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Sensation and Perception

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is "Bottom Down"?

a)

Sensation

b)

Perception

2.

What is Sensation?

a)

Sensation refers to the process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell.

b)

refers to how the mind process information

c)

refers to how we store information

3.

How many main senses are there?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

10

4.

Which is "Top Down"?

a)

Sensation

b)

Perception

5.

Perception can be defined as-

a)

how we perceive different things

b)

how we interpret the information from the external world

c)

how we sense things from the external world

6.

Absolute threshold refers to

a)

The maximum stimulation required to say anything

b)

minimum usage of sense organs

c)

The minimum stimulation necessary to detect a particular stimulus

7.

What is Signal Detection theory?

a)

Ability to detect various sounds and colors

b)

Ability to focus on one stimulus and ignore others

c)

Ability to see traffic signals

8.

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

9.
Which of the following is a perception?
a)
noting a change in temperature
b)
hearing an increase in volume
c)
recognizing an object as a car
d)
viewing a decrease in brightness
10.
Being able to see a candle flame 30 miles away on a clear night is the
a)
absolute threshold for human vision
b)
difference threshold for human vision.
c)
perceived threshold for human vision
d)
ratio threshold for human vision
11.
Human perception
a)
are always based entirely on current sensory information.
b)
can be improved by active involvement with one’s environment.
c)
are never influenced by beliefs and expectations.
d)
do not develop in infants until they are about 7 or 8 months of age.
12.

If a dog hears a whistle that a person cannot hear, this suggests that dogs and humans have different

a)

kinesthesis systems.

b)

Gestalt ratios.

c)

absolute thresholds

d)

vestibular systems.