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Concept Check - Principles of Sensation and Perception

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Sam accurately identified tones ranging from 40 Hz - 18,000 Hz more than 50% of the time. For Sam, a tone of 40 Hz represents

a)

The JND, or just noticeable difference

b)

The absolute threshold

c)

A subliminal stimulus

d)

Extrasensory perception

2.

Sam accurately identified tones ranging from 40 Hz - 18,000 Hz more than 50% of the time. For Sam, a tone of 20 Hz represents

a)

Selective attention

b)

The absolute threshold

c)

The difference threshold

d)

A subliminal stimulus

3.

The process by which we select, organize, and interpret sensory information in order to recognize meaningful objects and events is called

a)

sensation

b)

perception

c)

inattentional blindness

d)

parallel processing

4.

Because she was focused on listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Nguyen didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates

a)

choice blindness

b)

sensory adaptation

c)

selective attention

d)

top-down processing

5.

According to Weber's Law, if the just-noticeable difference for a 10-ounce weight is 1 ounce, the just noticeable difference for an 80-ounce weight would be ________ ounce(s).

a)

8

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

6.

Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation?

a)

Becoming increasingly irritated at the continuous sound of a dripping faucet

b)

Developing an increased sensitivity to salt the more you use it in foods

c)

Finding the cold water of a swimming pool more tolerable after you’ve spent a few minutes in it

d)

Being unable to recognize that a car has swerved into your lane and is about to cause a head-on collision

7.

When carrying a 100-pound backpack, Paige is only able to detect that the back as gotten heavier after adding a 10 pound weight. In this case, 10 pounds represents her

a)

Difference threshold

b)

Stimulus generalization

c)

Sensory adaptation

d)

Maximal threshold

8.

________________ refers to how the physical characteristics of stimuli influence their interpretation.

a)

Top-down processing

b)

The cocktail party phenomenon

c)

Perceptual sets

d)

Bottom-up processing

9.

The differences in the interpretation of the image above between Westerners and rural Africans can be explained by

a)

The cocktail party phenomenon

b)

Change blindness

c)

Differences in signal detection

d)

Differences in perceptual sets

10.

The aibilty of our brinas to udnresatnd tihs snenctee is bset ilultsaretd by the cnopect of

a)

Selective attention

b)

Just-noticeable difference

c)

Top-down processing

d)

Bottom-up processing

11.

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

a)

dichromat; monochromat

b)

black and white; color

c)

detail; peripheral vision

d)

top-down processing; bottom-up processing

12.

The phenomenon of color constancy best demonstrates that

a)

the retina has three types of color receptors

b)

color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes

c)

the brain processes information about color and shape simultaneously

d)

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

13.

Half of the girls on the soccer team were wearing blue and half were wearing green, so Brian perceived them as two different groups of birds. This best illustrates

a)

proximity

b)

similarity

c)

closure

d)

figure-ground

14.

What color afterimage would occur after viewing the color blue?

a)

red

b)

green

c)

white

d)

yellow

15.

The process by which your eyes convert light waves into neural impulses is called

a)

top-down processing

b)

sensory adaptation

c)

transduction

d)

retinal disparity

16.

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

a)

selective attention

b)

change blindness

c)

Gestalt principle of proximity

d)

sensory adaptation

17.

While waiting for his drink at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer right next to him faint. This is an example of

a)

bottom-up processing

b)

inattentional blindness

c)

size constancy

d)

interposition

18.

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)

change blindness

b)

absolute threshold

c)

Weber's law

d)

signal-detection theory

19.

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

a)

Black, gray, and white

b)

Blue, red, and yellow

c)

Cyan, magenta, and yellow

d)

Green, red, and blue

20.

Light waves entering the eye will first hit the

a)

pupil

b)

lens

c)

cornea

d)

retina

21.

The pupil can dilate in low-light environments due to the relaxation of the

a)

lens

b)

ganglion cells

c)

thalamus

d)

iris

22.

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)

intensity of subliminal stimuli

b)

absolute threshold

c)

just noticeable difference, or difference threshold

d)

parallel processing power of the human eye

23.

Which cells for visual processing are located closest to the back of the retina?

a)

bipolar cells

b)

photoreceptors - rods and cones

c)

the visual cortex

d)

ganglion cells

24.

A string of sequentially flashing Christmas lights appears to generate pulsating waves of motion. This best illustrates:

a)

continuity

b)

the phi phenomenon

c)

retinal disparity

d)

sensory adaptation

25.

The fact that humans can perceive color vision afterimages best supports the

a)

Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory

b)

activation-information model

c)

activation-synthesis theory

d)

opponent process theory

26.

Transduction in the human eye occurs in the

a)

rods and cones of the retina

b)

optic nerve

c)

lens

d)

cornea

27.

Which of the following is the correct order of structures light passes through in the eye?

a)

lens, cornea, retina, iris, pupil

b)

pupil, cornea, retina, lens, ganglion cells

c)

cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina

d)

cornea, lens, bipolar cells, iris, ganglion cells

28.

Which of the following represents the correct order of neural transduction from the retina to the visual cortex?

a)

Photoreceptors, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve, thalamus, cortex

b)

Rods and cones, optic nerve, ganglion cells, hypothalamus, cortex

c)

Photoreceptors, ganglion cells, bipolar cells, optic nerve, cortex, thalamus

d)

Rods and cones, lens, retina, fovea, optic tract, cortex

29.

The cones of the eye primarily help us see

a)

Black and white

b)

Depth

c)

Visual stimuli in our peripheral vision

d)

Color

30.

A reversible figure, such as the vase/face figure, makes use of which principle of perception?

a)

Closure

b)

Similarity

c)

Figure-ground

d)

Proximity

31.

A person with an eye patch over one eye would lack which of the following depth perception cues?

a)

Convergence

b)

Interposition

c)

Atmospheric gradient

d)

Linear perspective

32.

Which monocular depth perception cue is best illustrated here?

a)

Retinal disparity

b)

Similarity

c)

Interposition

d)

Texture gradient

33.

This principle explains our different perceptions of the dots on the left and the dots on the right.

a)

Priming

b)

Figure-ground

c)

Closure

d)

Proximity

34.

The logo above for the World Wildlife Foundation is an example of this Gestalt principle:

a)

Figure-ground

b)

Closure

c)

Proximity

d)

Relative size

35.

Renaissance painters frequently used this technique, in which all lines seem to recede to a common vanishing point, to create the illusion of depth

a)

Connectedness

b)

Continuity

c)

Linear perspective

d)

Texture gradient