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sensation and perception

Authored by Nancy Gagnon

Social Studies

10th Grade - University

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information in order to recognize meaningful objects and events is called

parallel processing.

perception.

accommodation.

sensation.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The detection and encoding of stimulus energies by the nervous system is called

signal detection.
synaesthesia
sensation
accommodation.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Schultz didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates

gate-control theory.
choice blindness.
selective attention.
opponent-process theory.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In 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 illustrated

opponent-process theory.
inattentional blindness.
blind spot.
visual cliff.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Although 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 level
absolute threshold
tolerance level
adaptation level

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Weber's law is relevant to an understanding of

absolute thresholds.
difference thresholds.
sensory interaction.
parallel processing.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Kinesthesis refers to the

process 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.

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