Visual Perception and Sensation Quiz

Explore visual perception with these 15 questions covering sensation, illusions, brain processing, and more. Test yourself now!

#1

Which part of the eye controls the amount of light entering the eye?

Cornea
Lens
Retina
Iris
#2

What is the term for the phenomenon where an image continues to be briefly visible after the original stimulus is removed?

Afterimage
Persistence of vision
Retinal rivalry
Visual masking
#3

Which term refers to the process by which the eyes turn inward to focus on a nearby object?

Convergence
Divergence
Accommodation
Refraction
#4

Which term refers to the inability to recognize faces, often as a result of brain damage?

Prosopagnosia
Agnosia
Aphasia
Apraxia
#5

What is the term for the ability to maintain a stable perception of an object despite changes in the retinal image?

Sensory adaptation
Object permanence
Perceptual constancy
Selective attention
#6

What is the phenomenon where the same stimulus is perceived differently based on surrounding context?

Sensory adaptation
Perceptual constancy
Perceptual set
Contextual modulation
#7

Which theory of color vision proposes that there are three types of color receptors in the human eye, corresponding to red, green, and blue?

Trichromatic theory
Opponent-process theory
Color constancy theory
Dual-process theory
#8

Which area of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information and is often referred to as the 'visual cortex'?

Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
#9

What is the term for the ability to perceive the motion of objects, especially those moving at high speeds?

Motion parallax
Kinesthetic perception
Apparent motion
Visual tracking
#10

In the context of visual perception, what does the term 'figure-ground' relationship refer to?

Color discrimination
Object segregation
Pattern recognition
Visual acuity
#11

What is the term for the ability to perceive the three-dimensional shape of objects despite changes in the retinal image?

Depth perception
Shape constancy
Object recognition
Visual acuity
#12

In the context of visual illusions, what does the Ponzo illusion typically involve?

Size constancy
Depth perception
Color vision
Motion perception
#13

In the context of visual perception, what does the term 'Gestalt' refer to?

Individual elements
Pattern recognition
Visual acuity
Depth perception
#14

Which depth cue relies on the fact that objects that are closer to the viewer tend to obstruct the view of objects that are farther away?

Linear perspective
Relative size
Overlap
Aerial perspective
#15

What is the term for the ability to perceive the relative distance of objects in the environment?

Depth perception
Distance constancy
Visual acuity
Stereopsis

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