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Question 26 1 / 1 pts During smooth pursuit, the eyes move    smoothly, to follow a moving object

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Question 26

1 / 1 pts

During smooth pursuit, the eyes move
  

smoothly, to follow a moving object.

   

to the smoothest part of an object.

   

rapidly, while jumping from one object to the next.

   

with the head.

   

independently.

 

 

Question 27

1 / 1 pts

Evidence from labs such as Warren’s shows that humans can estimate their direction of heading solely on the basis of

  

information given by the comparator.

   

head movements.

   

eye movements.

   

optic flow simulated by moving dots.

   

biological motion calculations.

 

 

Question 28

1 / 1 pts

Evidence from labs such as Warren’s shows that humans can estimate their direction of heading solely on the basis of

  

eye movements.

   

head movements.

   

information given by the comparator.

 

optic flow simulated by moving dots.

   

biological motion calculations.

 

 

Question 29

0 / 1 pts

If normal binocular visual stimulation is not experienced during _______ then proper stereo vision might not develop.

  

adulthood

  

adolescence

   

the critical period

   

the early period

   

gestation

 

 

Question 32

1 / 1 pts

Imagine that you are at Niagara Falls, staring at the falling water for a few minutes. When you look away from the water at the crowd, the people seem to be floating upward. What phenomenon have you just experienced?

  

Focus of expansion

   

Tau

   

Akinetopsia

   

Vergence eye movements

   

Motion aftereffect

 

 

Question 33

1 / 1 pts

Imagine that you are at Niagara Falls, staring at the falling water for a few minutes. When you look away from the water at the crowd, the people seem to be floating upward. What phenomenon have you just experienced?

  

Vergence eye movements

   

Focus of expansion

   

Akinetopsia

  

Motion aftereffect

   

Tau

 

 

Question 34

1 / 1 pts

In _______, known information is combined in an optimal way using Bayes’ theorem to determine the best possible performance of someone using that information.

  

ideal observer analysis

   

statistical regression

   

analysis of variance

   

signal detection analysis

   

phantom observer analysis

 

 

Question 35

1 / 1 pts

Interocular transfer is the transfer of

  

focus from one eye to the other.

  

electrical signals from the brain to both eyes.

   

light from one eye to the other.

   

an effect from one eye to the other.

   

electrical signals from both eyes to the brain.

 

 

Question 36

1 / 1 pts

Interocular transfer is the transfer of

  

an effect from one eye to the other.

   

focus from one eye to the other.

  

light from one eye to the other.

   

electrical signals from the brain to both eyes.

   

electrical signals from both eyes to the brain.

 

 

Question 37

1 / 1 pts

In the case of a negative afterimage, a yellow stimulus would produce a _______ afterimage.

  

black

   

red

   

blue

   

green

   

brown

 

 

Question 40

1 / 1 pts

In the Newsome and Pare paradigm, an observer’s task is to

 

experience a motion aftereffect.

   

trace the moving dots.

   

determine whether or not motion is observed.

   

None of the answers are correct

   

identify the direction of motion of the correlated dots.

 

 

Question 41

1 / 1 pts

In the Newsome and Pare paradigm, an observer’s task is to

  

identify the direction of motion of the correlated dots.

   

determine whether or not motion is observed.

   

trace the moving dots.

   

experience a motion aftereffect.

   

None of the other answers are correct

 

 

Question 43

1 / 1 pts

_______ is a measure of the smallest binocular disparity that can generate a sensation of depth.

  

Disparity threshold

   

Stereoacuity

   

Stereo parallax

   

Stereo sensitivity

   

Minimum disparity

 

 

Question 44

1 / 1 pts

_______ is an important depth cue that is based on head movement.

  

Convergence

   

Motion parallax

   

Vanishing point

   

Familiar size

   

Stereopsis

 

 

Question 45

1 / 1 pts

_______ is a rare neuropsychological disorder in which the affected individual has no perception of motion.

  

Motion blindness

   

Hyperopia

   

Motion agnosia

  

Akinetopsia

   

Prosopagnosia

 

 

Question 46

1 / 1 pts

_______ is a rare neuropsychological disorder in which the affected individual has no perception of motion.

  

Hyperopia

 

Akinetopsia

   

Motion agnosia

   

Motion blindness

   

Prosopagnosia

 

 

Question 47

1 / 1 pts

_______ is the difference between the two retinal images of the same scene. It is the basis of stereopsis.

  

Binocular summation

   

Stereopsis

   

Binocular disparity

   

Depth perception

   

Accommodation

 

 

Question 48

1 / 1 pts

_______ is the difference in absolute disparities of two elements in the visual scene.

  

Crossed disparity

   

Binocular rivalry

   

Relative disparity

   

Stereo convergence

   

Absolute disparity

 

 

Question 49

1 / 1 pts

_______ is the idea that basic perceptual experiences may be determined in part by the cultural environment.

  

Cultural relativism

   

Chromatic adaptation

   

Cultural perceptualism

   

Culturalism

   

Cultural determination

 

 

Question 50

1 / 1 pts

_______ is the illusion that a stationary object is moving, and occurs after prolonged exposure to a moving object.

 

Apparent motion

   

Motion aftereffect

   

Neural circuit

   

Illusory motion

   

Aperture problem