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Visual Perception and Sensation Quiz

#1

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

Iris
Explanation

Controls pupil size

#2

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

Afterimage
Explanation

Image persists briefly

#3

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

Convergence
Explanation

Eyes turn inward for near focus

#4

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

Prosopagnosia
Explanation

Inability to recognize faces

#5

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

Perceptual constancy
Explanation

Stable perception despite image changes

#6

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

Perceptual set
Explanation

Perception influenced by context

#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
Explanation

Three color receptors

#8

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

Occipital lobe
Explanation

Brain area for visual processing

#9

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

Motion parallax
Explanation

Perceive motion of objects

#10

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

Object segregation
Explanation

Distinguishing objects from background

#11

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

Shape constancy
Explanation

Perceive shape despite image changes

#12

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

Depth perception
Explanation

Illusion of depth perception

#13

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

Pattern recognition
Explanation

Perception as whole patterns

#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?

Overlap
Explanation

Closer objects obstruct farther ones

#15

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

Depth perception
Explanation

Perceiving relative distance

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