Chapter 3 Review
PSYCH 120


1. Long wavelength is to high amplitude as

color is to saturation
red is to white
white is to black
chromatic is to achromatic


2. Ralf reported that computer workstation employees are complaining of screen reflections and that most were demanding anti-glare screens for their visual display terminals (VDT). As a human specialist, Ralf recommended to fix the screen reflections by removing or reducing the source of _______.

illuminance
refractory period
contrast
polarity


3. The ciliary muscles contract and relax in order to change the shape of the _______ when focusing on distant and near objects.

iris
fovea
cornea
lens


4. According to the Aeronautical Information Manual, cockpit light should be reduced to a minimum and the use of regular _______ light should be avoided at night.

red
blue
white
photopic


5. The _______ explains why ship bridges are illuminated with _______ at night.

dark adaptation effect; red
scotopic effect; blue
Purkinje effect; red
opponent process theory; red


6. Contrast sensitivity depends on all of the following EXCEPT:

retinal disparity
spatial frequency
polarity
illumination


7. When signals are conspicuous visual search tends to be

serial
parallel
saccadic
bottom-up


8. Ball turret gunners attempted to center enemy aircraft on the fovea as they engaged in _______ eye movement.

parallel
serial
saccadic
pursuit


9. Jane is experienced with Microsoft Explorer and finds the “back” button without effort. Her visual search is probably _______ and guided by a _______ process.

serial; conscious
serial; conscious
parallel; top-down
serial; bottom-up


10. What recommendation will you make to improve luggage screening in airports?

rotate inspectors every 15 min
increase false alarms
educate inspectors about relative costs of misses and false alarms
all of the above

Name:

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