TEST BANK
SENSATION6AND6PERCEPTION,10TH6EDITION
BY6GOLDSTEIN,6CACCIAMANI6CHAPTER616TO6156
,6
Table6of6Content
1.6Introduction6to6Perception.
2.6The6Physiological6Beginnings6of6Perception.
3.6Neural6Processing6and6Coding.
4.6Cortical6Organization.
5.6Perceiving6Objects6and6Scene
s.
6
.6Visual6Attention.
7.6Taking6Action.
8.6Perceiving6Motion.
9.6Perceiving6Color.
10.6Perceiving6Depth6and6Size.
11.6Sound6and6the6Perception6of6Pitch.
12.6Auditory6Localization,6the6Auditory6Scene,6and6Musi
c.
1
3.6Speech6Perception.
14.6The6Cutaneous6Senses
.
15.6The6Chemical6Senses
.
,6
Test6Bank—Chapter61:6Introduction6to6Perception
MULTIPLE6CHOICE
1.6 “Perceiving6machines”6that6can6negotiate6the6environment6with6humanlike
6ease
a.6 were6developed6by6computer6scientists6in6the61960s.
b.6 were6developed6by6computer6scientists6in6the61970s.
c.6 were6developed6by6computer6scientists6in6the61990s.
d.6 have6yet6to6be6developed.
2.6 Which6of6the6following6is6an6application6of6perception6rese
arch?
a.6 Developing6speech6recognition c.6 Devising6robots6that6can6“see.
systems. ”
b.6 Treating6hearing6problems. d.6 All6of6these.
3.6 Which6of6the6following6is6a6reason6for6studying6perception?
a.6 To6become6more6aware6of6your6own6perceptual6experiences.
b.6 To6provide6information6that6may6help6with6a6future6career.
c.6 To6apply6perception6to6everyday6problems,6such6as6highway6sign6visi
bility.
d.6 All6of6these.
4.6 The6study6of6perception6can6overlap6w
itha.6 medicine. c.6 philosophy.
b.6 computer6science. d.6 all6of6these.
5.6 Which6of6the6following6is6NOT6a6category6of6the6stages6in6the6perceptual6
process?
a.6 Stimuli c.6 Serendipity
b.6 Neural6Processing d.6 Behavioral6Responses
6.6 The6process6of6transforming6energy6in6the6environment6into6electrical6energy6in6the6ne
urons6is
called
a.6 refraction. c.6 reduction.
b.6 transduction. d.6 construction.
7.6 ______6is6the6step6in6the6perceptual6process6that6is6analogous6to6an6ATM6withdraw
al
(pressure6from6button6press6becomes6electrical6energy6then6becomes6a6mechanical6
response
a.6 Knowledge c.6 Action
resulting6in6the6dispensing6of6money).
b.6 Transference d.6 Transduction
8.6 The6specific6term6for6the6“stimulus6on6the6receptors”6in6visual6processin
g6is6the
a.6 transduced6image. c.6 visual6image.
b.6 environmental6stimulus. d.6 perception.
8
,6
9.6 The6image6projected6on6the6retina6is6best6described6as6a6______6of6the6actual
6stimulus.
a.6 representation. c.6 replication.
b.6 environmental6stimulus. d.6 scale6model.
10.6 Which6brain6structure6is6responsible6for6creating6perceptions6and6producing6other6“high
”6level
functions6such6as6language,6memory,6and6thinking?
a.6 Brain6stem c.6 Hypothalamus
b.6 Cerebral6cortex d.6 Occipital6lobe
11.6 Visual6form6agnosia6is6a6problem6of6the6______6step6of6the6perceptual6
process.
a.6 action c.6 transduction
b.6 attention d.6 recognition
12.6 Which6of6the6following6best6describes6the6steps6of6the6perceptual6process?
a.6 The6steps6are6unidirectional,6starting6at6the6environmental6stimulus6and6en
ding6at
perception.
b.6 The6steps6are6unidirectional,6starting6at6the6environmental6stimulus6and6en
ding6at
knowledge.
c.6 The6steps6are6unidirectional,6starting6at6transduction6and6ending6at6recog
nition.
d.6 The6sequence6of6steps6is6dynamic6and6constantly6changing.
13.6 If6a6person6sees6the6unambiguous6“rat”6stimulus,6and6then6views6the6ambiguous6“
rat-man”
figure,6the6person6will6most6likely6report6seeing
a.6 a6rat,6because6of6the6effect6of6knowledge.
b.6 a6man,6because6we6tend6to6see6things6that6match6our
6species.
a6rat,6because6of6the6effect6of6action.
c.6 a6rat6or6a6man6equal
d.6
ly.
14.6 Justin6forgot6to6wear6his6glasses6to6class6so6the6writing6he6sees6on6the6chalk6boa
rd6is6blurry.
Even6so,6he6is6sure6it6says6“Pop6Quiz!”6because6he6knows6that6there6are6pop6quiz
zes6in6the
a.6 Bottom-up6processing c.6 Top-down6processing
class6and6he6can6see6read6the6“P”6and6the6“Q”.6What6allows6him6to6read6the6boa
b.6 Oblique6processing d.6 Compression
rd?
15.6 ________6processing6is6based6on6the6stimuli6reaching6the6rece
ptors.
a.6 Bottom-up c.6 Top-down
b.6 Oblique d.6 Receptor
16.6 Trying6to6read6a6note6written6by6someone6with6poor6handwriting6inv
olves
only6top-down6processing.
b.6 only6bottom-up6processing.
a.6
c.6 both6top-down6and6bottom-
up6processing.
d.6 only6data-based6processing.
