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
, 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.
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?
a. the stimulus-physiology relationship c. the stimulus-perception relationship
b. the physiology-perception relationship d. all of these
ANS: C REF: Approach Study of Perception MSC: Applied
, 19. Cognitive influences affect the _______ level of analysis.
a. physiological c. both physiological and psychophysical
b. psychophysical d. neither physiological and
psychophysical
ANS: C REF: Approach Study of Perception MSC: Conceptual
20. The psychophysical method in which stimuli of varying intensities are presented in ascending
and descending orders in discrete steps is called the method of
a. limits. c. searching.
b. constant stimuli. d. scaling.
ANS: A REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Factual
21. When using the method of limits, the absolute threshold is determined by calculating
a. the stimulus intensity detected 50% of the time.
b. the stimulus intensity detected 75% of the time.
c. the stimulus intensity detected 100% of the time.
d. the average of the “cross-over” points.
ANS: A REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Conceptual
22. The difference between the method of limits and the method of adjustment is that, in the
method of adjustment, stimulus intensity is changed in a _______ manner.
a. stepwise c. continuous
b. bivariate d. discrete
ANS: C REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Conceptual
23. Of the three classical psychophysical methods, the method of constant stimuli
a. is most accurate, but takes the most amount of time.
b. is least accurate, but is the fastest.
c. is the fastest and most accurate method.
d. is the least accurate and takes the most amount of time.
ANS: A REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Conceptual
24. As used in the textbook, the “DL” is the abbreviation for
a. detection level. c. descending limit.
b. differenze limen. d. determinant logarithm.
ANS: B REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Factual
25. Using Weber’s Law, if the DL for a 100 gram weight standard is 2 grams, then the DL when
using a 200 gram standard would be ____ grams.
a. 0.02 c. 4
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
, 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.
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?
a. the stimulus-physiology relationship c. the stimulus-perception relationship
b. the physiology-perception relationship d. all of these
ANS: C REF: Approach Study of Perception MSC: Applied
, 19. Cognitive influences affect the _______ level of analysis.
a. physiological c. both physiological and psychophysical
b. psychophysical d. neither physiological and
psychophysical
ANS: C REF: Approach Study of Perception MSC: Conceptual
20. The psychophysical method in which stimuli of varying intensities are presented in ascending
and descending orders in discrete steps is called the method of
a. limits. c. searching.
b. constant stimuli. d. scaling.
ANS: A REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Factual
21. When using the method of limits, the absolute threshold is determined by calculating
a. the stimulus intensity detected 50% of the time.
b. the stimulus intensity detected 75% of the time.
c. the stimulus intensity detected 100% of the time.
d. the average of the “cross-over” points.
ANS: A REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Conceptual
22. The difference between the method of limits and the method of adjustment is that, in the
method of adjustment, stimulus intensity is changed in a _______ manner.
a. stepwise c. continuous
b. bivariate d. discrete
ANS: C REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Conceptual
23. Of the three classical psychophysical methods, the method of constant stimuli
a. is most accurate, but takes the most amount of time.
b. is least accurate, but is the fastest.
c. is the fastest and most accurate method.
d. is the least accurate and takes the most amount of time.
ANS: A REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Conceptual
24. As used in the textbook, the “DL” is the abbreviation for
a. detection level. c. descending limit.
b. differenze limen. d. determinant logarithm.
ANS: B REF: Determining Threshold MSC: Factual
25. Using Weber’s Law, if the DL for a 100 gram weight standard is 2 grams, then the DL when
using a 200 gram standard would be ____ grams.
a. 0.02 c. 4
