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Sensation and Perception Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ is the process of selecting and identifying information from the environment.

a)

Sensation

b)

Perception

2.

____________ is the process by which we receive information from the environment.

a)

Sensation

b)

Perception

3.

The ability to focus on one stimulus while excluding other stimuli that are present

a)

Selective attention

b)

Divided attention

4.

What we perceive is absolute reality.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

. Distinguishing between two shades of red is an example of

a)

absolute threshold

b)

sensory adaptation

c)

difference threshold

d)

afterimage

6.

A person’s vestibular sense helps control

a)

depth perception

b)

the process of eyes adjusting to a darkened room

c)

the perception of pain

d)

balance

7.

.Which of the following is not part of the skin senses?

a)

pressure

b)

smell

c)

temperature

d)

pain

8.

The way we perceive objects is determined by

a)

our emotional state

b)

our expectations and attitudes about what we see

c)

learning and past experiences

d)

all of the above

9.

The sense of taste can be disrupted by

a)

loss of the sense of smell

b)

damage to the taste buds' receptor neurons

c)

damage to hearing or sight

d)

all of the above

10.
The point at which a change in sensory stimulation is detected is called the
a)
absolute threshold
b)
psychological equation
c)
just noticeable difference 
d)
Weber effect