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WorksheetsAP Sensation and Perception
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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1.
1.
Sensation is to __________ as perception is to __________.
a)
Recognizing a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
b)
Detecting a stimulus; recognizing a stimulus
c)
Interpreting a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
d)
Seeing; hearing
2.
Given normal sensory abilities, a person standing atop a mountain on a
dark, clear night can see a candle flame atop a mountain 30 miles away. This is
a description of vision's:
a)
Difference threshold
b)
Just noticeable difference
c)
Absolute threshold
d)
Signal threshold
3.
Weber’s Law states that:
a)
The absolute threshold for any stimulus is a
constant
b)
The JND for any stimulus is a constant
c)
The absolute threshold for any stimulus is a
constant ration
d)
The JND for any stimulus is a
constant ratio
4.
Which of the following is an example of
sensory adaptation?
a)
Finding the cold water of a
swimming pool warmer after you’ve spent a few minutes in it
b)
Developing an increased sensitivity to salt
the more you use it in foods
c)
Becoming very irritated at the continuous sound
of a dripping faucet
d)
All of the above are examples
5.
The process by which sensory information is
converted into neural energy is:
a)
Sensory adaptation
b)
Feature detection
c)
Signal detection
d)
Transduction
6.
Wavelength is to ___________ as ___________ is
to brightness.
a)
Hue; intensity
b)
Intensity; hue
c)
Frequency; amplitude
d)
Brightness; hue
7.
Nearsightedness is a condition in which the:
a)
Lens has become inflexible
b)
Lens is too thin
c)
Eyeball is longer than normal
d)
Eyeball is shorter than normal
8.
The size of the pupil is controlled by the:
a)
Lens
b)
Retina
c)
Cornea
d)
Iris
9.
Which of the following is the correct order
of the structures through which light passes after entering the eye?
a)
Lens, pupil, cornea, retina
b)
Pupil, cornea, lens, retina
c)
Cornea, retina, pupil, lens
d)
Cornea, pupil, lens, retina
10.
Assuming that the visual systems of humans
and other mammals function similarly, you would expect that the retina of a
nocturnal mammal (one active only at night) would contain:
a)
Mostly cones
b)
Mostly rods
c)
An equal number of rods and cones
d)
More
bipolar cells than an animal active only during the day
11.
The brain breaks vision into separate
dimensions such as color, depth, movement and form, and works on each aspect
simultaneously. This is known as:
a)
Feature detection
b)
Parallel processing
c)
Accommodation
d)
Opponent processing
12.
The Young-Helmholtz Theory proposes that:
a)
There are three different types of
color-sensitive cones
b)
Retinal cells are excited by one color and
inhibited by its complementary color
c)
There are four different types of cones
d)
Rod, not cone, vision accounts for our
ability to detect fine visual detail
13.
Most color-deficient people will probably:
a)
Lack functioning
red-or-green-sensitive cones
b)
See
the world in only black and white
c)
Also suffer from poor vision
d)
Have above-average vision to compensate for
the deficit
14.
As the football game continued into the night,
Leondre
noticed that he was having difficulty distinguishing the colors of the players'
uniforms. This is because the _______________, which enable color vision, have a
_______________ absolute threshold for
brightness than the available light intensity.
a)
Rods; higher
b)
Cones; higher
c)
Rods; lower
d)
Cones; lower
15.
Which of the following correctly lists the order of
structures through which sound travels after entering the ear?
a)
Auditory canal, eardrum, middle
ear, cochlea
b)
Eardrum, auditory canal, middle ear, cochlea
c)
Eardrum, middle ear, cochlea, auditory canal
d)
Auditory canal, middle ear, eardrum, cochlea
16.
The Frequency Theory of hearing is better
than Place Theory at explaining the
sensation of:
a)
The lowest pitches
b)
Pitches of intermediate range
c)
The highest pitches
d)
All of the above
17.
