,TablefoffContent
1. IntroductionftofPerception.
2. ThefPhysiological2BeginningsfoffPerception.
3. Neuralf Processing2andf Coding.
4. CorticalfOrganization.
5. PerceivingfObjectsfandfScenes.
6. Visual2Attention.
7. TakingfAction.
8. PerceivingfMotion.
6.fPerceivingfColor.
10. PerceivingfDepthfandfSize.
11. SoundfandfthefPerceptionfoffPitch.
12. AuditoryfLocalization,f thef AuditoryfScene,f andf Music.
13. SpeechfPerception.
14. ThefCutaneousfSenses.
15. ThefChemicalfSenses.
,Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
f f f f f
MULTIPLEfCHOICE
1. “Perceivingf machines”f thatf canf negotiatef thefenvironmentf withf humanlikef ease
a. werefdevelopedfbyfcomputerfscientistsfinfthef1660s.
b. werefdevelopedfbyfcomputerfscientistsfinfthef1670s.
c. werefdevelopedfbyfcomputerfscientistsfinfthef1660s.
d. havefyetftofbefdeveloped.
2. Whichfofftheffollowing2isfanfapplicationfoffperceptionfresearch?
a. Developingfspeechfrecognition c.
Devisingfrobotsfthat2canf“see.”fsystems.
b. Treating2hearing2problems. d.f Allfoffthese.
3. Whichfofftheffollowing2isfafreasonfforfstudying2perception?
a. Tofbecomefmorefawarefoffyourfownfperceptual2experiences.
b. Tofprovidefinformationfthatfmayfhelpfwithfaffuturefcareer.
c. Tofapplyfperceptionftofeverydayfproblems,fsuchfasfhighwayfsignfvisibility.
d. All2offthese.
4. Thefstudyfoffperceptionfcanfoverlapfwith
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computerfscience. d. allfoffthese.
5. Whichfofftheffollowing2isfNOTfafcategoryfoffthefstagesfinfthefperceptualfprocess?
a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. NeuralfProcessing d.f BehavioralfResponses
6. Thefprocessfofftransformingfenergyfinfthefenvironmentfintofelectricalfenergyfinfthefneuronsfisfcall
ed
a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d.f construction.
7.
isfthefstepfinfthefperceptualfprocessfthatfisfanalogousftofanfATMfwithdrawalf(pressureffro
mfbuttonfpressfbecomesfelectricalfenergyfthenfbecomesfafmechanicalfresponsfe
rae. 2suKltninogw2 ilnedthge fdispensingf off money). c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
8. Thefspecificftermfforfthef“stimulusfonfthefreceptors”finfvisualfprocessingfisfthe
a. transducedfimage. c. visualfimage.
b. environmentalf stimulus. d. perception.
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, 6. Thefimagefprojectedfonfthefretinafisfbest2describedfasfaf offthefactualfstimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmentalf stimulus. d. scalefmodel.
10. Whichfbrainfstructurefisfresponsiblefforfcreatingfperceptionsfandfproducingfotherf“high”flevelffun
ctionsfsuchfasflanguage,fmemory,fandfthinking?
a. Brainfstem c. Hypothalamus
b. Cerebralfcortex d. Occipitalflobe
11. Visual2formfagnosiafisfafproblemfoffthef stepfoffthefperceptual2process.
a. action c. transduction
b. attention d. recognition
12. Whichfofftheffollowingfbest2describesfthefstepsfoffthefperceptualfprocess?
a. Thefstepsfarefunidirectional,fstarting2atfthefenvironmentalfstimulusfandfendingfatfpe
rception.
b. Thefstepsfarefunidirectional,fstartingfatfthefenvironmentalfstimulusfandfendingfatfkno
wledge.
c. Thefstepsfarefunidirectional,f startingf atftransductionf andf ending2atfrecognition.
d. Thefsequencefoffstepsfisfdynamicfandfconstantlyfchanging.
13. Iffafpersonfseesfthefunambiguousf“rat”fstimulus,fandfthenfviewsfthefambiguousf“rat-
man”ffigure,fthefpersonfwillfmostflikelyfreport2seeing
a. afrat,fbecausefoffthefeffectfoffknowledge.
b. afman,fbecausefweftendftofseefthingsfthatfmatchfourfspecies.
c. afrat,fbecausefoffthefeffectfoffaction.
d. afratforfafmanfequally.
14. Justinfforgotftofwearfhisfglassesftofclassfsofthefwritingfhefseesfonfthefchalkfboardfisfblurry.fEvenfs
o,fhefisfsurefitfsaysf“PopfQuiz!”fbecausefhefknowsfthatftherefarefpopfquizzesfinfthefclassfandfhef
canfseefreadfthef“P”fandfthef“Q”.fWhatfallowsfhimftofreadfthefboard?
a. Bottom-upfprocessing c. Top-downfprocessing
b. Obliquefprocessing d. Compression
15. processingfisfbasedfonfthefstimulifreachingfthefreceptors.
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique d. Receptor
16. Tryingftofreadfafnotefwrittenfbyfsomeonefwithfpoorfhandwritingfinvolves
a. onlyftop-downfprocessing.
b. onlyfbottom-upfprocessing.
c. bothftop-downfandfbottom-upfprocessing.
d. onlyfdata-basedfprocessing.
