PSYC 230 Exam 3 ACTUAL UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
object agnosia - CORRECT ANSWER -deficit in identifying and recognizing objects
top-down processing - CORRECT ANSWER -when physical stimuli influences how we
perceive them
bottom-up processing - CORRECT ANSWER -when our existing knowledge of objects
influences how we perceive them
recognition - CORRECT ANSWER -ability to match a presented item with an item in your
memory
representation - CORRECT ANSWER -storage and/or reconstruction of information in
memory when it is not in use
perceptual organization - CORRECT ANSWER -process where multiple objects are
grouped, allowing use to identify multiple objects in complex scenes
grouping - CORRECT ANSWER -process where elements in a figure are brought together
into a common group
segregation - CORRECT ANSWER -process where two objects are distinguished as
distinct or seperate
figure-ground organization - CORRECT ANSWER -experience viewers have as to which
part of an image is the figure and which is the background
, how does symmetry affect figure-ground organization - CORRECT ANSWER -images
that are symmetrical are more likely to be seen as the figure.
how does convexity affect figure-ground organization - CORRECT ANSWER -images
with convex (outward) borders are more likely to be seen as figure.
law of good continuation - CORRECT ANSWER -figures that have smooth edges are
more likely to be seen as continuous than those with sharp angles
law of proximity - CORRECT ANSWER -elements that are close together tend to be
perceived as a unified group
law of similarity - CORRECT ANSWER -elements that are similar to each other tend to
be perceived as a unified group
effect of common region - CORRECT ANSWER -when random dots are circled into a
group
effect of connectedness - CORRECT ANSWER -when random dots are connected by a
line
perceptual interpolation - CORRECT ANSWER -the inferred continuation of objects even
when partially hidden by other objects
perceptual interpolation uses what detectors HELP - CORRECT ANSWER -V1
edge completion - CORRECT ANSWER -the perception of a partially hidden edge as
complete
illusory contours - CORRECT ANSWER -perceptual edges that exist because of edge
completion but are not actually physically present
Questions and CORRECT Answers
object agnosia - CORRECT ANSWER -deficit in identifying and recognizing objects
top-down processing - CORRECT ANSWER -when physical stimuli influences how we
perceive them
bottom-up processing - CORRECT ANSWER -when our existing knowledge of objects
influences how we perceive them
recognition - CORRECT ANSWER -ability to match a presented item with an item in your
memory
representation - CORRECT ANSWER -storage and/or reconstruction of information in
memory when it is not in use
perceptual organization - CORRECT ANSWER -process where multiple objects are
grouped, allowing use to identify multiple objects in complex scenes
grouping - CORRECT ANSWER -process where elements in a figure are brought together
into a common group
segregation - CORRECT ANSWER -process where two objects are distinguished as
distinct or seperate
figure-ground organization - CORRECT ANSWER -experience viewers have as to which
part of an image is the figure and which is the background
, how does symmetry affect figure-ground organization - CORRECT ANSWER -images
that are symmetrical are more likely to be seen as the figure.
how does convexity affect figure-ground organization - CORRECT ANSWER -images
with convex (outward) borders are more likely to be seen as figure.
law of good continuation - CORRECT ANSWER -figures that have smooth edges are
more likely to be seen as continuous than those with sharp angles
law of proximity - CORRECT ANSWER -elements that are close together tend to be
perceived as a unified group
law of similarity - CORRECT ANSWER -elements that are similar to each other tend to
be perceived as a unified group
effect of common region - CORRECT ANSWER -when random dots are circled into a
group
effect of connectedness - CORRECT ANSWER -when random dots are connected by a
line
perceptual interpolation - CORRECT ANSWER -the inferred continuation of objects even
when partially hidden by other objects
perceptual interpolation uses what detectors HELP - CORRECT ANSWER -V1
edge completion - CORRECT ANSWER -the perception of a partially hidden edge as
complete
illusory contours - CORRECT ANSWER -perceptual edges that exist because of edge
completion but are not actually physically present
