TEST BANK
Sensation and Perception,10th Edition
by Goldstein, Cacciamani Chapter 1 to 15
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TableyofyContent
1.yIntroductionytoyPerception.
2.yTheyPhysiologicalyBeginningsyofyPerception.
3.yNeuralyProcessingyandyCoding.
4.yCorticalyOrganization.
5.yPerceivingyObjectsyandyScenes.
6.yVisualyAttention.
7.yTakingyAction.
8.yPerceivingyMotion.
9.yPerceivingyColor.
10.yPerceivingyDepthyandySize.
11.ySoundyandytheyPerceptionyofyPitch.
12.yAuditoryyLocalization,ytheyAuditoryyScene,yandyMusic.
13.ySpeechyPerception.
14.yTheyCutaneousySenses.
15.yTheyChemicalySenses.
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TestyBank—Chaptery1:yIntroductionytoyPerception
MULTIPLEyCHOICE
1.y “Perceivingymachines”ythatycanynegotiateytheyenvironmentywithyhumanlikeyease
a.y wereydevelopedybyycomputeryscientistsyinythey1960s.
b.y wereydevelopedybyycomputeryscientistsyinythey1970s.
c.y wereydevelopedybyycomputeryscientistsyinythey1990s.
d.y haveyyetytoybeydeveloped.
2.y Whichyofytheyfollowingyisyanyapplicationyofyperceptionyresearch?
a.y Developingyspeechyrecognition c.y Devisingyrobotsythatycany“see.”
systems.
b.y Treatingyhearingyproblems. d.y Allyofythese.
3.y Whichyofytheyfollowingyisyayreasonyforystudyingyperception?
a.y Toybecomeymoreyawareyofyyouryownyperceptualyexperiences.
b.y Toyprovideyinformationythatymayyhelpywithyayfutureycareer.
c.y Toyapplyyperceptionytoyeverydayyproblems,ysuchyasyhighwayysignyvisibility.
d.y Allyofythese.
4.y Theystudyyofyperceptionycanyoverlapywith
a.y medicine. c.y philosophy.
b.y computeryscience. d.y allyofythese.
5.y WhichyofytheyfollowingyisyNOTyaycategoryyofytheystagesyinytheyperceptualyprocess?
a.y Stimuli c.y Serendipity
b.y NeuralyProcessing d.y BehavioralyResponses
6.y Theyprocessyofytransformingyenergyyinytheyenvironmentyintoyelectricalyenergyyinytheyneuronsyis
called
a.y refraction. c.y reduction.
b.y transduction. d.y construction.
7.y ______yisytheystepyinytheyperceptualyprocessythatyisyanalogousytoyanyATMywithdrawal
(pressureyfromybuttonypressybecomesyelectricalyenergyythenybecomesyaymechanicalyrespons
e
resulting
a. yinytheydispensingyofymoney).
y Knowledge c.y Action
b.y Transference d.y Transduction
8.y Theyspecificytermyforythey“stimulusyonytheyreceptors”yinyvisualyprocessingyisythe
a.y transducedyimage. c.y visualyimage.
b.y environmentalystimulus. d.y perception.
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9.y Theyimageyprojectedyonytheyretinayisybestydescribedyasyay______yofytheyactualystimulus.
a.y representation. c.y replication.
b.y environmentalystimulus. d.y scaleymodel.
10.y Whichybrainystructureyisyresponsibleyforycreatingyperceptionsyandyproducingyothery“high”ylevel
functionsysuchyasylanguage,ymemory,yandythinking?
a.y Brainystem c.y Hypothalamus
b.y Cerebralycortex d.y Occipitalylobe
11.y Visualyformyagnosiayisyayproblemyofythey______ystepyofytheyperceptualyprocess.
a.y action c.y transduction
b.y attention d.y recognition
12.y Whichyofytheyfollowingybestydescribesytheystepsyofytheyperceptualyprocess?
a.y Theystepsyareyunidirectional,ystartingyatytheyenvironmentalystimulusyandyendingyat
perception.
b.y Theystepsyareyunidirectional,ystartingyatytheyenvironmentalystimulusyandyendingyat
knowledge.
c.y Theystepsyareyunidirectional,ystartingyatytransductionyandyendingyatyrecognition.
d.y Theysequenceyofystepsyisydynamicyandyconstantlyychanging.
13.y Ifyaypersonyseesytheyunambiguousy“rat”ystimulus,yandythenyviewsytheyambiguousy“rat-man”
figure,ytheypersonywillymostylikelyyreportyseeing
a.y ayrat,ybecauseyofytheyeffectyofyknowledge.
b.y ayman,ybecauseyweytendytoyseeythingsythatymatchyouryspecies.
c.y ayrat,ybecauseyofytheyeffectyofyaction.
d.y ayratyoryaymanyequally.
14.y Justinyforgotytoywearyhisyglassesytoyclassysoytheywritingyheyseesyonytheychalkyboardyisyblurry.
Evenyso,yheyisysureyitysaysy“PopyQuiz!”ybecauseyheyknowsythatythereyareypopyquizzesyinythe
classyandyheycanyseeyreadythey“P”yandythey“Q”.yWhatyallowsyhimytoyreadytheyboard?
a.y Bottom-upyprocessing c.y Top-downyprocessing
b.y Obliqueyprocessing d.y Compression
15.y ________yprocessingyisybasedyonytheystimuliyreachingytheyreceptors.
a.y Bottom-up c.y Top-down
b.y Oblique d.y Receptor
16.y Tryingytoyreadyaynoteywrittenybyysomeoneywithypooryhandwritingyinvolves
a.y onlyytop-downyprocessing.
b.y onlyybottom-upyprocessing.
c.y bothytop-downyandybottom-upyprocessing.
d.y onlyydata-basedyprocessing.
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