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Sensation & Perception

Authored by Amy Jost

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Sensation & Perception
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Which of the following is a perception?

noting a change in temperature
hearing an increase in volume
recognizing an object as a car
viewing a decrease in brightness

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Being able to see a candle flame 30 miles away on a clear night is the

absolute threshold for human vision
difference threshold for human vision.
perceived threshold for human vision
ratio threshold for human vision

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an object reflects purple light and absorbs other colors, what color will that object appear to be in daylight to someone with normal color vision?

any color except purple, depending on the object’s density
purple
black or gray
white or gray, depending on the object’s reflectivity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A sensation may be combined with other sensations and past experiences to yield a

constancy.
perception.
motion parallax.
ratio.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

If we did not have cones in our eyes, we would not see

colors

shapes

sizes

distant objects

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Sensation

opening in the iris that regulates the amount of light entering the eye

the tendency to perceive certain objects the same way despite changing conditions

what occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor

contains light-sensitive receptor cells

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 12 pts

Absolute Threshold

the weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half the time

filling in the gaps in what our senses tell us

what occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor

organization of sensory information

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