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1. IntroductionftofPerception.
2. ThefPhysiological2BeginningsfoffPerception.
3. Neuralf Processing2andf Coding.
4. CorticalfOrganization.
5. PerceivingfObjectsfandfScenes.
6. Visual2Attention.
7. TakingfAction.
8. PerceivingfMotion.
6.fPerceivingfColor.
10. PerceivingfDepthfandfSize.
11. SoundfandfthefPerceptionfoffPitch.
12. AuditoryfLocalization,f thef AuditoryfScene,f andf Music.
13. SpeechfPerception.
14. ThefCutaneousfSenses.
15. ThefChemicalfSenses.
,Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
f f f f f
MULTIPLEfCHOICE
1. “Perceivingf machines”f thatf canf negotiatef thefenvironmentf withf humanlikef ease
a. werefdevelopedfbyfcomputerfscientistsfinfthef1660s.
b. werefdevelopedfbyfcomputerfscientistsfinfthef1670s.
c. werefdevelopedfbyfcomputerfscientistsfinfthef1660s.
d. havefyetftofbefdeveloped.
2. Whichfofftheffollowing2isfanfapplicationfoffperceptionfresearch?
a. Developingfspeechfrecognition c.
Devisingfrobotsfthat2canf“see.”fsystems.
b. Treating2hearing2problems. d.f Allfoffthese.
3. Whichfofftheffollowing2isfafreasonfforfstudying2perception?
a. Tofbecomefmorefawarefoffyourfownfperceptual2experiences.
b. Tofprovidefinformationfthatfmayfhelpfwithfaffuturefcareer.
c. Tofapplyfperceptionftofeverydayfproblems,fsuchfasfhighwayfsignfvisibility.
d. All2offthese.
4. Thefstudyfoffperceptionfcanfoverlapfwith
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computerfscience. d. allfoffthese.
5. Whichfofftheffollowing2isfNOTfafcategoryfoffthefstagesfinfthefperceptualfprocess?
a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. NeuralfProcessing d.f BehavioralfResponses
6. Thefprocessfofftransformingfenergyfinfthefenvironmentfintofelectricalfenergyfinfthefneuronsfisfcall
ed
a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d.f construction.
7.
isfthefstepfinfthefperceptualfprocessfthatfisfanalogousftofanfATMfwithdrawalf(pressureffro
mfbuttonfpressfbecomesfelectricalfenergyfthenfbecomesfafmechanicalfresponsfe
rae. 2suKltninogw2 ilnedthge fdispensingf off money). c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
8. Thefspecificftermfforfthef“stimulusfonfthefreceptors”finfvisualfprocessingfisfthe
a. transducedfimage. c. visualfimage.
b. environmentalf stimulus. d. perception.
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, 6. Thefimagefprojectedfonfthefretinafisfbest2describedfasfaf offthefactualfstimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmentalf stimulus. d. scalefmodel.
10. Whichfbrainfstructurefisfresponsiblefforfcreatingfperceptionsfandfproducingfotherf“high”flevelffun
ctionsfsuchfasflanguage,fmemory,fandfthinking?
a. Brainfstem c. Hypothalamus
b. Cerebralfcortex d. Occipitalflobe
11. Visual2formfagnosiafisfafproblemfoffthef stepfoffthefperceptual2process.
a. action c. transduction
b. attention d. recognition
12. Whichfofftheffollowingfbest2describesfthefstepsfoffthefperceptualfprocess?
a. Thefstepsfarefunidirectional,fstarting2atfthefenvironmentalfstimulusfandfendingfatfpe
rception.
b. Thefstepsfarefunidirectional,fstartingfatfthefenvironmentalfstimulusfandfendingfatfkno
wledge.
c. Thefstepsfarefunidirectional,f startingf atftransductionf andf ending2atfrecognition.
d. Thefsequencefoffstepsfisfdynamicfandfconstantlyfchanging.
13. Iffafpersonfseesfthefunambiguousf“rat”fstimulus,fandfthenfviewsfthefambiguousf“rat-
man”ffigure,fthefpersonfwillfmostflikelyfreport2seeing
a. afrat,fbecausefoffthefeffectfoffknowledge.
b. afman,fbecausefweftendftofseefthingsfthatfmatchfourfspecies.
c. afrat,fbecausefoffthefeffectfoffaction.
d. afratforfafmanfequally.
14. Justinfforgotftofwearfhisfglassesftofclassfsofthefwritingfhefseesfonfthefchalkfboardfisfblurry.fEvenfs
o,fhefisfsurefitfsaysf“PopfQuiz!”fbecausefhefknowsfthatftherefarefpopfquizzesfinfthefclassfandfhef
canfseefreadfthef“P”fandfthef“Q”.fWhatfallowsfhimftofreadfthefboard?
a. Bottom-upfprocessing c. Top-downfprocessing
b. Obliquefprocessing d. Compression
15. processingfisfbasedfonfthefstimulifreachingfthefreceptors.
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique d. Receptor
16. Tryingftofreadfafnotefwrittenfbyfsomeonefwithfpoorfhandwritingfinvolves
a. onlyftop-downfprocessing.
b. onlyfbottom-upfprocessing.
c. bothftop-downfandfbottom-upfprocessing.
d. onlyfdata-basedfprocessing.
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