Experimental work in perception received its earliest beginnings with ________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which TWO of the following statements are true of blocking?
   1: The phenomenon of blocking provides an interesting and much-studied instance of failure to learn, in spite of contiguous presentations of the CS and the US
   2: In a blocking experiment, animals receive training with what is termed a compound CS (Phase 2)
   3: The experimental group has first received a phase of training in which the US alone is conditioned (Phase 1)
   4: The experimental groups shows no (or very little evidence of learning about the CS that is presented in Phase 1

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 3 & 4
   D. 1 & 3

2. In experiments, placing subjects in experimental groups such that each subject has an equal probability of ending up in any experimental group is referred to as:

   A. random forecasting
   B. fandom selection
   C. random placement
   D. random assignment

3. The experimental procedure in which both the experimenter and subject are unaware of who is in the experimental and who is in the control group is referred to as the:

   A. single-blind procedure
   B. the type of experiment is not possible
   C. stereotaxic procedure
   D. double-blind procedure

4. The perception of a humanlike face in the random configurations of the lunar landscape best illustrates the impact of______on visual perception.

   A. Perceptual schemas
   B. Relative clarity
   C. Shape constancy
   D. Stroboscopic movement

5. The perception of an object as distinct from its surroundings is called ________________?

   A. perceptual set
   B. selective attention
   C. figure-ground perception
   D. interposition

6. Among monocular cues for depth perception is ________________?

   A. convergence
   B. retinal disparity
   C. assimilation
   D. interposition

7. The perception of depth and distance in a 3-dimensional space depends mostly on ________________?

   A. texture-density gradient
   B. interposition
   C. binocular vision
   D. movement detectors

8. One of the pioneers of the psychology of perception was ________________?

   A. McDougall
   B. Jung
   C. Skinner
   D. Helmholtz

9. Size constancy refers to our perception of an object’s size as the same even though its image on the retina_____________ as the distance between us and the object _____________?

   A. increases, decreases
   B. decreases, increases
   C. decreases, decreases
   D. a and b

10. May aspect of learning can be studied best through the application of experimental methods to:

    A. Classroom situations
    B. Classroom investigations
    C. Classroom experiences
    D. Classroom conclusions