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Sensation & Perception Practice 2024

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
"1" measures _________
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength 
c)
Peak
d)
Trough
3.
A tone's highness or lowness; depends on frequency of wavelength
a)
Audition
b)
Hue
c)
Intensity
d)
Pitch
4.
What happens in the inner ear? 
a)
Sound waves are captured.
b)
Sound waves move deeper into the ear. 
c)
Sound waves are reflected.
d)
Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.
5.
vibrates when sound waves strike it and sends vibrations to the middle ear
a)
Cochlea
b)
Ear Drum
c)
Ear Canal
d)
Pinna
6.
The malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup) are collectively called the
a)
maculae
b)
otoliths
c)
semicircular canals
d)
ossicles
7.
What part of the eye allows us to see color?
a)
cones
b)
rods
c)
iris
d)
eyeball
8.
The part of your eye that gives it its color.  It is a muscle that controls the size of your pupil.
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
pupi
d)
iris
9.
Gathers information about color, shape, and size of eye and sends to the optic nerve.
a)
optic nerve
b)
Retina
c)
Neuron
d)
cornea
10.
Proposed theory for color vision with opposing retinal process for red-green, yellow-blue, white-black.
a)
opponent process theory
b)
tri-chromatic theory
c)
frequency theory
11.
Where does the optic nerve take the visual information?
a)
To the Thalamus and then to the Occipital Lobe
b)
to the Hippocampus and then to the Occipital Lobe
c)
to the Hypothalamus and then to the Occipital Lobe
d)
to the Cerebellum and then to the Occipital Lobe
12.
theory that the retina contains three different color receptors- Red, Green, and Blue
a)
Young Helmholtz Trichromatic  Theory
b)
Gate control Theory
c)
Place Theory
d)
Tri Hue Theory
13.
The first part of the eye that light hits. 
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
pupil
d)
retina
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 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
16.
Receptors for Visual Processing, Detect Black, white and gray, important in dim light
a)
Rods
b)
Feature Detectors
c)
Bipolar Cells
d)
Occipital Cells
17.
What do we call a mental predisposition that influences our interpretation of a stimulus? 
a)
A context effect
b)
Perceptual set
c)
Extrasensory perception
d)
bottom-up processing
18.
The study of paranormal events that investigates claims of ESP. 
a)
perceptual constancy
b)
hypnosis
c)
parapsychology
19.
You are reading a sign.  Only half of the letters are present, yet you are still able to guess what the sign should say if it were complete.  What is this called? 
a)
Gestalt's principles
b)
Bottom-up processing
c)
Instinct theory
d)
Top-down processing
20.
How does prosopagnosia affect the intake of information? 
a)
One's motor coordination is bolstered
b)
One's ability to recognize faces is impaired
c)
One's perception of time and space is altered
d)
The "phantom limb" phenomenon occurs
21.
Seeing a red octagon with a long, linear grey attachments at its base is a process of ___________________, whereas, understanding that the shape is a stop sign is a process of _______________. 
a)
the visual cortex...learning
b)
perception...sensation
c)
sensation...perceptiion
d)
learning...the visual cortex
22.
Thresholds are defined as the limits of one's perceptions.  There are different types of thresholds for perceiving stimuli.  Which of the following is the absolute threshold? 
a)
The amount of stimulus that's necessary to determine if a stimulus has been changed
b)
The least amount of information that's necessary to understand a stimulus is actually present
c)
The amount of stimulus that's necessary to understand a stimulus is actually present
d)
The amount of stimulus that's necessary to determine if a stimulus has been kept the same
23.
The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time is called
a)
absolute threshold
b)
difference threshold
c)
sensory adaptation
d)
subliminal perception
24.
What is Extra Sensory Perception?
a)
Perception can occur with no sensory input
b)
Mind to mind communication
c)
Perceiving future events
d)
Perceiving remote events
25.
Alice is eating a piece of fruit. After a while, she notices that the fruit tastes less sweet and tangy than it did when she first bit into it. Alice is experiencing ____.
a)
habituation
b)
accommodation
c)
sensory adaptation
d)
subliminal perception
26.
A researcher presents two lights of varying brightness to a subject who is asked to respond "same" or "different" by comparing their intensities. The researcher is seeking the
a)
just noticeable difference.
b)
absolute threshold.
c)
subliminal threshold.
d)
minimal threshold.
27.
Sensation is to ________ as perception is to ________.
a)
encoding; detection
b)
detection; interpretation
c)
interpretation; organization
d)
threshold; transduction
28.

