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Sensation and Perception

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 46mins

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.
The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences.  
a)
Senstation
b)
Perception
c)
Gestalt Awareness
d)
Sensory organization
3.
The weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can detect half of the time.  
a)
Differnce threshold
b)
Absolute threshold
c)
Gate threshold
d)
Subliminal message
4.
This system controls the balance of the body.  
a)
Vestibular System
b)
Kinesthetic System
c)
Vision system
d)
Internal system
5.
The sense of movement and body position
a)
Hearing
b)
Sight
c)
Kinesthesis
d)
Olfaction
e)
Touch
6.
Which of the following is true about rods and cones?
a)
There are more cones in the retina than rods.
b)
Rods are photoreceptors, while cones are not
c)
Rods are sensitive to lower levels of light than cones.
d)
Rods are similar to color film and cones are similar to black-and-white film.
7.
Vibration is crucial to which sense?
a)
sight
b)
hearing
c)
smell
d)
taste
8.
If an elderly person thinks that food does not taste as good as it used to, what is the likely reason?
a)
a decline in his or her kinesthetic senses
b)
a decline in his or her cochlea
c)
a decline in his or her vestibular system
d)
a decline in her or his olfaction
9.

A person sees Object A in its entirety, but part of Object B’s outline is interrupted by Object A. According to the overlapping cue, what can that person conclude about these objects?

a)

Object A is larger than Object B

b)

Object A is smaller than Object B.

c)

Object A is closer than Object B.

d)

Object A is farther away than Object B.

10.

Sensation

a)

opening in the iris that regulates the amount of light entering the eye

b)

the tendency to perceive certain objects the same way despite changing conditions

c)

what occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor

d)

contains light-sensitive receptor cells

11.
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
12.
Which of the following would be the most effective treatment for someone suffering from nerve hearing impairment?
a)
a standard hearing aid
b)
a cochlear implant
c)
nothing can be done
13.
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
14.
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.
15.
Almost half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were bright red cardinals, so Jimmy perceived them as two distinct groups of birds. This best illustrates the principle of:
a)
connectedness
b)
similarity
c)
closure
d)
relative clarity
16.
The tendencies of humans to group stimuli by similarity and by physical proximity to each other are illustrative of 
a)
Perceptual inference
b)
Gestalt principles
c)
Concept of constancy
d)
Prototype theory
17.
A reversible figure, such as the vase/face figure, makes use of which principle of perception?
a)
closure
b)
proximity
c)
similarity
d)
figure-ground relationship
18.
Depth cues that only require one require one eye are
a)
Binocular Cue
b)
Trichronocular Cue
c)
Monocular Cue
d)
Single Vision Transparency
19.
The tendency to organize stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns is called    
a)
closure
b)
continuity
c)
similarity
d)
proximity
20.

When information is converted to neural messages they are called:

a)

Transduction

b)

Transportation

c)

Translucent

21.

Identify the next Law

a)

Law of Closure

b)

Law of focal point

c)

Law of Good figure

22.

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

a)

Sweet

b)

Umami

c)

Bitter

d)

Spicy

e)

Sour

23.

If we did not have cones in our eyes, we would not see

a)

colors

b)

shapes

c)

sizes

d)

distant objects

24.

Damage to the olfactory nerve might prevent a person from

a)

seeing a traffic light change.

b)

hearing birds chirp.

c)

smelling freshly baked bread.

d)

feeling the texture of

a curtain.

25.

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

a)

retina

b)

rods and cones

c)

olfactory bulb

d)

cochlea

26.

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

a)

lens

b)

cornea

c)

pupil

d)

retina

e)

iris

27.

Visual stimuli collected by the rods and cones in our retina are largely interpreted by the visual cortex in our brain. Where is the visual cortex located?

a)

Temporal Lobe

b)

Somatosensory Cortex

c)

Olfactory Bulb

d)

Occipital Lobe

28.

Audition (hearing) is processed largely by this region of the brain

a)

Temporal Lobe

b)

Somatosensory Cortex

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Hippocampus

29.

Problems with the vestibular system would likely cause a person to

a)

not recognize shapes or colors

b)

stumble or fall

c)

fail to identify sound locations

d)

not be bothered by touching hot objects

30.

The "floating finger sausage" represents which concept?

a)

sensory adaptation

b)

difference threshold

c)

retinal disparity

d)

hallucinations

31.

