Sensation and Perception Quiz

What is the process of getting information from our senses called?

• Perception

• Sensation

• Interpretation

• Organization

What is the role of perception in processing sensory information?

• To ignore sensory information

• To enhance sensory information

• To select, organize, and interpret sensory information

• To delete sensory information

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sensory adaptation?

• Sensory receptors become less responsive

• Occurs at the sensory level

• Conserves energy

• Increases brain activity

What is bottom-up processing?

• Analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information.

• Analysis that starts with the brain's expectations and works down to the sensory receptors.

• A process that involves only the brain's interpretation of sensory data.

• A method of processing that ignores sensory input.

What is a schema?

• A detailed plan for a project

• A collection of basic knowledge about a concept or entity that serves as a guide

• A type of computer program

• A mathematical formula

A mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another is called

• schema

• bottom up processing

• perceptual set

• inattentional blindness

Which of these Gestalt principles is demonstrated by the image?

• closure

• proximity

• similarity

• figure ground

Which Gestalt principle is represented by the image?

• closure

• similarity

• monocular cues

• binocular cues

In this monocular depth cue, I know the tree is closer to me, because it is blocking the rest of the image.

• relative clarity

• relative size

• interposition

• texture gradient

This involves the inward movement of the eyes when focusing on a nearby object.

• retinal disparity

• convergence

• apparent movement

• relative size