UIUC Psyc 230 Test 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Object agnosia - CORRECT ANSWER - unable to identify objects (see it but don't
recognize it)
Object Invariance - CORRECT ANSWER - once you've seen an object once you can
recognize it from multiple perspectives
Top Down Processing - CORRECT ANSWER - process whereby our existing knowledge
of objects influences how we perceive them
Bottom Up Processing - CORRECT ANSWER - process whereby physical stimuli
influence how we perceive them
Recognition - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to match a presented item with an item in
memory
Representation - CORRECT ANSWER - the storage and/or reconstruction of information
in memory when that information is not in use
Perceptual Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - making meaning out of what we see;
the process by which multiple objects in the environment are grouped allowing us to identify
multiple aspects in a complex scene
Grouping - CORRECT ANSWER - group objects together into something meaningful (big
picture)
Segregation - CORRECT ANSWER - pulling out objects from grouping
, Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - putting separate pieces together to make one
full image
Figure Ground Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Organizing by separating
background and foreground
Convex or concave bands affects figure - CORRECT ANSWER - ground organization
Law of Good Continuation - CORRECT ANSWER - things that line up vs. don't affect
what appears to be in foreground vs background
Law of Proximity - CORRECT ANSWER - group objects together by how close/far
together
Law of Similarity - CORRECT ANSWER - group by things like color, shape, size,
orientation, etc.
Recognition by Components - CORRECT ANSWER - we recognize objects by the
relations of its geons
Geons - CORRECT ANSWER - basic units of objects, consisting of simple shapes such as
cylinders and pyramids
Viewpoint Invariance - CORRECT ANSWER - vantage point doesn't matter
Template Theories - CORRECT ANSWER - point-by-point comparison to a stored
"average" or ideal representation
Fusiform Face Area - CORRECT ANSWER - tells you which face (this is my mom, this is
my brother...)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Object agnosia - CORRECT ANSWER - unable to identify objects (see it but don't
recognize it)
Object Invariance - CORRECT ANSWER - once you've seen an object once you can
recognize it from multiple perspectives
Top Down Processing - CORRECT ANSWER - process whereby our existing knowledge
of objects influences how we perceive them
Bottom Up Processing - CORRECT ANSWER - process whereby physical stimuli
influence how we perceive them
Recognition - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to match a presented item with an item in
memory
Representation - CORRECT ANSWER - the storage and/or reconstruction of information
in memory when that information is not in use
Perceptual Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - making meaning out of what we see;
the process by which multiple objects in the environment are grouped allowing us to identify
multiple aspects in a complex scene
Grouping - CORRECT ANSWER - group objects together into something meaningful (big
picture)
Segregation - CORRECT ANSWER - pulling out objects from grouping
, Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - putting separate pieces together to make one
full image
Figure Ground Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Organizing by separating
background and foreground
Convex or concave bands affects figure - CORRECT ANSWER - ground organization
Law of Good Continuation - CORRECT ANSWER - things that line up vs. don't affect
what appears to be in foreground vs background
Law of Proximity - CORRECT ANSWER - group objects together by how close/far
together
Law of Similarity - CORRECT ANSWER - group by things like color, shape, size,
orientation, etc.
Recognition by Components - CORRECT ANSWER - we recognize objects by the
relations of its geons
Geons - CORRECT ANSWER - basic units of objects, consisting of simple shapes such as
cylinders and pyramids
Viewpoint Invariance - CORRECT ANSWER - vantage point doesn't matter
Template Theories - CORRECT ANSWER - point-by-point comparison to a stored
"average" or ideal representation
Fusiform Face Area - CORRECT ANSWER - tells you which face (this is my mom, this is
my brother...)
