5 Written Questions

1. the tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related
2. the smallest amount of energy needed for a person to consciously detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is present
3. the tendency to interpret the shape of an object as being constant, even when its shape changes on the retina
4. the activation of sensory receptors in various sense organs
5. cues for perceiving depth based on both eyes

5 Matching Questions

1. size constancy
2. similarity
3. brightness constancy
4. rods and cones
5. closure

1. a the tendency to perceive the apparent brightness of an object as the same even when the light conditions change
2. b the tendency to complete figures that are incomplete
3. c the tendency to perceive things that look similar to each other as being part of the same group
4. d specialized sensory receptors found in the eyes
5. e the tendency to interpret an object as always being the same actual size, regardless of its distance

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the tendency to perceive objects that are spacially close to each other as part of the same grouping
   1. similarity
   2. continuity
   3. proximity
   4. contiguity
2. the tendency to perceive objects, or figures, as existing on a background
   1. perception
   2. similarity
   3. figure-ground
   4. closure
3. the ability to perceive the world in three dimensions
   1. depth perception
   2. habituation
   3. interposition
   4. perception
4. perception that occurs when objects that a person expects to be of a certain size appear to be small and are, therefore, assumed to be much further away
   1. relative size
   2. Sensation
   3. closure
   4. contiguity
5. the smallest difference between two stimuli that is detectable 50 percent of the time
   1. just noticeable difference
   2. relative size
   3. shape constancy
   4. size constancy

5 True/False Question

1. sensory adaptation → specialized forms of neurons that are activated by different stimuli such as light and sound
   

   True        False

2. linear perspective → the tendency for parallel lines to appear to converge on each other
   

   True        False

3. habituation → the tendency of the brain to stop attending to constant, unchanging information
   

   True        False

4. perception → the method by which the sensations experienced at any given moment are interpreted and organized in some meaningful fashion
   

   True        False

5. continuity → the tendency to perceive two things that happen close together in time as being related
   

   True        False