SENSATION AND PERCEPTION TEST BANK GOLDSTEIN AND BROCKMOLE EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION TEST BANK
GOLDSTEIN AND BROCKMOLE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS

◉ Perception. Answer: Organization of sensation components into a
recognizable form, object, or event


◉ Two main processes for what we perceive:. Answer: bottom-up vs.
top-down


◉ Bottom-up. Answer: • Bottom-up: initiated by the stimulus input
- Sensation
- Data driven


◉ Top-down. Answer: • Top-down: initiated by prior expectation or
belief
-perception
-knowledge driven


◉ When is top-down processing most important?. Answer: • Top-Down
processing is most important when:
-We have strong expectations
-The situation is familiar

, -The stimulus information is weak or ambiguous


◉ When is bottom-up processing most important?. Answer: • Bottom-
Up processing is most important when:
-The situation is unfamiliar
(We have no relevant knowledge)
-The stimulus is clear and unambiguous


◉ Transduction. Answer: • Process by which a sensory information
turns into neural information
• Each sense has its own transduction process
-Breaks down information
-ALWAYS uses neurons to relay information to the brain


◉ Transduction: Every sense starts with a?. Answer: • Every sense starts
with a stimulus.
Stimulus: are (external and physical)


◉ Physical stimuli for each sense?. Answer: -Taste (gustation): food
chemicals
-Vision: photons of light
-Hearing (audition): sound waves
-Touch (somatosensation): pressure & temperature
-Smell (olfaction): air chemicals