SENSATION AND PERCEPTION TEST BANK
GOLDSTEIN AND BROCKMOLE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Wundt: _________ :: Wertheimer: _____________.
a. structuralism; Gestalt psychology
b. Gestalt psychology; structuralism
c. functionalism; structuralism
d. psychophysics; metaphysics. Answer: a. structuralism; Gestalt
psychology
◉ The ___________ problem shows that numerous physical stimuli can
create exactly the same image on the retina.
a. correspondence
b. inverse projection
c. occlusion
d. ambiguity. Answer: b. inverse projection
◉ Computers are better than humans at perceiving objects because
a. computers can process information faster than humans.
b. computers have higher storage capacity than humans.
c. computers can more easily determine the reasons for changes in
lightness.
,d. none of these; humans are better than computers at object perception..
Answer: d. none of these; humans are better than computers at object
perception.
◉ Jimmy looks at a moderately blurred picture of Princess Diana's face.
Jimmy will most likely
a. not be able to identify the face.
b. identify the face as male rather than female.
c. be able to correctly identify the face.
d. need a computer to scan the image to correctly identify it.. Answer: c.
be able to correctly identify the face.
◉ "Viewpoint invariance" means
a. children can only represent one perceptual viewpoint at a time.
b. computers can invert images to easily perform object recognition.
c. humans can easily recognize objects when seen from different
viewpoints.
d. monkeys can only recognize other monkey faces from a frontal view..
Answer: c. humans can easily recognize objects when seen from
different viewpoints.
◉ Structuralists would be most likely to endorse which of the following
statements?
a. Sensations and perceptions are the same "unit" of thought.
b. The whole of something is greater than its parts.
, c. Perceptions can be explained by the sensations that make them up.
d. Past experience plays little or no role in perception formation..
Answer: c. Perceptions can be explained by the sensations that make
them up.
◉ The demonstration of apparent movement provides support for the
Gestalt approach because
a. the phenomenon cannot be explained by sensations alone.
b. the phenomenon relies exclusively on the perceiver's past experience.
c. the images used do not follow the principle of common region.
d. the phenomenon relied on figure/ground segregation.. Answer: a. the
phenomenon cannot be explained by sensations alone.
◉ The Olympic symbol is an example of the Gestalt principle of
a. proximity.
b. Pragnanz.
c. common fate.
d. synchrony.. Answer: b. Pragnanz.
◉ The principle of similarity can account for grouping of stimuli that are
similar in
a. orientation.
b. shape.
c. size.
GOLDSTEIN AND BROCKMOLE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Wundt: _________ :: Wertheimer: _____________.
a. structuralism; Gestalt psychology
b. Gestalt psychology; structuralism
c. functionalism; structuralism
d. psychophysics; metaphysics. Answer: a. structuralism; Gestalt
psychology
◉ The ___________ problem shows that numerous physical stimuli can
create exactly the same image on the retina.
a. correspondence
b. inverse projection
c. occlusion
d. ambiguity. Answer: b. inverse projection
◉ Computers are better than humans at perceiving objects because
a. computers can process information faster than humans.
b. computers have higher storage capacity than humans.
c. computers can more easily determine the reasons for changes in
lightness.
,d. none of these; humans are better than computers at object perception..
Answer: d. none of these; humans are better than computers at object
perception.
◉ Jimmy looks at a moderately blurred picture of Princess Diana's face.
Jimmy will most likely
a. not be able to identify the face.
b. identify the face as male rather than female.
c. be able to correctly identify the face.
d. need a computer to scan the image to correctly identify it.. Answer: c.
be able to correctly identify the face.
◉ "Viewpoint invariance" means
a. children can only represent one perceptual viewpoint at a time.
b. computers can invert images to easily perform object recognition.
c. humans can easily recognize objects when seen from different
viewpoints.
d. monkeys can only recognize other monkey faces from a frontal view..
Answer: c. humans can easily recognize objects when seen from
different viewpoints.
◉ Structuralists would be most likely to endorse which of the following
statements?
a. Sensations and perceptions are the same "unit" of thought.
b. The whole of something is greater than its parts.
, c. Perceptions can be explained by the sensations that make them up.
d. Past experience plays little or no role in perception formation..
Answer: c. Perceptions can be explained by the sensations that make
them up.
◉ The demonstration of apparent movement provides support for the
Gestalt approach because
a. the phenomenon cannot be explained by sensations alone.
b. the phenomenon relies exclusively on the perceiver's past experience.
c. the images used do not follow the principle of common region.
d. the phenomenon relied on figure/ground segregation.. Answer: a. the
phenomenon cannot be explained by sensations alone.
◉ The Olympic symbol is an example of the Gestalt principle of
a. proximity.
b. Pragnanz.
c. common fate.
d. synchrony.. Answer: b. Pragnanz.
◉ The principle of similarity can account for grouping of stimuli that are
similar in
a. orientation.
b. shape.
c. size.
