,Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. “Perceiving machines” that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease
a. were developed by computer scientists in the 1960s.
b. were developed by computer scientists in the 1970s.
c. were developed by computer scientists in the 1990s.
d. have yet to be developed.
ANS: D REF: Introduction to Perception MSC: Factual
2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?
a. Developing speech recognition c. Devising robots that can “see.”
systems.
b. Treating hearing problems. d. All of these.
ANS: D REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
3. Which of the following is a reason for studying perception?
a. To become more aware of your own perceptual experiences.
b. To provide information that may help with a future career.
c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
d. All of these.
ANS: D REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
ANS: D REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. Neural Processing d. Behavioral Responses
ANS: C REF: Perceptual Process MSC: Conceptual
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is
called
a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d. construction.
ANS: A REF: Receptor Processes/Transduction MSC: Factual
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, 7. ______ is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to an ATM withdrawal (pressure
from button press becomes electrical energy then becomes a mechanical response resulting in
the dispensing of money).
a. Knowledge c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
ANS: D REF: Receptor Processes/Transduction MSC: Conceptual
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
a. transduced image. c. visual image.
b. environmental stimulus. d. perception.
ANS: C REF: Stimuli MSC: Factual
9. The image projected on the retina is best described as a ______ of the actual stimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmental stimulus. d. scale model.
ANS: A REF: Stimuli MSC: Conceptual
10. Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other “high” level
functions such as language, memory, and thinking?
a. Brain stem c. Hypothalamus
b. Cerebral cortex d. Occipital lobe
ANS: B REF: Neural Processing MSC: Factual
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.
a. action c. transduction
b. attention d. recognition
ANS: D REF: Behavioral Responses MSC: Conceptual
12. Which of the following best describes the steps of the perceptual process?
a. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
perception.
b. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
knowledge.
c. The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
d. The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
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, ANS: D REF: Behavioral Responses MSC: Conceptual
13. If a person sees the unambiguous “rat” stimulus, and then views the ambiguous “rat-man”
figure, the person will most likely report seeing
a. a rat, because of the effect of knowledge.
b. a man, because we tend to see things that match our species.
c. a rat, because of the effect of action.
d. a rat or a man equally.
ANS: A REF: Knowledge MSC: Applied
14. Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.
Even so, he is sure it says “Pop Quiz!” because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the
class and he can see read the “P” and the “Q”. What allows him to read the board?
a. Bottom-up processing c. Top-down processing
b. Oblique processing d. Compression
ANS: C REF: Knowledge MSC: Conceptual
15. ________ processing is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique d. Receptor
ANS: A REF: Knowledge MSC: Factual
16. Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves
a. only top-down processing.
b. only bottom-up processing.
c. both top-down and bottom-up processing.
d. only data-based processing.
ANS: C REF: Knowledge MSC: Conceptual
17. The physiological level of analysis involves the relationship between
a. stimulus-and-physiology.
b. physiology-and-perception.
c. stimulus-and-perception.
d. both stimulus-and-physiology and physiology-and-perception.
ANS: D REF: Approach Study of Perception MSC: Conceptual
18. Kimmy is casting shadows on the wall and watching whether her cat Tiger jumps at the
shadows or not. She uses different hand motions to see if there is a difference in whether Tiger
jumps or not. Kimmy is informally studying which relationship?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. “Perceiving machines” that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease
a. were developed by computer scientists in the 1960s.
b. were developed by computer scientists in the 1970s.
c. were developed by computer scientists in the 1990s.
d. have yet to be developed.
ANS: D REF: Introduction to Perception MSC: Factual
2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?
a. Developing speech recognition c. Devising robots that can “see.”
systems.
b. Treating hearing problems. d. All of these.
ANS: D REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
3. Which of the following is a reason for studying perception?
a. To become more aware of your own perceptual experiences.
b. To provide information that may help with a future career.
c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
d. All of these.
ANS: D REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
ANS: D REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. Neural Processing d. Behavioral Responses
ANS: C REF: Perceptual Process MSC: Conceptual
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is
called
a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d. construction.
ANS: A REF: Receptor Processes/Transduction MSC: Factual
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, 7. ______ is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to an ATM withdrawal (pressure
from button press becomes electrical energy then becomes a mechanical response resulting in
the dispensing of money).
a. Knowledge c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
ANS: D REF: Receptor Processes/Transduction MSC: Conceptual
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
a. transduced image. c. visual image.
b. environmental stimulus. d. perception.
ANS: C REF: Stimuli MSC: Factual
9. The image projected on the retina is best described as a ______ of the actual stimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmental stimulus. d. scale model.
ANS: A REF: Stimuli MSC: Conceptual
10. Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other “high” level
functions such as language, memory, and thinking?
a. Brain stem c. Hypothalamus
b. Cerebral cortex d. Occipital lobe
ANS: B REF: Neural Processing MSC: Factual
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.
a. action c. transduction
b. attention d. recognition
ANS: D REF: Behavioral Responses MSC: Conceptual
12. Which of the following best describes the steps of the perceptual process?
a. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
perception.
b. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
knowledge.
c. The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
d. The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
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, ANS: D REF: Behavioral Responses MSC: Conceptual
13. If a person sees the unambiguous “rat” stimulus, and then views the ambiguous “rat-man”
figure, the person will most likely report seeing
a. a rat, because of the effect of knowledge.
b. a man, because we tend to see things that match our species.
c. a rat, because of the effect of action.
d. a rat or a man equally.
ANS: A REF: Knowledge MSC: Applied
14. Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.
Even so, he is sure it says “Pop Quiz!” because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the
class and he can see read the “P” and the “Q”. What allows him to read the board?
a. Bottom-up processing c. Top-down processing
b. Oblique processing d. Compression
ANS: C REF: Knowledge MSC: Conceptual
15. ________ processing is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique d. Receptor
ANS: A REF: Knowledge MSC: Factual
16. Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves
a. only top-down processing.
b. only bottom-up processing.
c. both top-down and bottom-up processing.
d. only data-based processing.
ANS: C REF: Knowledge MSC: Conceptual
17. The physiological level of analysis involves the relationship between
a. stimulus-and-physiology.
b. physiology-and-perception.
c. stimulus-and-perception.
d. both stimulus-and-physiology and physiology-and-perception.
ANS: D REF: Approach Study of Perception MSC: Conceptual
18. Kimmy is casting shadows on the wall and watching whether her cat Tiger jumps at the
shadows or not. She uses different hand motions to see if there is a difference in whether Tiger
jumps or not. Kimmy is informally studying which relationship?
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