Visual Perception

Visual Perception Quiz

14 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a visual illusion?

  1. The moon appears larger when it is near the horizon.
  2. The sun appears to move across the sky from east to west.
  3. The stars appear to twinkle at night.
  4. All of the above.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the process by which our brains convert light into visual images called?

  1. Transduction
  2. Perception
  3. Cognition
  4. Accommodation
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of photoreceptor cell in the retina?

  1. Rods
  2. Cones
  3. Bipolar cells
  4. Ganglion cells
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the part of the brain that is responsible for processing visual information called?

  1. The occipital lobe
  2. The temporal lobe
  3. The parietal lobe
  4. The frontal lobe
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects clearly at different distances?

  1. Accommodation
  2. Convergence
  3. Binocular vision
  4. Depth perception
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects in three dimensions?

  1. Accommodation
  2. Convergence
  3. Binocular vision
  4. Depth perception
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects in color?

  1. Color vision
  2. Hue discrimination
  3. Saturation discrimination
  4. Brightness discrimination
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects in low light conditions?

  1. Night vision
  2. Dark adaptation
  3. Rod vision
  4. All of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects in motion?

  1. Motion perception
  2. Apparent motion
  3. Stroboscopic motion
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects in their proper spatial relationships?

  1. Spatial perception
  2. Depth perception
  3. Size constancy
  4. Shape constancy
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects as being the same size, even when they are at different distances?

  1. Size constancy
  2. Shape constancy
  3. Color constancy
  4. Brightness constancy
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects as having the same shape, even when they are viewed from different angles?

  1. Size constancy
  2. Shape constancy
  3. Color constancy
  4. Brightness constancy
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects as having the same color, even when they are illuminated by different types of light?

  1. Size constancy
  2. Shape constancy
  3. Color constancy
  4. Brightness constancy
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the ability to see objects as having the same brightness, even when they are illuminated by different amounts of light?

  1. Size constancy
  2. Shape constancy
  3. Color constancy
  4. Brightness constancy