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Denmark:Sensation and Perception

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Receptors that are responsible for transferring light into neural impulses.

a)

Rods & Cones of Retina

b)

Optic Stem

c)

Cornea

d)

Iris

2.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste?

a)

Sweet

b)

Sour

c)

Bitter

d)

Warmth

3.

A principle that states, for any change in a stimulus to be detected, a constant proportion of that stimulus must be added or subtracted.

a)

Gate-Control Theory

b)

Weber's Law

c)

Difference Threshold

d)

Multiple constant

4.

Smell is transmitted to the brain via the.....

a)

Optic Nerve

b)

Olfactory Nerve

c)

Auditory (chochlear nerve)

d)

Sensory Nerve

5.

5. When a stimulus activates a receptor.

a)

Sensation

b)

Perception

c)

Recognition

d)

Response system

6.

This theory states that we can lessen some pains by shifting our attention away from pain impulses.

a)

Pain perception method

b)

Acute sensation deprivation

c)

Gate-Control Theory

d)

Theory of relativity

7.

The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.

a)

Senstation

b)

Perception

c)

Gestalt Awareness

d)

Sensory organization

8.

The weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half of the time.

a)

Subliminal message

b)

Difference threshold

c)

Gate threshold

d)

Absolute threshold

9.

This system controls the balance of the body.

a)

Vestibular System

b)

Kinesthetic System

c)

Vision system

d)

Internal system

10.

Which two senses are most likely to determine whether we like a certain food?

a)

Taste and smell

b)

Taste and hearing

c)

Touch and smell

d)

Smell and hearing

11.

The place in the eye where the optic nerve meets is known as the ______.

a)

fovea

b)

optic chasm

c)

blind spot

d)

optic nerve

12.

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

a)

inattentional blindness

b)

place theory

c)

blind spot

d)

feature detectors

e)

sensory adaptation

13.

Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.

a)

accommodation level

b)

absolute threshold

c)

tolerance level

d)

gustatory saturation level

e)

adaptation level

14.

Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of other's behavior. This best illustrates the impact of:

a)

retinal disparity

b)

interposition

c)

top-down processing

d)

perceptual adaptation

15.

If you move your watchband up your inch or so, you will feel it only for a few moments. This best illustrates:

a)

parallel processing

b)

accommodation

c)

sensory adaptation

d)

Weber's Law

16.

Rather than saying a person is "colorblind," it would be more accurate to say that the person:

a)

has a blind spot

b)

is experiencing an overstimulation of the red-and green-sensitive cones

c)

lacks red- or green-sensitive cones

d)

has an excess of blue-sensitive cones

17.

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because ______.

a)

we are seeing primarily with the cones

b)

rods do not adapt to the dark

c)

we are seeing primarily with the rods

d)

we are used to seeing mostly with the fovea

18.

Which of the following is true of cones?

a)

They respond to color.

b)

They are found mainly in the fovea

c)

They operate mainly in the daytime

d)

They are responsible for night vision

19.

Texting and driving is a major cause of car accidents in the modern day. Which academic term that we discussed defines this inability to focus on texting and driving at simultaneously?

a)

Selective Attention

b)

Perceptual Set

c)

Absolute Threshold

d)

Change Blindness

20.

Which brain component routes all sensory information, except olfaction, to its appropriate brain region for processing?

a)

Somatosensory Cortex

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Thalamus

d)

Medulla

21.

Which color has the longest wavelength? Which has the shortest?

a)

Orange;Green

b)

Violet;Green

c)

Blue;Yellow

d)

Red;Violet

22.

This is the central focal point for the retina, and is around which the retinal cones cluster.

a)

Fovea

b)

Blind spot

c)

Lens

d)

Optic Nerve

23.

Which theory of color perception suggests we have opposing color receptors in the retina that enable color vision?

a)

Trichromatic theory

b)

Triple-Retinal Processing

c)

Antagonistic Color Processing

d)

Opponent-Process Theory

24.

The conversion of one form of energy to another is called

a)

Parapsychology

b)

Retinal Disparity

c)

Transduction

d)

Transitionary Processing

25.

What is the name of the fluid-filled mechanism within the inner ear that houses our hair-cell receptors for auditory information?

a)

Cochlea

b)

Vestibular Sac

c)

Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup

d)

Ear Drum

26.

