Sensation and Perception 10th Edition Goldstein Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- : Perceiving machines that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease .
A : were developed by computer scientists in the 1960s
B : were developed by computer scientists in the 1970s
C : were developed by computer scientists in the 1990s
D : have yet to be developed
Correct Answer : D
- : Because perception is something you experience , knowing about how it works is
interesting in its own right.
A : Intermittently
B : when necessary
C : when important
D : constantly
Correct Answer : D
- : The only way to see, hear, taste, smell, and feel what you want to experience is by .
A : identifying stimulus inputs
B : discriminating among similar stimuli
C : developing necessary cognitive constructs
D : activating sensory receptors
Correct Answer : D
- : Stevens auditory receptors were damaged failing to use hearing protection when working in
a loud environment. As a result, we can expect that .A : the areas of his brain associated with auditory perception will have diminished considerably in size B : he is almost certainly permanently and completely disabled and likely to require assistance to live independently C : he will be unable to work without special support, such as the use of hearing aids D : his auditory experiences will differ from those of an individual whose receptors have not been damaged
Correct Answer : D
- : Which of the following is the first category of the stages in the perceptual process?
A : stimuli
B : neural Processing
C : serendipity
D : behavioral responses
Correct Answer : A
- : The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons
is called . 1 / 4
A : refraction
B : transduction
C : reduction
D : Construction
Correct Answer : B
- : is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to what happens during an
ATM withdrawal, when pressure from button press becomes electrical energy, and then becomes a mechanical response resulting in the dispensing of money.
A : Knowledge
B : Transference
C : Action
D : Transduction
Correct Answer : D
- : The specific term for the stimulus on the receptors in visual processing is the .
A : transduced image
B : environmental stimulus
C : visual image
D : perception
Correct Answer : C
- : The image projected on the retina is best described as a(n) of the actual stimulus.
A : representation
B : environmental stimulus
C : replication
D : scale model
Correct Answer : A
10 : Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other high level functions such as language, memory, and thinking?
A : brain stem
B : cerebral cortex
C : hypothalamus
D : occipital lobe
Correct Answer : B
11 : Visual form agnosia is a problem of the step of the perceptual process.
A : action
B : attention
C : transduction
D : recognition
Correct Answer : D
12 : Which statement best describes the steps of the perceptual process?
A : The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at perception.B : The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at 2 / 4
knowledge.C : The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
D : The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
Correct Answer : D
13 : If a person sees the unambiguous rat stimulus, and then views the ambiguous rat-man figure, the person will most likely report seeing .
A : a rat, because of the effect of knowledge
B : a man, because we tend to see things that match our species
C : a rat, because of the effect of action
D : a rat or a man equally
Correct Answer : A
14 : Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.Even so, he is sure it says Pop Quiz! because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the class and he can read the P and the Q. What allows him to read the board?
A : bottom-up processing
B : oblique processing
C : top-down processing
D : compression
Correct Answer : C
15 : processing is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.
A : Bottom-up
B : Oblique
C : Top-down
D : Receptor
Correct Answer : A
16 : Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves .
A : only top-down processing
B : only bottom-up processing
C : both top-down and bottom-up processing
D : only data-based processing
Correct Answer : C
17 : The physiological level of analysis involves the relationship between .
A : stimulus-and-physiology only
B : physiology-and-perception only
C : stimulus-and-perception only
D : both stimulus-and-physiology and physiology-and-perception
Correct Answer : D
18 : Kimmy is casting shadows on the wall and watching whether her cat Tiger jumps at the shadows or not. She uses different hand motions to see if there is a difference in whether Tiger jumps or not. Kimmy is informally studying which relationship?
A : the stimulus-physiology relationship
B : the physiology-perception relationship 3 / 4
C : the stimulus-perception relationship
D : the perception-behavior relationship
Correct Answer : C
19 : Cognitive influences affect level of analysis.
A : only the physiological
B : only the psychophysical
C : both the physiological and psychophysical
D : neither the physiological nor psychophysical
Correct Answer : C
20 : The psychophysical method in which stimuli of varying intensities are presented in ascending and descending orders in discrete steps is called the method of .
A : limits
B : constant stimuli
C : searching
D : scaling
Correct Answer : A
21 : When using the method of limits, the absolute threshold is determined by calculating .
A : the stimulus intensity detected 66% of the time
B : the stimulus intensity detected 75% of the time
C : the stimulus intensity detected 100% of the time
D : the average of the cross-over values
Correct Answer : D
22 : The method of limits takes into account the variability of human perception by .
A : consistently presenting subliminal stimuli to avoid bias
B : using deception to hide the true purpose
C : averaging the results of a number of trials
D : measuring brain activity concurrently
Correct Answer : C
23 : Fechners and Webers methods not only made it possible to measure the ability to detect stimuli, but also made it possible to .
A : determine mechanisms responsible for experiences
B : identify the subconscious rationales for the responses
C : provide scientific justification for introspection
D : localize brain lesions responsible for poor performance
Correct Answer : A
24 : The smallest difference between two stimuli that enables us to tell the difference between them is called the .
A : necessary difference
B : difference threshold
C : discriminant equation
D : determinant level
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