Sensory and Perception Quiz

Which is an anamorphic illusion?

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Which is an optically ambiguous image?

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What is sensation?

• Anytime a stimulus activates one of your receptors

• The ability to feel pain
• The ability to see colors
• The ability to hear sounds

What is perception?

• The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences

• The process of thinking or understanding something
• The act of looking at something
• The ability to speak or write

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Which of the following processes has begun as soon as special receptor cells for the senses are activated?

• perception
• adaptation
• habituation
• sensation

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

• difference threshold

• absolute threshold.
• signal detection theory

• sensory adaption

Charlotte is conducting a psychology experiment. She wants to determine the point at which Arjun, the participant, can detect a change in sensory stimulation. Arjun must indicate when he can begin taste hints of citrus in water. This point is called the

• absolute threshold

• difference threshold

• Sensory Adaptation

• Signal detection theory

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Evan and Arnold are getting ready for their soccer game. It is a cold and rainy winter evening. After forty minutes of play, they notice that they are suddenly too hot and they remove their long-sleeve undershirts at half-time. They are experiencing ____.

• difference threshold

• absolute threshold

• sensory adaptation

• signal detection theory

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Imagine you are sitting in a classroom, and your teacher is giving a lecture. You are trying to pay attention and take notes, but you also want to be aware of any important announcements that the teacher might make. Suddenly, you hear your phone ping and a message comes through, so you instinctually check it. You are experiencing ____.

• difference threshold

• absolute threshold

• sensory adaptation

• signal detection theory

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Sensation is to ________ as perception is to ________.

• encoding; detection
• detection; interpretation
• interpretation; organization
• threshold; transduction

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