Which theory of pitch perception suggests the location of the cochlea that is stimulated by incoming sound waves determines the pitch we perceive?

a)

Frequency Theory

b)

Phi Phenomenon

c)

Opponent-Process Theory

d)

Place Theory

27.

The sense of movement and body position

a)

Hearing

b)

Sight

c)

Kinesthesis

d)

Olfaction

e)

Touch

28.

When a person rubs an elbow after smacking it into a table, that person is

a)

creating competition between pain and non-pain impulses

b)

focusing attention toward the pain.

c)

decreasing non-pain impulses in the area.

d)

increasing pain impulses in the area

29.

Which of the following is the best explanation for why we see afterimages?

a)

When we look away, unused cones fire to balance the chemicals used up during staring.

b)

Staring causes the cones to stop working, so the brain processes the image after we look away

c)

The rod system must take over when the cones become too tired, and the rods produce the afterimage.

d)

The brain gets too tired during staring so it creates an afterimage to make sense of the staring.

30.

Hearing aids might be effective for treating ________

a)

Ménière's disease

b)

Sensorineural hearing loss

c)

Conductive hearing loss

d)

Interaural time differences

31.

Subliminal references which of the following?

a)

information just above the absolute threshold

b)

information just above the difference threshold

c)

information processed at a subconscious level

d)

white noise

32.

The cocktail party effect provides an example of:

a)

the phi phenomenon

b)

selective attention

c)

perceptual constancy

d)

perceptual set

33.

This type of hearing loss is caused by damage to the hair cells in the cochlea.

a)

Conductive

b)

Moderate

c)

Sensorinueral

d)

Mild

34.

During the months when there is a large amount of pollen in the air, your hay fever severely affects your sense of smell. At the same time your food all seems to taste the same. This illustrates the importance of:

a)

sensory interaction

b)

kinesthesis

c)

sensory adaptation

d)

accommodation

35.

When there is a conflict between bits of information received by two or more senses, which sense tends to dominate the others? (i.e., The McGurk Effect)

a)

smell

b)

touch

c)

hearing

d)

vision

36.

In the human eye, rods are to _________, as cones are to ________.

a)

light/ color

b)

color/ light

c)

monochromat/ dichromat

d)

dichromat/ monochromat

e)

lens/ iris

37.

The phenomenon of color constancy best demonstrates that...

a)

an object's perceived color is influenced by its surrounding objects

b)

the retina has three types of color receptors

c)

the brain processes information about color and shape simultaneously

d)

quivering eye movements help to maintain the perception of color

e)

color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes

38.

Almost half the birds in the tree outside Brian's window were brown and the rest were red, so Brian perceived them as two different groups of birds. This best illustrates...

a)

proximity

b)

closure

c)

similarity

d)

connectedness

e)

disparity

39.

The classic gate-control theory suggests that pain is experienced when small nerve fibers activate and open a neural gate in the...

a)

basilar membrane

b)

spinal cord

c)

semicircular canal

d)

olfactory bulbs

e)

fovea

40.

Where is the basilar membrane located?

a)

middle ear

b)

auditory canal

c)

semicircular canal

d)

cochlea

e)

feature detected

41.

The coiled, fluid filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses is called...

a)

eustachian tube

b)

auditory canal

c)

semicircular canal

d)

cochlea

e)

vestibular aparatus

42.

What color afterimage would occur after viewing the color blue?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

green

e)

white

43.

The process by which your ears convert sound waves to neural impulses is called...

a)

sensory adaptation

b)

accommodation

c)

parallel processing

d)

sensory introduction

e)

Transduction

44.

A person's diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as...

a)

accomodation

b)

parallel processing

c)

sensory adaptation

d)

transduction

e)

sensory equilibrium

45.

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

a)

inattentional blindness

b)

place theory

c)

blind spot

d)

feature detectors

e)

sensory adaptation

46.

If you are expecting an important text message, you are much more likely to notice the sound as soon as the message arrives. This best illustrates...

a)

priming

b)

signal detection theory

c)

difference threshold

d)

absolute threshold

e)

Weber's law

47.

