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WorksheetsChapter 4 Sensation and Perception
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pressure, temperature, and pain are examples of ___________ senses.
a)
skin
b)
rods/cons
c)
motion
d)
monocular
2.
The loudness of a sound depends on the __________ of sounds waves.
a)
frequency
b)
height or amplitude
c)
quality
d)
shape constancy
3.
The two kinds of photoreceptors are _____________ and _____________.
a)
height/amplitude
b)
rods/cons
c)
black/white
d)
pressure/pain
4.
A sounds's pitch depends on its _______________.
a)
frequency
b)
height or amplitude
c)
quality
d)
shape constancy
5.
Movies, which are a series of still pictures, are perceived as moving images because of the perceptual rule of _______________.
a)
shape constancy
b)
frequency
c)
continuity
d)
motion
6.
The ________________, which has no photoreceptors, is the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye.
a)
blind spot
b)
retina
c)
lens
d)
cornia
7.
Perspective and texture gradients are examples of _______________ cues.
a)
binocular
b)
monocular
c)
motion
d)
color
8.
A person who cannot perceive some colors is partially _______________________.
a)
impaired
b)
different
c)
color blind
d)
blind
9.
Retinal disparity is an example of a(n) _____________ cue.
a)
binocular
b)
monocular
c)
motion
d)
color
10.
The __________________ is the spectrum of light bent into a circle.
a)
color circle
b)
wheel of fortune
c)
color blind
d)
color gradient
11.
____________ is the process by which we interpret sensory stimulation; _____________ is the process of receiving sensory stimulation.
a)
sensation/perception
b)
perception/sensation
c)
vision/hearing
d)
interpretation/discovery
12.
The ______________ of a color is its complementary color.
a)
afterimage
b)
frequency
c)
quality
d)
amplitude
13.
We recognize that an object has only one shape - no matter what angle it is viewed from because of ____________________.
a)
shape constancy
b)
frequency
c)
continuity
d)
motion
14.
Light is made up of _________________________ energy.
a)
electromagnetic
b)
nuclear
c)
physical
d)
motion
15.
The monocular cue of ____________ parallax explains why somone in a moving vehicle sees nearby objects, such as trees or road signs, pass by quickly.
a)
shape constancy
b)
frequency
c)
continuity
d)
motion
16.
Smell and taste are known as the
a)
photoreceptor senses
b)
vestibular senses
c)
chemical senses
d)
skin senses
17.
The lens of the eye is responsible for
a)
carrying visual input to the brain
b)
keeping objects in focus
c)
processing an image
d)
allowing enough light to enter the eye
18.
Rods in the retina allow us to recognize
a)
outline of objects
b)
the depth, or distance, of objects
c)
the size of distant objects
d)
colors
19.
Conductive deafness occurs because of damage to the
a)
cochlea
b)
inner ear
c)
middle ear
d)
auditory nerve
20.
A person's vestibular sense helps control
a)
balance
b)
the process of eyes adjusting to a darkened room
c)
depth perception
d)
the perception of pain
21.
The way we perceive objects is determined by
a)
our expectations and attitudes about what we see
b)
our emotional state
c)
learning and past experience
d)
all of these
22.
The main colors of the visible spectrum are
a)
roygbiv
b)
roysbike
c)
royers
d)
roygbot
23.
Through the process of sensory adaptation, we learn
a)
to block out sounds we hear frequently
b)
to pay closer attention to sounds we hear frequently
c)
to block out sounds that are unfamiliar
d)
to pay closer attention to familiar images
24.
Aspirin and ibuprofen lessen the sensation of pain by
a)
transmitting competing sensations to the cerebral cortex
b)
numbing sensory neurons around the roots of hair cells
c)
blocking the production of prostaglandins
d)
all of these
25.
Rubbing a sore area may lesssen the pain because
a)
it causes more prostaglins to flood the brain
b)
the nervous system can only handle a certain amount of information at one time
c)
this numbs the skin's sensory neurons
d)
all of these
26.
Many older people become farsighted as
a)
the lenses in their eyes become more brittle
b)
they lose photoreceptors
c)
their pupils respond more slowly to light
d)
all of these
27.
Signal detection theory attempts to find out
a)
the lowest sounds that people and animals can hear
b)
how psychological factors affect perception
c)
which cues are the most effective for showing depth
d)
all of these
28.
Sharpness of vision is known as
a)
retinal convergence
b)
retinal disparity
c)
visual acuity
d)
visual continuity
29.
Sensorineural deafness prevents people from hearing
a)
any sounds at all
b)
anything but the loudest of sounds
c)
very quiet sounds
d)
sounds of certain frequencies
30.
The cones in the retina are sensitive to
a)
blue, green, and red light
b)
yellow and orange light
c)
black and white
d)
all of these
31.
Convergene is an example of
a)
shape constancy
b)
a monocular cue
c)
a binocular cue
d)
brightness constancy
32.
Even with eyes closed, a person knows about the position of his or her body parts because of
a)
monocular cues
b)
knesthesis
c)
vicual acuity
d)
binocular cues
33.
The gateway from the outer ear to the middle ear is the
a)
eardrum
b)
stirrup
c)
cochlea
d)
auditory nerve
34.
Sounds are caused by
a)
vibrations that cause changes in air pressure
b)
electomagnetic energy
c)
the release of sensory neurons
d)
motion parallax
35.
The sense of taste can be disrpted by
a)
damage to the taste buds receptor neurons
b)
damage to hearing or sight
c)
loss of the sense of smell
d)
all of these
36.
Illusion of movement produced by a rapid progression of images
a)
stroboscopic motion
b)
absolute threshold
c)
photoreceptor
d)
closure
37.
Weakest amount of a stimulus that can be sensed
a)
stroboscopic motion
b)
absolute threshold
c)
photoreceptor
d)
closure
38.
Neuron that is sensitive to light
a)
stroboscopic motion
b)
absolute threshold
c)
photoreceptor
d)
closure
39.
Tendency to perceive a whole figure even when there are gaps in sensory input
a)
stroboscopic motion
b)
absolute threshold
c)
photoreceptor
d)
closure
40.
Bony tube in the inner ear that contains fluid and neurons
a)
cochlea
b)
difference threshold
c)
retina
d)
pupil
41.
Minimum amount of difference that can be detected between two stimuli
a)
cochlea
b)
difference threshold
c)
retina
d)
pupil
42.
Sensitive surface of the eye that acts like fim in a camera
a)
cochlea
b)
difference threshold
c)
retina
d)
pupil
43.
Opening in the colored part of the eye
a)
cochlea
b)
difference threshold
c)
retina
d)
pupil
44.
Perceptual preference for seeing smooth, continuous patterns
a)
continuity
b)
olfactory nerve
c)
optic nerve
d)
closure
45.
Nerve that sends information about odors to the brain
a)
continuity
b)
olfactory nerve
c)
optic nerve
d)
closure
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