The inner ear contains receptors for:
a)
Audition and kinesthesis
b)
Kinesthesis and the vestibular sense
c)
Audition and the vestibular sense
d)
Audition, kinesthesis and the vestibular
sense
sense
18.
The Place Theory of pitch perception cannot
account for how we hear:
a)
Low-pitched sounds
b)
Middle-pitched sounds
c)
High-pitched sounds
d)
Chords three or more pitches simultaneously
19.
Of the four distinct skin senses, the only
one that has definable receptors is:
a)
Warmth
b)
Cold
c)
Pressure
d)
Pain
20.
Tamika hates the bitter taste of her cough
syrup. Which of the following would she find most helpful in minimizing the
syrup’s bad taste?
a)
Tasting something very sweet before taking
the cough syrup
b)
Keeping the syrup in her mouth for several
seconds before swallowing it
c)
Holding her nose while taking the
cough syrup
d)
Gulping the cough syrup so that It misses her
tongue
21.
The principle that one sense may influence
another is:
a)
Transduction
b)
Sensory adaptation
c)
Weber’s Law
d)
Sensory interaction
22.
Which of the following is an example of
sensory interaction?
a)
Finding that despite its delicious aroma, a
weird-looking meal tastes awful
b)
Finding that food tastes bland when you have
a bad cold
c)
Finding it difficult to maintain your balance
when you have an ear infection
d)
All of the above
23.
Kinesthesis involves:
a)
The bones of the middle ear
b)
Information from muscles, tendons
and joints
c)
Membranes within the cochlea
d)
The body’s sense of balance
24.
Which of the following enables you to feel
yourself wiggling your toes even with your eyes closed?
a)
Vestibular sense
b)
Sense of kinesthesis
c)
The skin senses
d)
Sensory interaction
25.
The study of perception is primarily
concerned with how we:
a)
Detect sights, sounds and other stimuli
b)
Sense environmental stimuli
c)
Develop sensitivity to illusions
d)
Interpret sensory stimuli
26.
The historical movement associated with the
statement “the whole may exceed the sum of its parts” is:
a)
Parapsychology
b)
Psychophysics
c)
Functional psychology
d)
Gestalt psychology
27.
Which of the following illustrates the
principle of visual capture?
a)
We tend to form first impressions of other
people on the basis of appearance
b)
Because visual processing is automatic, we
can pay attention to a visual image and any other sensation at the same time
c)
We cannot simultaneously attend to a visual
image and another sensation
d)
When there is a conflict between
visual information and that from another sense, vision tends to dominate
28.
Which of the following statements is
consistent with the Gestalt theory of perception?
a)
Perception develops largely through learning
b)
Perception is the product of heredity
c)
The mind organizes sensations into
meaningful perceptions
d)
Perception
results directly from sensation
29.
When the traffic light changed from red to
green, the drivers on both sides of Leon’s vehicle pulled quickly forward,
giving Leon the disoriented feeling that his car was rolling backwards. Which
principle best explains Leon’s misinterpretation?
a)
Relative size
b)
Continuity
c)
Visual capture
d)
Proximity
30.
________________ processing refers to how the
physical characteristics of stimuli influence their interpretation.
a)
Top-down
b)
Bottom-up
c)
Parapsychological
d)
Human factors
31.
Figures tend to be perceived as whole,
complete objects, even if spaces or gaps exist in the representation, thus
demonstrating the principle of:
a)
Closure
b)
Proximity
c)
Continuity
d)
Similarity
32.
Studying the road map before her trip,
Colleen had no trouble following the route of the highway she planned to
travel. Colleen’s ability illustrates the principle of:
a)
Closure
b)
Similarity
c)
Continuity
d)
Proximity
33.
Although carpenter Smith perceived a briefly
viewed object as a screwdriver, police officer Wesson perceived the same object
as a knife. This illustrates that perception is guided by:
a)
Linear perspective
b)
Shape constancy
c)
Retinal disparity
d)
Perceptual sets
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