What three primary colors of light are detected by your cones?

a)

Green, red, and blue

b)

Black, gray, and white

c)

Blue, red, and yellow

d)

Blue, green, and purple

e)

Cyan, magenta, and yellow

48.

What is the first part of the eye that light hits?

a)

lens

b)

cornea

c)

pupil

d)

retina

e)

iris

49.
Ajah heard a very annoying beeping sound in the beginning of class but after awhile it became unnoticeable. This demonstrates: 
a)
sensory adaptation 
b)
difference threshold 
c)
response bias 
d)
absolute threshold
50.
Bob loves to play Grand theft Auto and he loves how real it looks especially when drives under a tunnel. What type of cues are used to make the video game seem so real?
a)
binocular depth cues
b)
cones
c)
monocular depth cues 
d)
rods 
51.
Sensation is?
a)
Process of neuronal activity traveling from our fingers to our brain.
b)
Process by which our sensory receptors take in stimulus energy from our environment.
c)
Process by which our brain organizes and interprets information
52.
If i am testing your sound absolute threshold what percentage of the time must you hear the minimum stimulus in order for the absolute threshold to have been found?
a)
20%
b)
35%
c)
50%
d)
60%
53.
Which of the following is NOT part of the eye?
a)
Iris
b)
Stapes
c)
Cornea
d)
Pupil 
54.
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
55.
The size of the pupil is controlled by the:
a)
Lens
b)
Retina
c)
Cornea
d)
Iris
56.
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
57.
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
58.
Ellis turns around and around in a circle. When he stops, he feels like his head is still spinning. What is responsible for this sensation?
a)
Cochlea
b)
proprioceptors
c)
Semicircular canals
d)
Organ of Corti
59.
Where do sound waves first enter the ear?
a)
Cochlea
b)
Tympanic membrane
c)
Origin of corti
d)
Pinna
60.
The ability to attend to one voice among many
a)
Inattentional blindness
b)
Cocktail party effect
c)
Habituation
d)
Habituation
61.
What is an illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in quick seccession?
a)
relative motion
b)
depth perception
c)
binocular cues
d)
phi phenomenon
62.
What is bottom up processing?
a)
no prior knowledge
b)
prior knowledge
c)
ability to attend to one voice among many
d)
failing to notice change in the environment
63.
Who is associated with the Trichromatic theory?
a)
Ernst Wedber
b)
Young-Hemholtz
c)
David Hubel
d)
Torsten Wiesel
64.
What does this picture show?
a)
similarity
b)
closure
c)
figure ground
d)
Connectedness
65.
Where do we have most of our cones?
a)
Cornea
b)
Pupil
c)
Fovea
d)
Iris
66.
When hearing, amplitude determines ___ and frequesncy determines___.
a)
Loudness -- pitch
b)
Pitch -- loudness
c)
They both determine loudness
d)
They both determine pitch
67.

Which part of the eye bends light waves so the images can be focused on the retina?

a)

lens

b)

cones

c)

pupil

d)

fovea

68.
What helps detect black, white, and gray. Necessary for twilight vision?
a)
pupil
b)
cones
c)
fovea
d)
rods
69.
A subliminal stimuli is ____ the absolute threshold.
a)
Above
b)
Below
c)
At
d)
near
70.
What is it called when an object is higher in our field of vision so it seems farther away?
a)
Relative size
b)
Relative height
c)
Interposition
d)
Linear perspective
71.
The eye’s “blind spot” is related to:
a)
light rays focusing too far in front of the retina.
b)
light rays focusing too far behind the retina.
c)
a cluster of cells around the fovea which contains cones, but no rods.
d)
an area without receptor cells where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
72.
The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are found in the:
a)
inner ear
b)
vestibular sacs
c)
middle ear
d)
outer ear
73.
In the same football game, we watch as a team attempts a field goal.  Since the goal posts are distant and the time to make a decision is short, the referee must use many perceptual cues to decide whether the kick is good or not.  One important ability is depth perception.  Which of the following cues might be most helpful in deciding whether the field goal is successful?
a)
linear perspective
b)
motion parallax
c)
convergence
d)
interposition
74.
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
75.
Olfaction refers to which sense?
a)
Smell
b)
Taste
c)
Touch
d)
Sight

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