Principles of Percepton Quiz
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Good Continuation Similarity Change Connectionism
2. The perception that any two overlapping figures is seen as one laying atop the other
Figure/Ground Area Color Proximity
3. The mind sees what as being smaller than they actually are?
figures areas stripes diagonals
4. Using Web-safe colors on your website might not help your audience if they are...
using Netscape Navigator colorblind using voice-recognition software offline
5. Cluttered or busy presentations can be less effective than simple ones because...
an overload of stimulus can distract attention from the message Freudian learning overwhelms your audience Common Fate is reduced color perception is saturated
6. Animals rely on their coloration to hide because
the mind detects relative magnitudes of stimulus rather than the absolute magnitude new stimulus is presented spots and stripes blend with shadows of proximity
7. Razzle-dazzle camouflage breaks up a boat's...
Humanism Connectionism Sillouette Behaviorism
8. What famous artist is known for studies in figure/ground?
Van Gough Prince M.C. Escher Einstein
9. If you are you color blind...?
food doesn't taste as good your parents were color blind you ate too much fish patterns of colored spots can detect it
10. Why does a zebra have stripes?
to hide in the grass from lions to blend into a crowd of other zebras to identify themselves to other zebras all of the above