SENSATION AND PERCEPTION TEST BANK
GOLDSTEIN AND BROCKMOLE EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A receptor array in the Limulus is connected by the lateral
plexus. Receptor "A" is located 5 receptors to the left of Receptor "B."
What stimulation will result in the greatest
firing rate recorded from "A"?
a. stimulate A with 10 units of illumination
b. stimulate A with 10 units of illumination and stimulate B
with 10 units
c. stimulate A with 10 units of illumination and stimulate B
with 20 units
d. stimulate A with 5 units of illumination and stimulate B
with 20 units. Answer: a. stimulate A with 10 units of illumination
◉ _________: Limulus :: ________: human retina.
a. Horizontal cells; amacrine cells
b. Amacrine cells; horizontal cells
c. Lateral plexus; horizontal and amacrine cells
,d. Lateral plexus; rods. Answer: c. Lateral plexus; horizontal and
amacrine cells
◉ White's illusion is an example of a perceptual effect that can be
explained by the principle of
a. belongingness.
b. lateral inhibition.
c. spatial summation.
d. convergence. Answer: a. belongingness.
◉ An advantage of ___________coding of visual object representation
is that a large number of stimuli can be signaled by a few neurons.
a. retinal
b. specificity
c. distributed
d. extrastriate. Answer: c. distributed
◉ The inability of lateral inhibition to explain White's illusion suggests
that some contrast ef-fects are based in
a. the retina.
b. the cortex.
c. the lateral plexus.
, d. the macula. Answer: b. the cortex.
◉ A neuron studied by Quiroga et al. responded to
a. a photograph of Halle Berry's face.
b. a photograph of Halle Berry dressed as Catwoman
c. the words "Halle Berry" visually presented.
d. All of these caused the cell to fire. Answer: d. All of these caused the
cell to fire
◉ Human lateral inhibition is most likely accomplished by _____.
a. end-stopped cells
b. extrastriate cells
c. bipolar cells
d. dissociative cells. Answer: c. bipolar cells
◉ Lateral inhibition has previously been used to explain _____.
a. the Hermann Grid only
b. Mach bands and the Hermann Grid, but not the Chevreul illusion
c. Chevreul illusion only
d. the Hermann Grid and Mach bands, and the Chevreul
illusion. Answer: d. the Hermann Grid and Mach bands, and the
Chevreul
GOLDSTEIN AND BROCKMOLE EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A receptor array in the Limulus is connected by the lateral
plexus. Receptor "A" is located 5 receptors to the left of Receptor "B."
What stimulation will result in the greatest
firing rate recorded from "A"?
a. stimulate A with 10 units of illumination
b. stimulate A with 10 units of illumination and stimulate B
with 10 units
c. stimulate A with 10 units of illumination and stimulate B
with 20 units
d. stimulate A with 5 units of illumination and stimulate B
with 20 units. Answer: a. stimulate A with 10 units of illumination
◉ _________: Limulus :: ________: human retina.
a. Horizontal cells; amacrine cells
b. Amacrine cells; horizontal cells
c. Lateral plexus; horizontal and amacrine cells
,d. Lateral plexus; rods. Answer: c. Lateral plexus; horizontal and
amacrine cells
◉ White's illusion is an example of a perceptual effect that can be
explained by the principle of
a. belongingness.
b. lateral inhibition.
c. spatial summation.
d. convergence. Answer: a. belongingness.
◉ An advantage of ___________coding of visual object representation
is that a large number of stimuli can be signaled by a few neurons.
a. retinal
b. specificity
c. distributed
d. extrastriate. Answer: c. distributed
◉ The inability of lateral inhibition to explain White's illusion suggests
that some contrast ef-fects are based in
a. the retina.
b. the cortex.
c. the lateral plexus.
, d. the macula. Answer: b. the cortex.
◉ A neuron studied by Quiroga et al. responded to
a. a photograph of Halle Berry's face.
b. a photograph of Halle Berry dressed as Catwoman
c. the words "Halle Berry" visually presented.
d. All of these caused the cell to fire. Answer: d. All of these caused the
cell to fire
◉ Human lateral inhibition is most likely accomplished by _____.
a. end-stopped cells
b. extrastriate cells
c. bipolar cells
d. dissociative cells. Answer: c. bipolar cells
◉ Lateral inhibition has previously been used to explain _____.
a. the Hermann Grid only
b. Mach bands and the Hermann Grid, but not the Chevreul illusion
c. Chevreul illusion only
d. the Hermann Grid and Mach bands, and the Chevreul
illusion. Answer: d. the Hermann Grid and Mach bands, and the
Chevreul