This picture best illustrates which gestalt grouping principle?

a)

closure

b)

continuity

c)

proximity

d)

similarity

32.

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

33.

The specialized cells in each of the sense organs that collect information to send to the brain are called...

a)

sensory cells

b)

sensory nuerons

c)

bipolar cells

d)

ganglion cells

e)

sensory receptors

34.

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

35.

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

36.

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

37.

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

a)

fovea

b)

blind spot

c)

optic chiasm

d)

optic nerve

38.
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
39.
Rather than saying a person is "colorblind," it would be more accurate to say that the person:
a)
has a blind spot
b)
lacks red- or green-sensitive cones
c)
is experiencing an overstimulation of the red-and green-sensitive cones
d)
has an excess of blue-sensitive cones
40.

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)

Perceptual Set

b)

Selective Attention

c)

Absolute Threshold

d)

Change Blindness

41.

It is an incorrect perception that occurs when sensation is distorted

a)

color constancy

b)

figure and ground

c)

optical illusion

d)

perceptual constancy

42.

The door is a door, no matter what angle it is opened. This is an example of

a)

Extrasensory Perception

b)

Perceptual adaptation

c)

Perceptual constancy

d)

Relative size

43.

Which is "Top Down"?

a)

Sensation

b)

Perception

44.

Which of the following is "Bottom Up"?

a)

Sensation

b)

Perception

45.
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
46.
Focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus. 
a)
selective attention
b)
Weber's Law
c)
parallel processing
47.
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
48.
Clues about distance based on the image of one eye.
a)
binocular depth cues
b)
monocular depth cues
c)
subliminal stimulation
49.
Information processing that begins with sensory receptors and works up into the brain.
a)
top down processing
b)
subliminal processing
c)
bottom up processing
50.
The rate of the neural impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone. 
a)
place theory
b)
frequency theory
c)
Weber's law
51.
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
52.
Temporary decrease in sensitivity to a stimulus that occurs when stimulation is unchanging. (nose blindness)
a)
absolute threshold
b)
schemas
c)
sensory adaptation
53.
information processing guided by your pre existing knowledge or expectations to construct perceptions.
a)
top down processing
b)
Bottom up processing
c)
parallel processing
54.
Clues about distance requiring two eyes.
a)
monocular depth cues
b)
place theory
c)
binocular depth cues
55.
perceiving an object as unchanging even when the immediate sensation of the object changes.  
a)
parallel processing
b)
perceptual constancy
c)
somatosensation
56.

This field of psychology reflects the idea that the whole is different from the sum of its parts. In other words, the brain creates a perception that is more than simply the sum of available sensory inputs, and it does so in predictable ways.

a)

Cognitive Psychology

b)

Perception Psychology

c)

Gestalt Psychology

d)

Humanistic Psychology

57.
the process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina
a)
Accommodation
b)
Bipolar cell
c)
monochromatism
d)
Far-sightedness (hyperopia)
58.
a condition in which nearby objects are seen more clearly than distant objects because distant objects focus in front of the retina
a)
near-sightedness (myopia)
b)
Ganglion cell
c)
After image
d)
Photoreceptor
59.
a condition in which faraway objects are seen more clearly than near objects because the image of near objects is focused behind the retina
a)
Far-sightedness (hyperopia)
b)
Fovea
c)
Opponent-process theory
d)
transduction
60.
face blindness
a)
prosopagnoisa
b)
After image
c)
Cone
d)
parallel processing
61.
Perceive two colors
a)
dichromatism
b)
Pupil
c)
Blind spot/ optic disk
d)
After image
62.
Perceive one or no color
a)
monochromatism
b)
Lens
c)
Optic chiasm
d)
Opponent-process theory
63.
A visual image that persists after a stimulus is removed.
a)
After image
b)
Retina
c)
Optic tract
d)
Hue
64.
the theory that opposing retinal processes (red-green, yellow-blue, white-black) enable color vision. For example, some cells are stimulated by green and inhibited by red; others are stimulated by red and inhibited by green
a)
Opponent-process theory
b)
Accommodation
c)
Lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
d)
Brightness
65.
theory of color vision that proposes three types of cones: red, blue, and green
a)
Trichromatic theory
b)
Cornea
c)
Fovea
d)
dichromatism

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