TEST BANK
Sensation and Perception,10th Edition
by Goldstein, Cacciamani, Chapter 1 to 15
,Table of Content
1. Introduction to Perception.
2. The Physiological Beginnings of Perception.
3. Neural Processing and Coding.
4. Cortical Organization.
5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes.
6. Visual Attention.
7. Taking Action.
8. Perceiving Motion.
9. Perceiving Color.
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
13. Speech Perception.
14. The Cutaneous Senses.
15. The Chemical Senses.
,Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. “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.
2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?
a. Developing speech recognition c. Devising robots that can “see.”
systems.
b. Treating hearing problems. d. All of these.
3. Which of the following is a reason for studying perception?
a. To become more aware of your own perceptual experiences.
b. To provide information that may help with a future career.
c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
d. All of these.
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. Neural Processing d. Behavioral Responses
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is
called
a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d. construction.
7. __ __ is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to an ATM withdrawal
(pressure from button press becomes electrical energy then becomes a mechanical response
resulting in the dispensing of money).
a. Knowledge c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
a. transduced image. c. visual image.
b. environmental stimulus. d. perception.
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, 9. The,image,projected,on,the,retina,is,best,described,as,a,_,,, _, of,the,actual,stimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
b.,,,, environmental, stimulus. d.,,,, scale, model.
10. Which,brain,structure,is,responsible,for,creating,perceptions,and,producing,other,“high”,level, fu
nctions,such,as,language,,memory,,and,thinking?
a. Brain,stem c. Hypothalamus
b.,,,, Cerebral, cortex d.,,,, Occipital, lobe
11. Visual,form,agnosia,is,a,problem,of,the,___, _,step,of,the,perceptual,process.
a. action c. transduction
b.,,,,attention d.,,,, recognition
12. Which,of,the,following,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
knowledge.
c. The,steps,are,unidirectional,,starting,at,transduction,and,ending,at,recognition.
d.,, The,sequence,of,steps,is,dynamic,and,constantly,changing.
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.
14. Justin,forgot,to,wear,his,glasses,to,class,so,the,writing,he,sees,on,the,chalk,board,is,blurry., Ev
en,so,,he,is,sure,it,says,“Pop,Quiz!”,because,he,knows,that,there,are,pop,quizzes,in,the, class,a
nd,he,can,see,read,the,“P”,and,the,“Q”.,What,allows,him,to,read,the,board?
a. Bottom-up,processing c. Top-down,,processing
b.,,,, Oblique, processing d.,,,, Compression
15.,,, , _,,, _, processing,is,based,on,the,stimuli,reaching,the,receptors.
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b.,,, Oblique d.,,,,Receptor
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.
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Sensation and Perception,10th Edition
by Goldstein, Cacciamani, Chapter 1 to 15
,Table of Content
1. Introduction to Perception.
2. The Physiological Beginnings of Perception.
3. Neural Processing and Coding.
4. Cortical Organization.
5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes.
6. Visual Attention.
7. Taking Action.
8. Perceiving Motion.
9. Perceiving Color.
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
13. Speech Perception.
14. The Cutaneous Senses.
15. The Chemical Senses.
,Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. “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.
2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?
a. Developing speech recognition c. Devising robots that can “see.”
systems.
b. Treating hearing problems. d. All of these.
3. Which of the following is a reason for studying perception?
a. To become more aware of your own perceptual experiences.
b. To provide information that may help with a future career.
c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
d. All of these.
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. Neural Processing d. Behavioral Responses
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is
called
a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d. construction.
7. __ __ is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to an ATM withdrawal
(pressure from button press becomes electrical energy then becomes a mechanical response
resulting in the dispensing of money).
a. Knowledge c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
a. transduced image. c. visual image.
b. environmental stimulus. d. perception.
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, 9. The,image,projected,on,the,retina,is,best,described,as,a,_,,, _, of,the,actual,stimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
b.,,,, environmental, stimulus. d.,,,, scale, model.
10. Which,brain,structure,is,responsible,for,creating,perceptions,and,producing,other,“high”,level, fu
nctions,such,as,language,,memory,,and,thinking?
a. Brain,stem c. Hypothalamus
b.,,,, Cerebral, cortex d.,,,, Occipital, lobe
11. Visual,form,agnosia,is,a,problem,of,the,___, _,step,of,the,perceptual,process.
a. action c. transduction
b.,,,,attention d.,,,, recognition
12. Which,of,the,following,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
knowledge.
c. The,steps,are,unidirectional,,starting,at,transduction,and,ending,at,recognition.
d.,, The,sequence,of,steps,is,dynamic,and,constantly,changing.
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.
14. Justin,forgot,to,wear,his,glasses,to,class,so,the,writing,he,sees,on,the,chalk,board,is,blurry., Ev
en,so,,he,is,sure,it,says,“Pop,Quiz!”,because,he,knows,that,there,are,pop,quizzes,in,the, class,a
nd,he,can,see,read,the,“P”,and,the,“Q”.,What,allows,him,to,read,the,board?
a. Bottom-up,processing c. Top-down,,processing
b.,,,, Oblique, processing d.,,,, Compression
15.,,, , _,,, _, processing,is,based,on,the,stimuli,reaching,the,receptors.
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b.,,, Oblique d.,,,,Receptor
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.
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