11 Questions
What is the term for the object in the external world?
Distal object
Which part of the visual system is responsible for regulating the amount of light entering the eye?
Pupil
What is the main function of vitreous humor in the visual system?
Maintaining eye shape
What is a mental percept?
Mental representation
In the context of monkeys' visual abilities, what hypothesis suggests they can determine what things are and how they function?
What/how hypothesis
According to bottom-up theories of perception, what is the main driver of perception?
Stimuli and sensory data
What is the main idea behind constructive perception in top-down theories?
Perceiver constructs understanding of a stimulus
Which theory emphasizes that recognition involves matching features of a pattern to features stored in memory?
Recognition-by-components theory
What does the Global Precedence Effect theory distinguish between?
Local and global features
In recognition-by-components theory, what are 'geons' referring to?
3D geometric shapes for object recognition
What is the main factor that influences perception according to bottom-up theories?
Stimuli and sensory data
Test your knowledge on the set of processes involved in recognizing, organizing, and making sense of environmental stimuli, along with basic concepts like distal and proximal objects, informational mediums, and perceptual objects.
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