AP Psychology 2.1 Perception Review Questions

Which type of processing is primarily driven by external sensory information and works its way up to the brain?

• Top-down processing

• Bottom-up processing

• Selective attention

• Perceptual constancy

The Gestalt principle that describes the tendency to organize visual information by perceiving objects that are close to each other as a single group is known as what?

• Proximity

• Figure and ground

• Closure

• Similarity

Which of the following is an example of a monocular depth cue?

• Visual constancies

• Convergence

• Interposition

• Retinal disparity

The Gestalt principle that helps a person see a completed circle, even if part of the circle's line is missing, is called what?

• Figure and ground

• Similarity

• Closure

• Proximity

As a person walks away from you, the image of them on your retina gets smaller. However, you perceive them as remaining the same size. This is due to what phenomenon?

• Brightness constancy

• Shape constancy

• Apparent movement

• Size constancy