The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrates the principle of:

The apparent narrowing of a river as it flows directly away from you into the distance best illustrates the depth cue known as:

It wasn't until Clara heard some of her classmates laughing loudly during history class that she began to perceive the professor's ongoing lecture to be very funny. This provides an illustration of:

Which of the following is a cue used by artists to convey depth on a flat canvas?

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

While a student provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door. The student's failure to notice that the construction worker was replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates:

Schemas are best described as

As the retinal image of a horse galloping toward you becomes larger, it is unlikely that the horse will appear to grow larger. This best illustrates the phenomenon of

The tendency to see complete letters on a neon sign, even though some of the bulbs are out, illustrates the principle of

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

Because Carmella, Jorge, and Gail were all sitting behind the same bowling lane, Ruth perceived that they were all members of the same bowling team. This best illustrates the organizational principle of:

When hearing the words “eel is on the wagon,” you would likely perceive the first word as “wheel.” Given “eel is on the orange,” you would likely perceive the first word as “peel.” This context effect best illustrates the organizational principle of:

The individual boulders and crevices of the huge and clearly visible mountain peak appeared so indistinct to the hikers that they knew it would take them another full day to reach it. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on distance perception

Although college textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. This illustrates the importance of

Janice experienced motion sickness simply from watching a movie scene of a thrilling motorcycle chase. Her experience best illustrates the impact of:

Because the football game was interrupted by a long halftime, 5yearold Mark mistakenly concluded that the first and second halves of play were two different games. His experience best illustrates the organizational principle of:

In 1972, many people readily perceived photographs of a floating tree trunk as a partially submerged “Loch Ness Monster.” The text mentions this in order to illustrate the powerful influence of:

As Sherod walked away from the camera, the image of his body filled a smaller area of the television screen. Nevertheless, viewers did not perceive Sherod as suddenly shrinking. This illustrates:

Jody's horse looks just as black in the brilliant sunlight as it does in the dim light of the stable. This illustrates what is known as

The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ________ in infants.

In order to give greater depth to his painting, Shakir enveloped the background landscape in a misty haze. Shakir was making use of the distance cue known as

The perception of the letter “t” as two intersecting lines rather than as four nonintersecting lines illustrates the principle of:

Lightness constancy is most clearly facilitated by:

The cocktail party effect provides an example of_______________ & allows one to focus on one individual in a sensory distracting environment

The organizational principles identified by Gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of:

The convergence of parallel lines provides the distance cue known as:

People are more likely to perceive a figure and ground illustration as reversible if they are told it is reversible. This best illustrates the importance of:

The impact of experience on perception is most clearly illustrated by:

Young children tend to draw human figures in a rather unrealistic way. This reflects their:

The steadily increasing size of the retinal image of an approaching object is especially important for perceiving the object's

As the farmer looked across her field, the parallel rows of young corn plants appeared to converge in the distance. This provided her with a distance cue known as:

The perceptual tendency to fill in gaps in order to perceive disconnected parts as a whole object is called:

Although he was wearing a pair of glasses that shifted the apparent location of objects 20 degrees to his right, Lars was still able to play tennis very effectively. This best illustrates the value of:

In one experiment, most of the participants who viewed a videotape of men tossing a basketball remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman sauntering across the screen. This illustrated:

A concept that helps us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a:

Although a few keys on the piano were broken, Shana couldn't prevent herself from mentally filling in the missing notes of the familiar melodies. This best illustrates the principle of: