In the Ames Room, We Look Through the Viewing Hole

question 57

Multiple Choice

In the Ames room, we look through the viewing hole, we cannot distinguish the trapezoids, and we use our cues of familiar sizes and shapes to infer a normal room.Our visual systems convert the trapezoids into squares, so that we can perceive the room itself as normal.This results in ______.

• A)binocular rivalry
• B)an illusion of optic flow
• C)a breakdown of size constancy
• D)an interruption in motion parallax

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Definitions:

Want

A desire for something that is not necessarily needed but is desired for personal satisfaction or fulfillment.

Drive Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that motivation is driven by an organism's need to fulfill physiological needs in order to maintain homeostasis.

Gratification

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Approach-Approach Conflict

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