Sensation and Perception – Questions and Answers Study Guide

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Questions and Answers
Which of the following is NOT an example of a monocular visual depth perception cue?
(A) Texture gradient
(B) Motion parallax
(C) Interposition
(D) Opponent process
(E) Relative size - Correct Answer -D

The four basic gustatory sensations that most animals possess are
(A) Bitter, salty, tangy, sour
(B) Salty, sweet, bitter, sour
(C) Smooth, grainy, cold, hot
(D) Grain, fruit, meat, vegetable
(E) Salty, sharp, sour, bitter - Correct Answer -B

Cats tend to notice slight movements under low lightening conditions with greater ease than
do humans; they do not, however, find it easy to distinguish colors. This is primarily due to
their retinas containing, in comparison to humans
(A) Relatively fewer numbers of marine cells and relatively more bipolar cells
(B) Relatively fewer numbers of ganglion cells and relatively more osmoreceptors
(C) Relatively fewer numbers of cilia and relatively more optic nerve cells
(D) Relatively fewer numbers of cones and relatively more rods
(E) Relatively fewer numbers of mechanoreceptors and relatively more icicles - Correct
Answer -D

The Gestalt concept of perceptual continuity refers to
(A) Our tendency to see objects near to each other as belonging to the same group
(B) Our tendency to see objects that are closer to us as larger than objects that are farther
away
(C) Our tendency to see fluid or complete forms rather than irregular or incomplete forms
(D) Our tendency to see similar-looking objects as part of the same group
(E) Our tendency to see two slightly different images from each of our eyes - Correct Answer
-C

Which of the following would be the best illustration of Weber's law?
(A) As sound increases to 80 decibels from 40 decibels, most peoples can recognize that one
sound is louder than the other. However, if the two sounds are given at 80 and 82 decibels
respectively, most people would not recognize the difference between the two sounds.
(B) A person can recognize an imperceptible amount of perfume in a ten foot-by-ten-foot
room.
(C) People cannot attend to more than one stimulus at a time.
(D) A person has the ability to tell the difference between a 20 watt bulb and a 100 watt bulb
50 percent of the time.


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, (E) All auditory stimuli above a certain frequency "sound" as if their frequencies are the
same. - Correct Answer -A

When physical energy is transformed into neural impulses, it is referred to as
(A) Reception.
(B) Transduction.
(C) Perception.
(D) Sensation.
(E) Induction. - Correct Answer -B

An object as it appears in the world as a visual stimulus is referred to as the
(A) Distal simulation
(B) Proximal stimulus
(C) Figure
(D) Ground
(E) Retinal image - Correct Answer -A

The order of the bones in the middle ear is
(A) Incus, malleus, stapes
(B) Stapes, malleus, incus
(C) Stapes, incus, malleus
(D) Malleus, stapes, incus
(E) Malleus, incus, stapes - Correct Answer -E

The amount of a stimulus required to determine that a stimulus has changed just a little bit
is called the
(A) Difference threshold
(B) Absolute threshold
(C) Just noticeable difference
(D) Just noticeable threshold
(E) Taste aversion - Correct Answer -C

The part of the eye responsible for receiving photons of the light then translating them into
neural messages is the
(A) Sclera
(B) Lens
(C) Cornea
(D) Pupil
(E) Retina - Correct Answer -E

The part of the ear responsible for translating information into neural impulses is the
(A) Pinna
(B) Cochlea
(C) Semicircular canals
(D) Tympanic membrane
(E) Incus - Correct Answer -B


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