Quiz on Visual Perception

What is a mental representation in the context of visual perception?

• A physical object in the environment

• A sensory experience

• A hypothetical internal cognitive symbol

• A visual illusion

What does object-centered representation focus on?

• The object's properties independent of appearance

• The viewer's perspective

• The emotional response to the object

• The historical context of the object

Which representation involves using a fixed reference point?

• Viewer-centered representation

• Gestalt representation

• Landmark-centered representation

• Object-centered representation

What does the Law of Proximity state?

• Objects that are similar are perceived as a group

• Objects that are close together are perceived as a group

• Objects are perceived as complete even if incomplete

• Objects are perceived as symmetrical

Who developed the Gestalt approach to form perception?

• Kurt Koffka, Wolfgang Köhler, Max Wertheimer

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

• B.F. Skinner

What is the primary function of the feature analysis system?

• Recognizing overall configurations

• Identifying and analyzing individual features

• Storing landmark information

• Understanding emotional responses

Which law states that our brains prefer to organize visual input into the simplest forms?

• Law of Similarity

• Law of Closure

• Law of Prägnanz

• Law of Continuity

What does the configurational system specialize in?

• Storing viewer-centered images

• Analyzing parts of objects

• Recognizing larger configurations

• Recognizing individual features

What is the Law of Closure about?

• Grouping similar objects together

• Filling in missing parts to create a whole

• Recognizing patterns based on individual features

• Perceiving objects as symmetrical

What is the key difference between viewer-centered and object-centered representations?

• One is simpler than the other

• One involves landmark information, the other does not

• One focuses on the viewer's perspective, the other on the object's properties

• One is based on emotional responses, the other on cognitive analysis