Which scientist developed the idea of absolute thresholds?

a)

David Hubel

b)

Gustav Fechner

c)

Ernst Weber

d)

Torsten Wiesel

29.

The fact that we don't read the two "the's" in this image demonstrates how our expectations can override our sensory input. What is this process called?

a)

Bottom-Up Processing

b)

Top-Down Processing

c)

Selective Attention

d)

Inattentional Blindness

30.

Alex is so focused on his homework that he doesn't realize it is now dark outside. What is this an example of?

a)

Selective Attention

b)

Top-Down Processing

c)

Bottom-Up Processing

d)

Change Blindness

31.

What is the conversion of sensory energies (like sight and sound) into neural impulses?

a)

Transduction

b)

Priming

c)

Sensory Adaptation

d)

Neuroconversion

32.

What is priming?

a)

When associations created by past experiences influence one's perception.

b)

When the sensory input is lower than the absolute threshold, thus only being sensed less than 50% of the time.

c)

When one's absolute threshold is lowered due to conscious awareness of the environment around them.

d)

When one's attention is focused on one thing, allowing them to be blind to changes in their environment.

33.

Sarah is given one 100-oz bottle and one 99-oz bottle. She says that they feel the same weight. Then, she is given a 100-oz bottle and a 97-oz bottle. This time, she notices a difference. This is an example of what?

a)

Difference Threshold

b)

Weber's Law

c)

Sensory Adaptation

d)

Conscious Awareness

34.

Jake closes his eyes and tries a bite of food. His friend asks him what it tastes like. What is this an example of?

a)

Bottom-Up Processing

b)

Top-Down Processing

c)

Transduction

d)

Psychophysics

35.

Kira is listening to music when her brain recognizes the song playing as her favorite song. What is this an example of?

a)

Perception

b)

Sensation

c)

Familiarity

d)

Sensory Interpretation

36.

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

37.

a person typically fails to consciously perceive their own nose in their line of vision. This best illustrates...

a)

subliminal perception

b)

change blindness

c)

cocktail party effect

d)

selective attention

e)

visual cliff

38.

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

39.

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

40.

The auditory nerve is shown at

a)

D

b)

H

c)

I

d)

J

41.

Frequency theory best explains _______, while place theory best explains ________.

a)

how we process red, green, and blue light; why we experience color afterimages

b)

how we perceive low-pitched sounds; how we perceive high-pitched sounds

c)

how touch sensations involve more than tactile stimulation; why stroking a pressure spot leads to the sensation of a tickle

d)

how we are able to sense our body position without looking; how the vestibular sense functions

e)

how phantom limb sensations occur; how stimulation of the larger fibers in the spinal cord stop pain

42.
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
43.
The principle that one sense may influence another is:
a)
Transduction
b)
Sensory adaptation
c)
Weber’s Law
d)
Sensory interaction
44.
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
45.
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
46.
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
47.
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
48.
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
49.
Of the four distinct skin senses, the only one that has definable receptors is:
a)
Warmth
b)
Cold
c)
Pressure
d)
Pain
50.
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
51.
Concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information.
a)
parallel processing
b)
schemas
c)
folders
52.
Proposed theory for color vision with cones that are differentially sensitive to different wavelengths of light. 
a)
opponent process theory
b)
place theory
c)
trichromatic theory
53.
The idea that pain can only be experienced if pain messages can pass through a gate in the spinal cord on their way to the brain.
a)
place theory
b)
gate control theory
c)
opponent process theory
54.
Proposed theory for color vision with opposing retinal process for red-green, yellow-blue, white-black.
a)
opponent process theory
b)
tri-chromatic theory
c)
frequency theory

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