Visual System Worksheet
Matching
1. ___L__ Bill perceived the cover of his book was red even though the light changed in the various rooms in which he read the book.
2. ___I__ Mary damaged her cerebral cortex and now perceives the world in black, white, and grey.
3. ___B__ Phyllis wears only various shades of purple. Her clothes are many different types of purple, but she only wears ___________ of purple.
4. ___C__ The shade of achromatic color stays the same regardless of how much sunlight is reflected.
5. ___G__ You go to a lecture and the topic seems to focus on blue-yellow and red-green perception of color. The lecture is likely discussing ______________.
6. ___E__ The afterimage is a red heart. This means the image was _____________.
7. ___N__ Each receptor mechanism is sensitive to different elements of the spectrum and suggests we need various wavelengths for normal color vision. This is the _____________.
8. ___K__ Which color deficiency is likely a genetic transmission?
9. ___D__ Monochromats do not have functioning ___________.
10. ___F__ Red and blue paints are mixed and the result is purple. This shows the ____________.
11. ___A__
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___M_ There are basic colors, but the ability to perceive a large number of colors depends on _____________, _____________, and _________________.
12. __H___ The edge of an illuminated e-reader next to a dark room is called __________.
A. Saturation B. Hues C. Color Constancy D. Cones
E. Green F. Subtractive Color Mixture G. Opponent Process Theory of Color Vision
H. Reflectance Edge I. Cerebral Achromatopsia J. Wavelength
K. Dichromatism L. Lightness Constancy M. Intensity
N. Young-Helmoltz Theory of Color Vision
Short-Answer
In 200 to 300 words, describe the role of Gestalt principles in perceptual organization. Explain how these principles help us organize our world.
The Gestalt principles is the idea that perceptions are the creation of adding up sensations.