The distorted room illusion involving two girls who rapidly shrink or enlarge can best be explained in terms of:

Related Mcqs:

1. Which TWO of the following statements are true of simultaneous contrast illusions? 1. In the simultaneous tilt illusion, vertical stripes appear tilted away from the tilt of their surrounding stripes. 2. In the luminance illusion, a grey patch appears darker when surrounded by a dark area than when surrounded by a light area. 3 A purple patch appears slightly closer to blue when surrounded by red, and closer to red when seen against a blue background. 4. Visual illusion effect only exist for motion.

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

2. The Moon illusion can best be explained in terms of the relationship between:

   A. Selective attention and lightness constancy
   B. Perceived distance and perceived size
   C. Proximity and closure
   D. Atmospheric air pressure and diffusion of light waves

3. The illusion of the rat or the professor and the young lady or the old lady are both examples of what type of illusion?

   A. Constancy
   B. Simultaneous contrasts
   C. Perceptual inference
   D. Reversible figures

4. The tilt illusion, the luminance contrast effect and the color illusion are examples of what type of contrast effect?

   A. Before-effects
   B. After-effects
   C. Waterfall illusions
   D. Perceptual illusions

5. Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade teacher, watches boys more closely than she watch girls for any signs of misbehavior. Mrs. Zumpano’s surveillance strategy best illustrates:

   A. the framing effect
   B. the availability heuristic
   C. confirmation bias
   D. functional fixedness

6. The horizon Moon appears to shrink in size if it is viewed through a narrow tube that eliminates the perception of distance cues. The best illustrate the importance of:

   A. Context effects
   B. Relative clarity
   C. Perceptual adaptation
   D. Visual capture

7. Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feedings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the_______theory of motivation. Eventually, however josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now he needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.

   A. arousal; Incentive
   B. drive reduction; arousal
   C. drive; reduction; incentive
   D. incentive; drive; reduction

8. Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feelings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the______-theory of motivation. Eventually, however, josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now the needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.

   A. arousal; incentive
   B. drive reduction; arousal
   C. drive reduction; incentive
   D. incentive; drive reduction

9. The Ponzo illusion illustrates that people judge the size of an object in terms of its perceived _______________?

   A. shape
   B. height
   C. distance
   D. convergence

10. Our tendency to establish and maintain warm relationships with people if they are physically attractive is best explained in terms of:

    A. social exchange theory
    B. the just- world phenomenon
    C. the bystander effect
    D. the foot- in- the- door phenomenon