Measure of Mastery 2

Bottom-Up processing is initiated by __________ which is the outside world’s influence on perception

• Cognitive Processing

• Sensory Input

• Expectations and Prior understanding

• Specialized cells that transmit sensory information

Top-Down processing is initiated by __________ which is the internal/mental world of perception

• Cognitive Processing

• Sensory Input

• Detection of light

• Detection of chemical stimuli

The minimum amount of energy an organism can detect 50% of the time is called the ___________.

• Difference threshold

• Just noticeable difference

• Absolute threshold

• Signal detection theory

How much stimulus change is necessary for detection is called the _____________.

• Difference threshold

• Just noticeable difference

• Absolute threshold

• Signal detection theory

____________ increases with the magnitude of the stimulus (Weber’s Law).

• Difference threshold

• Just noticeable difference

• Absolute threshold

• Signal detection theory

What are the 4 parts of the Signal Detection Theory?

• Hit, miss, false alarm, correct response

• Hit, miss, reject, false alarm

• Hit, miss, false alarm, correct rejection

• Fight, flight, fear, feeding

You go to the doctor for a hearing test. When they play the tone in your ear, you cannot detect the signal. This would be considered a _________ in the Signal Detection Theory.

• Hit

• Miss

• False alarm

• Correct rejection

You are at the mall looking for some new clothing when all of a sudden you hear your cell phone ringing. When you take your phone out of your pocket, you realize that your phone was never really ringing. This would be considered a ____________ in the Signal Detection Theory

• Hit

• Miss

• False alarm

• Correct rejection

You and your friend are out for a walk at the park when your friend tells you that someone over at the playground just called out your name. You did not hear anyone say your name, and upon further inspection you realize that nobody did in fact say your name. Your friend just experienced a ___________, while you experienced a ____________.

• False alarm, correct rejection

• Correct rejection, false alarm

• Miss, hit

• Hit, miss

You’re at a party and so many people are talking around you, but you’re able to filter it out to focus on what your friend is saying to you. This is known as the ___________.

• Stroop effect

• Cocktail effect

• Sensory adaptation