A. close objects are seen clearly but distant objects appear blurry
B. the focus of light from close objects falls behind the retina
C. the focus of light from distant objects falls a little short of the retina
D. a & b
Related Mcqs:
- Visual problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism are the result of:
A. Irregularities in the visual cortex
B. Nutritional or traumatic damage to the sensory nerves
C. Physical abnormalities in the structure of the eye
D. Defective processing of sensory information in the visual cortex - In what way (s) is the sense of taste like the sense of smell?
A. There are four primary stimulus groups for both senses
B. both systems are routed through the thalamus on the way to the cortex
C. The physical stimuli for both senses are chemical substances dissolved in fluid
D. All of the above - The study of phenomena such as clairvoyance and telepathy is called:
A. Parapsychology
B. Gestalt psychology
C. psychokinesis
D. ESP - When travelling car, near objects seem to move past you faster than distant objects. This is called:
A. aerial perspective
B. linear perspective
C. relative size
D. relative motion - A psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with:
A. What parts of the brain are used in speech production
B. The relationship between the wavelength of light and the experience of color
C. The effect of neurotransmitters on depression
D. Our psychological reactions to physical stress - According to place theory, the perception of:
A. Pitched sounds at any tone are association with large vibrations of the basilar membrane closest to the oval window
B. High-pitched sounds is associated with large vibrations of the basilar membrane closest to the oval window
C. High-pitched sounds is associated with large vibrations of the eardrum closest to the oval window
D. Low-pitched sounds is associated with large vibrations of the basilar membrane closest to the oval window - The absolute threshold for hearing is arbitrarily defined as zero:
A. Wavelength
B. Decibels
C. Phonemes
D. Hertz - Jamil is looking at two objects he knows are the same size. However, it appears that one of the objects looks smaller than the other. Therefore, Jamil concludes the smaller objects is father away from him than the one that appears larger. Jamil is using what method to determine depth?
A. Linear perspective
B. Relative size
C. Interposition
D. Accommodation - As Babra drove down the highway, the pickets of the fences moved past her in a blur, but the mountains in the distance didn’t appear to move at all. Babra was experiencing:
A. The binocular cue for depth called convergence
B. The monocular cue for depth called linear perspective
C. The pictorial cue for depth called texture gradient
D. The monocular cue for depth called motion parallax - According to groundbreaking research, how do attentional processes affect perceptual processing of information?
A. Attention create a parallel processing of all visual input
B. All the visual stimuli fully processed and then attention acts on this information
C. Attentional processes act early to select a small part of visual input to fully process
D. Attention is not a critical component of the processing of visual information
