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According to J. J. Gibson, what is the optic array?
The collection of light rays interacting with objects in the viewer's world.
In the context of motion perception, how is optic flow defined?
TThe changing angular position of points in a perspective image that we experience as we move through the world
When an observer moves within a scene, what does the term 'optic flow' refer to?
The apparent motion of objects in the visual field as an observer moves through or within a scene.
Which of the following best describes the center of our vision in the context of motion perception?
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What kind of information does changing the location of objects relative to the center of the optic flow field provide to an observer?
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How does optic flow result from the relative motion between the observer and elements in the visual scene?
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Which of the following best describes the 'focus of expansion' in motion perception?
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What is the primary function of the 'focus of expansion' (FOE) in motion perception?
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How does the 'focus of expansion' contribute to navigation and direction perception?
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Which of the following best describes biological motion perception?
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What characterizes biological motion perception?
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What does the statement 'we are sophisticated at using motion to represent characteristics of what we're looking at in a coarse sense' mean?
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Which of the following can be recognized from the pattern of movement in biological motion?
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Which brain area is associated with the processing of biological motion?
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What is Time to Contact (TTC) in the context of motion perception?
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Which of the following is the correct method for calculating Time to Contact (TTC)?
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What does Tau (τ) represent in the context of time-to-contact estimation?
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How is the tau ratio used by the brain?
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What is the main challenge faced by the visual system in motion perception?
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How is 'retinal movement' defined in the context of motion perception?
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Which of the following conditions is necessary for an object to be perceived as moving?
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When is an object perceived as stationary?
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What happens if there is both eye movement and retinal movement?
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Which type of eye movement involves the smooth following of a moving target?
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What is the characteristic of a saccade?
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When do the two eyes move in opposite directions in the context of eye movements?
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Which of the following best describes reflexive eye movements?
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What is saccadic suppression?
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What is the primary purpose of saccadic suppression in the context of eye movements?
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Which of the following is a way in which the visual system compensates for eye movements to maintain the stability of the visual world?
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What happens to the receptive fields of neurons when a saccade is executed?
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In addition to the parietal cortex, where do the receptive fields of neurons also shift inward toward the new point of fixation?
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Which of the following best describes the nature of saccades?
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How are the movements of the eye controlled?
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Which of the following is not a pair of eye muscles involved in controlling eye movements?
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Which brain structure is important for initiating and guiding eye movements?
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