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
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - The distorted room illusion involving two girls who rapidly shrink or enlarge can best be explained in terms of:
A. Shape constancy
B. The principle of continuity
C. Retinal disparity
D. The misperception of distance - Movement illusions such as the moon-cloud illusion, in which the moon appears to race from cloud to cloud, illustrate the role in visual perception played by ______________?
A. binocular disparity
B. a frame of reference
C. a linear perspective
D. bottom-up processing - 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 - 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 - The moon illusion occurs when you:
A. Look at the moon during a lunar eclipse
B. Think you see the moon when in fact it is not there
C. Perceive the moon to be the same size when viewed on the horizon and overhead
D. Perceive the moon to be larger on the horizon than overhead - 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 - 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 - 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 - Montel, a white university student, is on academic probation for poor grades. Ever since he received notice of his probation, Montel has become increasingly hostile toward racial minority students and staff on campus. His increasing hostility can best be explained in terms of:
A. the reciprocity norm
B. the scapegoat theory
C. ingroup bias
D. the just- world phenomenon
