Review Psych Chapter 8

What is the difference between sensation and perception?

• Sensation and perception are the same thing.
• Sensation is the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences, while perception is the activation of a receptor by a stimulus.
• Sensation and perception are both related to the study of psychophysics.
• Sensation is the activation of a receptor by a stimulus, while perception is the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.

What is the relationship between a stimulus and a sensation?

• A stimulus is the response to a sensation.
• A stimulus and a sensation are the same thing.
• A stimulus is something in the environment that provokes a response, while a sensation is the response to a stimulus.
• A stimulus and a sensation have no relationship.

Which part of the eye enables us to see color?

• Cones
• Rods
• Optic nerve
• Retina

What is the cause of nearsightedness or myopia?

• Imperfectly shaped eyeballs
• Damage to the optic nerve
• Excessive exposure to bright light
• Aging

What is the most common color deficiency?

• Inability to see blue and yellow
• Inability to see red and green
• Inability to see black and white
• Inability to see all colors

Which part of the ear contains the cochlea?

• Outer ear
• Middle ear
• Inner ear
• Eardrum

According to the Gestalt theory, how does the brain organize sensory information?

• By perceiving individual parts
• By simplifying complex figures
• By separating objects from the background
• By filling in missing information

What is the difference between sensation and perception?

• Sensation and perception are the same thing.
• Sensation is the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences, while perception is the activation of a receptor by a stimulus.
• Sensation and perception are both related to the study of psychophysics.
• Sensation is the activation of a receptor by a stimulus, while perception is the organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.

What is psychophysics?

• The study of the relationships between sensory experiences and the physical stimuli that cause them.
• The study of the structure and function of the sensory organs.
• The study of the brain's response to sensory stimuli.
• The study of the perception of color.

What is the absolute threshold?

• The strongest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half the time.
• The weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half the time.
• The largest change in a physical stimulus that can be detected between two stimuli.
• The smallest change in a physical stimulus that can be detected between two stimuli.