the example in the textbook of the Olympic rings, which Gestalt principle best
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describes the perception of give interlocking circles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Simplicity
If the observer is strongly motivated toward always detecting the signal, there will
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|be an increase in the number of; - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false alarms
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People perceive vertical and horizontal orientations more easily than other
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orientations according to the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oblique effect
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,Traditionally, ____ are the result of variables such as judgment, meaning, and
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experience, whereas ___ is concerned with the first contact between an organism
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and stimuli in the environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-perceptions : sensations
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The probability of a response in a signal detection experiment is affected by
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which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All of these (signal detectability,
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response bias, observer expectation, observer motivation)
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You spot a coiled rope half buried in the sand on the beach, yet perceive it as a
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single continuous rope because of which Gestalt principle? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Good continuation |
Damage to the temporal love makes the ___ problem more difficult - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-object discrimination |
In signal detection experiments, one of the critical factors influencing the
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sensitivity measure is the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stimulus intensity or
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magnitude
The landmark discrimination problem is more difficult if you have damage to your
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___ lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-parietal
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The likelihood principle states that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-we perceive the
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object most likely to have caused the pattern of stimuli we receive
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, If you were listening to music on your iPod and I wanted to know how much I
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could turn the volume down before you noticed, I would need to know your -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-difference threshold
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In the "finding faces in a landscape" demonstration in your textbook, once you
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perceive a particular grouping of rocks as a face, it is often difficult to not
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perceive them this way. This is due to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-your prior
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knowledge of the image | | |
Which if these phrases below best complete this sentence about the theoretical
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viewpoint of Gestalt Perception? "All perceptual objects _____." - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-have characteristics that can't be explained from mere information | | | | | | | | |
processing; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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A fundamental assumption of Fechner's Law is that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-all
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JND's are equal
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The results of the "Greebles" experiment illustrate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an
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effect of experience dependent plasticity
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The demonstration in your textbook that asks your to visualize scenes such as an
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office, department store clothing section, and a microscope often results in more
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details of the scene of the office or department store than the lion of the
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microscope. These latter two have fewer details because most people have less
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knowledge of the ___. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-semantic reguarities
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The measure of the smallest difference between two already detectable stimuli
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that can be noticed is the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-difference threshold
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Correct Answers
The statement "Every stimulus pattern is seen in such a way that the resulting
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structure is as simple as possible" refers to which Gestalt principle? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Good figure |
The pathway leading from the striate cortex to the parietal lobe is known as the
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______ pathway. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-where
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Viewpoint ___ is the ability to recognize the same object even when it is seen
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from different perspectives. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-invariance
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In the example in the textbook of the Olympic rings, which Gestalt principle best
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
describes the perception of give interlocking circles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Simplicity
If the observer is strongly motivated toward always detecting the signal, there will
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|be an increase in the number of; - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-false alarms
| | | | | | | | | |
People perceive vertical and horizontal orientations more easily than other
| | | | | | | | | |
orientations according to the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oblique effect
| | | | | | |
,Traditionally, ____ are the result of variables such as judgment, meaning, and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
experience, whereas ___ is concerned with the first contact between an organism
| | | | | | | | | | |
and stimuli in the environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-perceptions : sensations
| | | | | | | | | |
The probability of a response in a signal detection experiment is affected by
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All of these (signal detectability,
| | | | | | | | | | |
response bias, observer expectation, observer motivation)
| | | | |
You spot a coiled rope half buried in the sand on the beach, yet perceive it as a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
single continuous rope because of which Gestalt principle? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Good continuation |
Damage to the temporal love makes the ___ problem more difficult - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-object discrimination |
In signal detection experiments, one of the critical factors influencing the
| | | | | | | | | | |
sensitivity measure is the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stimulus intensity or
| | | | | | | | |
magnitude
The landmark discrimination problem is more difficult if you have damage to your
| | | | | | | | | | | |
___ lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-parietal
| | | | |
The likelihood principle states that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-we perceive the
| | | | | | | | | |
object most likely to have caused the pattern of stimuli we receive
| | | | | | | | | | |
, If you were listening to music on your iPod and I wanted to know how much I
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
could turn the volume down before you noticed, I would need to know your -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-difference threshold
| |
In the "finding faces in a landscape" demonstration in your textbook, once you
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
perceive a particular grouping of rocks as a face, it is often difficult to not
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
perceive them this way. This is due to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-your prior
| | | | | | | | | | | |
knowledge of the image | | |
Which if these phrases below best complete this sentence about the theoretical
| | | | | | | | | | | |
viewpoint of Gestalt Perception? "All perceptual objects _____." - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-have characteristics that can't be explained from mere information | | | | | | | | |
processing; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
| | | | | | | | | |
A fundamental assumption of Fechner's Law is that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-all
| | | | | | | | | | |
JND's are equal
| |
The results of the "Greebles" experiment illustrate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an
| | | | | | | | | |
effect of experience dependent plasticity
| | | |
The demonstration in your textbook that asks your to visualize scenes such as an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
office, department store clothing section, and a microscope often results in more
| | | | | | | | | | | |
details of the scene of the office or department store than the lion of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
microscope. These latter two have fewer details because most people have less
| | | | | | | | | | | |
knowledge of the ___. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-semantic reguarities
| | | | | | |
The measure of the smallest difference between two already detectable stimuli
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that can be noticed is the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-difference threshold
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