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QCAA Psychology Unit 3 | Topic 2 | Visual Perception
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Cole (2013) asked participants to estimate the distance to target location. REseraches had measured the waist-to-hip ratios of participants and manipulated their motivational states. They concluded that these two factors interacted toaffect visual perception.
Which of the following biological influences on visual perception best describes this study with regards to distance perception? (1 mark)
Aging
Genetics
Cultural skills
Psychological make-up
- 2. Multiple Choice
Sensory receptors detecting the presence of, or change to, a stimulus is known as the process of
selection
reception
organisation
transmission
- 3. Multiple Choice
The investigation by Deregowski (1972) found that one group of participants preferred split-type drawings similar to image A, rather than perspective drawings similar to image B.
culture
depth cues
motivation
size consistency
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of the Müller-Lyer visual illusion (1 mark)
a
b
c
d
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Ames in the room illusion demonstrates the fallibility of visual perception as it causes the observer to
(A) misapply shape constancy but maintain size constancy.
(A) misapply size constancy but maintain shape constancy.
(A) misapply size constancy but maintain linear perspective cues.
misapply shape constancy but maintain linear perspective cues.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Recognising perspective in drawings, as in the figure above, is a result of
cultural processes.
physical processes.
attentional processes.
evolutionary processes.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the absolute threshold refer to?
What does the absolute threshold refer to?
the lowest intensity of stimulus energy that can be detected 100 per cent of the time
the lowest intensity of stimulus energy that can be detected 50 per cent of the time
the greatest intensity of stimulus energy that can be detected 50 per cent of the time
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the correct sequence of processes in sensation and perception?
reception; transmission; transduction; selection; interpretation; organisation
reception; selection; transmission; transduction; organisation; interpretation
reception; selection; organisation; transmission; transduction; interpretation
reception; transduction; transmission; selection; organisation; interpretation
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about visual receptors is incorrect?
Rods can respond in low levels of light but not in bright light.
Cones can respond in bright light but not in low levels of light.
Rods and cones both distinguish black and white
Rods and cones both distinguish colours.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements concerning the stimulus energy for vision is incorrect?
Electromagnetic energy of about 380 nanometres is perceived as violet.
Electromagnetic energy of about 760 nanometres is perceived as red.
Electromagnetic energy of about 380 nanometres is not visible to humans.
Electromagnetic energy of about 800 nanometres is not visible to humans.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Rods are most responsive to electromagnetic energy of which colour?
violet/blue
blue/green
green/yellow
orange/red
- 12. Multiple Choice
Where are feature detector cells found?
in the cornea and retina
in the optic nerve and primary visual cortex
in the retina and primary visual cortex
in the cornea, retina, optic nerve and primary visual cortex
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is true of depth cues?
They are processes that occur during the sensation stages of visual processing.
They are cells that respond to lines that move in a particular direction.
They are responsible for the acuity of peripheral vision.
They allow interpretation of two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is transmission?
where light energy is converted into electrical impulses
where information reaches the brain and is transmitted into sensory memory
where stimulus energy is collected by sense organs
where sensory cells send nerve impulses to the primary sensory cortex
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
The actual image on our retina is upside down and back to front.
Light initially enters the eye through the retina.
The retina contains light-sensitive cells called photoreceptors.
Images on our retina are blurred and patched by holes.
- 16. Multiple Choice
In relation to vision, sensation involves which of the following processes?
interpretation, organisation and reception
transmission, reception and transduction
transduction, reception and selection
selection, organisation and interpretation
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