Psychology Chapter 5 Exam: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50% of the time?

• Absolute threshold

• Difference threshold

• Sensory adaptation

• Perception

What are the five senses traditionally known in elementary school?

• Vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch

• Vision, hearing, balance, pain, temperature

• Vision, taste, balance, pain, temperature

• Hearing, smell, balance, pain, temperature

Which of the following is not a traditional sense?

• Vision

• Hearing

• Balance

• Taste

How does sensory adaptation affect our perception of a flashing light?

• We become more sensitive to it.

• We no longer notice it after a while.

• It becomes more annoying over time.

• It changes color.

Which process involves integrating basic features of stimuli?

• Top-down processing.

• Bottom-up processing.

• Sensory adaptation.

• Emotional response.

Which of the following best describes perception?

• A) A physical response to stimuli.

• B) An emotional reaction to stimuli.

• C) The organization and interpretation of sensory information.

• D) The automatic detection of stimuli.

What is the effect of sensory adaptation on our perception of constant stimuli?

• We become more aware of them.

• We ignore them over time.

• They become more intense.

• They change in nature.

What is inattentional blindness?

• The ability to notice everything in the environment

• The failure to notice something completely visible

• The ability to focus on multiple things at once

• The ability to remember everything you see.

In the Müller-Lyer illusion, the lines appear to be ______ although they are actually the same length.

• different colors

• different lengths

• different shapes

• different textures

According to the text, what is a characteristic of people from Western cultures in terms of perception?

• They are more prone to visual illusions

• They are less prone to visual illusions

• They are equally prone to visual illusions

• They are not prone to visual illusions.