Intro to Perception Formative Quiz

Elijah walks into a bakery and smells the aroma of fresh bread. What is the first step in his process of perception?

• Memory

• Sensation

• Paying attention

• Ignoring stimuli

Which of the following is an example of shape constancy?

• Recognizing a door as rectangular even when it is open.

• Seeing a circle as an oval when viewed from the side.

• Perceiving a triangle as a square when tilted.

• Viewing a rectangle as a line when seen from above.

When Sophia sees a car driving away, she knows the car isn’t actually getting smaller, even though it looks smaller from a distance. What is this an example of?

• The tendency to perceive the brightness of an object as constant

• The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same actual size, regardless of its distance

• The tendency to interpret the shape of an object as constant

• The tendency to perceive the color of an object as constant

When Arjun walks from a brightly lit room into a dimly lit hallway, he still perceives the white walls as being just as bright as before, even though the lighting has changed. What does this tendency refer to?

• The tendency to perceive the apparent brightness of an object as the same even when the light conditions change

• The tendency to interpret an object as always being the same actual size

• The tendency to interpret the shape of an object as constant

• The tendency to perceive the color of an object as constant

When Ethan sees a circle that has gaps in its outline, he still perceives it as a complete circle. Which Gestalt principle explains why he perceives the incomplete shape as complete?

• Proximity

• Closure

• Common Fate

• Symmetry

Elijah is looking at a picture where some people see a vase, while others see two faces looking at each other. What is the main concept illustrated by this kind of image?

• Optical illusion

• Color theory

• Perspective drawing

• Symmetry

Charlotte is looking at a series of curved lines on a map. She notices that her mind naturally follows the smoothest, most continuous path, even when the lines cross each other. Which principle describes this tendency to perceive things as simply as possible with a continuous pattern?

• Proximity

• Similarity

• Continuity

• Contiguity