Sensation and Perception
If a researcher is studying how inherited traits influence a person's ability to differentiate color wavelengths, which psychological approach are they most likely utilizing?
Evolutionary perspective
Psychodynamic perspective
Sociocultural perspective
Biological perspective
Which psychological principle best explains why a person might misinterpret a straight line as curved when viewed against a distorted background?
Gestalt principles of perception
Classical conditioning principle
Cognitive dissonance theory
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory
What determines the intensity of light?
The color perceived by the human eye
The distance between peaks or troughs of a wave
The shape and curvature of the cornea
The amount of energy in light
In a cross-cultural study on visual perception, researchers found that people from different cultures processed visual illusions differently; which psychological theory best explains these differences?
Feature detection theory
Opponent-process theory
Signal detection theory
Top-down processing
A blind spot is ___
a certain area we cannot see in our peripheral vision
when we cannot see objects at a certain distance
an area in the eye that has no rods/cones
when the cornea is damaged
Which scenario exemplifies how top-down processing can be influenced by cultural experiences during visual perception?
An artist uses brighter colors in paintings after being exposed to sunlight-rich environments regardless of their background.
People universally recognize facial expressions of emotion despite variations in cultural background or context.
A person from a rural area interprets ambiguous shapes as animals rather than buildings, unlike urban dwellers.
Individuals from all cultures experience similar difficulty identifying camouflaged objects in nature scenes.
Which part of the eye provides the most direct route for light traveling to the photoreceptors?
Lens
Sclera
Cornea
Pupil

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Describe the correct visual pathway
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A psychologist who investigates how cultural norms affect the interpretation of visual stimuli is applying concepts from which psychological approach?
Sociocultural perspective
Learning perspective
Behavioral genetics
Cognitive neuroscience
When struck by light energy, cones and rods in the retina generate neural signals that then activate the
ganglion cells
bipolar cells
ciliary muscle
parietal lobe