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1
Most explanations for visual illusions concentrate on the following:
A)Replying too quickly when making perceptual judgments.
B)Our misinterpretation of the visual stimulus.
C)The fact that people have faulty memories.
D)Lack of experience with seeing certain types of stimuli.
2
The Muller-Lyer illusion applies best to this real-life image:
A)a line does not look straight when it is broken up into two parts.
B)two faces that look like a vase.
C)a series of circles that seem to be different sizes.
D)the inner and outer corners of buildings.
3
Professor Sprout studies architecture from the time of the ancient Greeks. She has been told by her psychologist friend that the _____, a well-known building from this time period, illustrates several types of visual illusions:
A)Poggendorf
B)Coliseum
C)Parthenon
D)Athenium
4
Cross-cultural studies tell us that people raised in areas where there are few right angles, such as the Zulu in Africa, are _____ susceptible to the Muller-Lyer illusion than people who grow up where most structures are built using right angles and rectangles.
A)much less
B)much more
C)somewhat less
D)equally
5
Steve goes to the New Orleans Superdome for the first time to watch a game between the New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints. What feature of the Superdome's construction might lead him to think that the stadium is full when, in fact, it is half empty?
A)The height of the roof
B)The colors of the seats
C)The lines painted on the floors
D)The size of the aisles





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