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12thgrade
Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception (psychology)
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information in order to recognize meaningful objects and events is calledparallel processing.perception.accommodation.sensation.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is calledsignal detection.synaesthesiasensationaccommodation.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceBecause she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Schultz didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustratesgate-control theory.choice blindness.selective attention.opponent-process theory.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn one experiment, most of the participants who viewed a videotape of men tossing a basketball remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman sauntering across the screen. This illustratedopponent-process theory.inattentional blindness.blind spot.visual cliff.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAlthough Manuel was sitting right next to his parents, he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. Apparently, Manuel has a lower ________ for skunk odor than his parents have.accommodation levelabsolute thresholdtolerance leveladaptation level
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWeber's law is relevant to an understanding ofabsolute thresholds.difference thresholds.sensory interaction.parallel processing.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceKinesthesis refers to theprocess of organizing and interpreting sensory information.diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus.system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts.quivering eye movements that enable the retina to detect continuous stimulation.
- 8. Multiple Choice
If we are testing your sound absolute threshold what percentage of the time must you hear the minimum stimulus in order for the absolute threshold to have been found?
20%
35%
50%
60%
- 9. Multiple Choice
A researcher presents two lights of varying brightness to a subject who is asked to respond "same" or "different" by comparing their intensities. The researcher is seeking the
just noticeable difference.
absolute threshold.
subliminal threshold.
minimal threshold.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which one is NOT one of the 4 basic tastes?
Spicy
Sour
Salty
Bitter
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAnother name for olfactionTasteSmellTouchHearing
- 12. Multiple Choice
You see a friend approaching from the far end of the school courtyard. He looks small, but you assume he is his usual height because of
Weber's law
the phi phenomenon
shape constancy
size constancy
top-down processing
- 13. Multiple Choice
When looking at the book in front of you, you probably perceive it as rectangular rather than trapezoid as it appears on your retina. This shows the importance of
shape constancy
perceptual adaptation
figure-ground
retinal disparity
the principle of continuity
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best represents an absolute theshold?
A guitar player knows that his D string has just gone out of tune.
A photographer can tell that the natural light available for a photograph has just faded slightly.
Your friend amazes you by correctly identifying unlabeled glasses of Coke and Pepsi.
A cook can just barely taste the salt she has added to her soup.
Your mom throws out the milk because she says the taste is "off."
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sentences best describes the relationship between sensation and perception?sensation is happens in the brain; perception is interpreting the stimuli detectedsensation involves learning and expectations; perception does notsensation is detecting stimuli; perception is interpreting the stimuli detectedSensation is strictly a mechanical phenomenon; perception is only a cognitive process
- 16. Multiple ChoiceSmell and taste are called __________ because __________.energy senses; they send impulses to the brain in the form of electric energy.chemical senses; they detect chemicals in what we taste and smell.flavor senses; smell and taste combine to create flavor.chemical senses; they send impulses to the brain in the form of chemicals.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThis means to take outside stimuli and turn it into neural impulses.TransductionTransitionChangeAlter
- 18. Multiple ChoiceJim is colorblind. Which parts of his eyes have been affected?FoveaConesRodsLens
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe organization of information form our sense to create meaning is known as ____________.Brain PlasticityStimuliSensationPerception
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe minimum amount of stimulation need to detect stimulus 50 % of the time is called theDifference ThresholdAbsolute ThresholdChange ThresholdSubliminal Threshold
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