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Worksheets3.2 Stages of Visual Perception
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What does the absolute threshold refer to?
a)
the lowest intensity of stimulus energy that can be detected
b)
the lowest intensity of stimulus energy that can be detected 100 per cent of the time
c)
the lowest intensity of stimulus energy that can be detected 50 per cent of the time
d)
the greatest intensity of stimulus energy that can be detected
2.
What is the correct sequence of processes in sensation and perception?
a)
reception; transmission; transduction; selection; interpretation; organisation
b)
reception; selection; transmission; transduction; organisation; interpretation
c)
reception; selection; organisation; transmission; transduction; interpretation
d)
reception; transduction; transmission; selection; organisation; interpretation.
3.
Which of the following statements about visual receptors is incorrect?
a)
Rods can respond in low levels of light but not in bright light.
b)
Cones can respond in bright light but not in low levels of light.
c)
Rods and cones both distinguish black and white.
d)
Rods and cones both distinguish colours.
4.
Rods are most responsive to electromagnetic energy of which colour?
a)
violet/blue
b)
blue/green
c)
green/yellow
d)
orange/red
5.
Where are feature detector cells found?
a)
in the cornea and retina
b)
in the optic nerve and primary visual cortex
c)
in the retina and primary visual cortex
d)
in the cornea, retina, optic nerve and primary visual cortex
6.
What is transmission?
a)
where light energy is converted into electrical impulses
b)
where information reaches the brain and is transmitted into sensory memory
c)
where stimulus energy is collected by sense organs
d)
where sensory cells send nerve impulses to the primary sensory cortex
7.
Receptive field refers to
a)
a particular region of the visual space
b)
peripheral vision
c)
the pupil where light enters the eye
d)
the area of the visual cortex that receives visual information
8.
Visual acuity refers to
a)
accuracy
b)
precision
c)
clarity of vision
d)
shape of the eye
9.
When your retina identifies visual stimuli, it passes this information via rods or cones to bipolar cells, and then to the _____________
a)
receptive field
b)
retinal ganglion cell
c)
primary visual cortex
d)
fusiform gyrus
10.
Identify the part of the eye located at point C
a)
Macula
b)
Fovea
c)
Blind Spot
d)
Optic Nerve
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