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SENSATION6AND6PERCEPTION,10TH6EDITION
BY6GOLDSTEIN,6CACCIAMANI6CHAPTER616TO6156
,6
Table6of6Content
1.6Introduction6to6Perception.
2.6The6Physiological6Beginnings6of6Perception.
3.6Neural6Processing6and6Coding.
4.6Cortical6Organization.
5.6Perceiving6Objects6and6Scene
s.
6
.6Visual6Attention.
7.6Taking6Action.
8.6Perceiving6Motion.
9.6Perceiving6Color.
10.6Perceiving6Depth6and6Size.
11.6Sound6and6the6Perception6of6Pitch.
12.6Auditory6Localization,6the6Auditory6Scene,6and6Musi
c.
1
3.6Speech6Perception.
14.6The6Cutaneous6Senses
.
15.6The6Chemical6Senses
.
,6
Test6Bank—Chapter61:6Introduction6to6Perception
MULTIPLE6CHOICE
1.6 “Perceiving6machines”6that6can6negotiate6the6environment6with6humanlike
6ease
a.6 were6developed6by6computer6scientists6in6the61960s.
b.6 were6developed6by6computer6scientists6in6the61970s.
c.6 were6developed6by6computer6scientists6in6the61990s.
d.6 have6yet6to6be6developed.
2.6 Which6of6the6following6is6an6application6of6perception6rese
arch?
a.6 Developing6speech6recognition c.6 Devising6robots6that6can6“see.
systems. ”
b.6 Treating6hearing6problems. d.6 All6of6these.
3.6 Which6of6the6following6is6a6reason6for6studying6perception?
a.6 To6become6more6aware6of6your6own6perceptual6experiences.
b.6 To6provide6information6that6may6help6with6a6future6career.
c.6 To6apply6perception6to6everyday6problems,6such6as6highway6sign6visi
bility.
d.6 All6of6these.
4.6 The6study6of6perception6can6overlap6w
itha.6 medicine. c.6 philosophy.
b.6 computer6science. d.6 all6of6these.
5.6 Which6of6the6following6is6NOT6a6category6of6the6stages6in6the6perceptual6
process?
a.6 Stimuli c.6 Serendipity
b.6 Neural6Processing d.6 Behavioral6Responses
6.6 The6process6of6transforming6energy6in6the6environment6into6electrical6energy6in6the6ne
urons6is
called
a.6 refraction. c.6 reduction.
b.6 transduction. d.6 construction.
7.6 ______6is6the6step6in6the6perceptual6process6that6is6analogous6to6an6ATM6withdraw
al
(pressure6from6button6press6becomes6electrical6energy6then6becomes6a6mechanical6
response
a.6 Knowledge c.6 Action
resulting6in6the6dispensing6of6money).
b.6 Transference d.6 Transduction
8.6 The6specific6term6for6the6“stimulus6on6the6receptors”6in6visual6processin
g6is6the
a.6 transduced6image. c.6 visual6image.
b.6 environmental6stimulus. d.6 perception.
8
,6
9.6 The6image6projected6on6the6retina6is6best6described6as6a6______6of6the6actual
6stimulus.
a.6 representation. c.6 replication.
b.6 environmental6stimulus. d.6 scale6model.
10.6 Which6brain6structure6is6responsible6for6creating6perceptions6and6producing6other6“high
”6level
functions6such6as6language,6memory,6and6thinking?
a.6 Brain6stem c.6 Hypothalamus
b.6 Cerebral6cortex d.6 Occipital6lobe
11.6 Visual6form6agnosia6is6a6problem6of6the6______6step6of6the6perceptual6
process.
a.6 action c.6 transduction
b.6 attention d.6 recognition
12.6 Which6of6the6following6best6describes6the6steps6of6the6perceptual6process?
a.6 The6steps6are6unidirectional,6starting6at6the6environmental6stimulus6and6en
ding6at
perception.
b.6 The6steps6are6unidirectional,6starting6at6the6environmental6stimulus6and6en
ding6at
knowledge.
c.6 The6steps6are6unidirectional,6starting6at6transduction6and6ending6at6recog
nition.
d.6 The6sequence6of6steps6is6dynamic6and6constantly6changing.
13.6 If6a6person6sees6the6unambiguous6“rat”6stimulus,6and6then6views6the6ambiguous6“
rat-man”
figure,6the6person6will6most6likely6report6seeing
a.6 a6rat,6because6of6the6effect6of6knowledge.
b.6 a6man,6because6we6tend6to6see6things6that6match6our
6species.
a6rat,6because6of6the6effect6of6action.
c.6 a6rat6or6a6man6equal
d.6
ly.
14.6 Justin6forgot6to6wear6his6glasses6to6class6so6the6writing6he6sees6on6the6chalk6boa
rd6is6blurry.
Even6so,6he6is6sure6it6says6“Pop6Quiz!”6because6he6knows6that6there6are6pop6quiz
zes6in6the
a.6 Bottom-up6processing c.6 Top-down6processing
class6and6he6can6see6read6the6“P”6and6the6“Q”.6What6allows6him6to6read6the6boa
b.6 Oblique6processing d.6 Compression
rd?
15.6 ________6processing6is6based6on6the6stimuli6reaching6the6rece
ptors.
a.6 Bottom-up c.6 Top-down
b.6 Oblique d.6 Receptor
16.6 Trying6to6read6a6note6written6by6someone6with6poor6handwriting6inv
olves
only6top-down6processing.
b.6 only6bottom-up6processing.
a.6
c.6 both6top-down6and6bottom-
up6processing.
d.6 only6data-based6processing.
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