The use of contextual information helps us do which of the following?

only use bottom-up processing
use top-down processing and resolve ambiguities in perception
only resolve ambiguities in perception
only use top-down processing

The Gestalt organizational principle of closure is a good example of _____.

top-down processing
contextual effects
perceptual constancy
bottom-up processing

After solving a series of mathematical problems using a complicated formula, Mark used the same formula to solve another problem that he could have solved in a much simpler way. Mark's reliance on the formula he had recently used BEST illustrates which of the following?

perceptual organization
perceptual constancy
contextual effect
perceptual set

As an individual walks away from us, the visual image we sense decreases in size; however, the visual image we perceive does not. This is due to _____.

closure
perceptual constancies
the figure-ground principle
contextual effects

Which statement(s) about subjective contours is (are) TRUE?

All of these are true.
Subjective contours occur when we use bottom-up processing rather than top-down processing.
Subjective contours occur because the brain fails to apply the Gestalt principle of closure.
Subjective contours contain lines that appear to be present but in fact are absent.

Although the retinal image changes, we easily recognize the rectangular shape of a door whether it is closed, partially open, or completely open. This is an example of _____.

linear perspective
interposition
perceptual constancy
perceptual set