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TEST BANK
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Sensation and Perception,10th Edition
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by Goldstein, Cacciamani Chapter 1 to 15
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Table rof
rContent
1. rIntroduction rto rPerception.
2. rThe rPhysiological rBeginnings rof
rPerception.
3
. rNeural rProcessing rand rCoding.
4
. rCortical rOrganization.
5. rPerceiving rObjects rand
rScenes.
6
. rVisual rAttention.
7. rTaking
rAction.
8. rPerceiving
rMotion.
9. rPerceiving
rColor.
10. rPerceiving rDepth rand rSize.
11. rSound rand rthe rPerception rof rPitch.
12. rAuditory rLocalization, rthe rAuditory rScene,
rand rMusic.
1
3. rSpeech rPerception.
14. rThe rCutaneous
rSenses.
15. rThe rChemical
rSenses.
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Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. r “Perceiving rmachines” rthat rcan rnegotiate rthe renvironment rwith rhumanlike rease
a. r were rdeveloped rby rcomputer rscientists rin rthe r1960s.
b. r were rdeveloped rby rcomputer rscientists rin rthe r1970s.
c. r were rdeveloped rby rcomputer rscientists rin rthe r1990s.
d. r have ryet rto rbe rdeveloped.
2. r Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ran rapplication rof rperception rresearch?
a. r Developing rspeech rrecognition c. r Devising rrobots rthat rcan r“see.”
systems.
b. r Treating rhearing rproblems. d. r All rof rthese.
3. r Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rreason rfor rstudying rperception?
a. r To rbecome rmore raware rof ryour rown rperceptual rexperiences.
b. r To rprovide rinformation rthat rmay rhelp rwith ra rfuture rcareer.
c. r To rapply rperception rto reveryday rproblems, rsuch ras rhighway rsign rvisibility.
d. r All rof rthese.
4. r The rstudy rof rperception rcan roverlap rwith
a. r medicine. c. r philosophy.
b. r computer rscience. d. r all rof rthese.
5. r Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rcategory rof rthe rstages rin rthe rperceptual
rprocess?
a. r Stimuli c. r Serendipity
b. r Neural rProcessing d. r Behavioral rResponses
6. r The rprocess rof rtransforming renergy rin rthe renvironment rinto relectrical renergy rin rthe rneurons
ris
called
a. r refraction. c. r reduction.
b. r transduction. d. r construction.
7. r ______ ris rthe rstep rin rthe rperceptual rprocess rthat ris ranalogous rto ran rATM rwithdrawal
(pressure rfrom rbutton rpress rbecomes relectrical renergy rthen rbecomes ra rmechanical rresponse
resulting rin rthe rdispensing rof rmoney).
a. r Knowledge c. r Action
b. r Transference d. r Transduction
8. r The rspecific rterm rfor rthe r“stimulus ron rthe rreceptors” rin rvisual rprocessing ris
rthe
a. r transduced rimage. c. r visual rimage.
b. r environmental rstimulus. d. r perception.
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9. r The image projected on the retina is best described as a ______ of the actual stimulus.
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a. representation.
r c. replication. r
b. environmental stimulus.
r d. scale model. r r r
10. r Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other “high” level
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functions such as language, memory, and thinking? r r r r r r
a. Brain stem
r c. Hypothalamus r r
b. Cerebral cortex
r d. Occipital lobe r r r
11. r Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.
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a. action
r c. transduction r
b. attention
r d. recognition r
12. r Which of the following best describes the steps of the perceptual process?
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a. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
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perception.
b. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
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knowledge.
c. The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
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d. The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
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13. r If a person sees the unambiguous “rat” stimulus, and then views the ambiguous “rat-man”
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figure, the person will most likely report seeing
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a. a rat, because of the effect of knowledge.
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b. a man, because we tend to see things that match our species.
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c. a rat, because of the effect of action.
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d. a rat or a man equally.
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14. r Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.
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Even so, he is sure it says “Pop Quiz!” because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the
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class and he can see read the “P” and the “Q”. What allows him to read the board?
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a. Bottom-up processing
r c. Top-down processing r r r
b. Oblique processing
r d. Compression r r
15. r ________ processing is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.
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a. Bottom-up
r c. Top-down r
b. Oblique
r d. Receptor r
16. r Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves
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a. only top-down processing.
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b. only bottom-up processing.
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c. both top-down and bottom-up processing.
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d. only data-based processing.
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TEST BANK
r
Sensation and Perception,10th Edition
r r r
by Goldstein, Cacciamani Chapter 1 to 15
r r r r r r r
,r
Table rof
rContent
1. rIntroduction rto rPerception.
2. rThe rPhysiological rBeginnings rof
rPerception.
3
. rNeural rProcessing rand rCoding.
4
. rCortical rOrganization.
5. rPerceiving rObjects rand
rScenes.
6
. rVisual rAttention.
7. rTaking
rAction.
8. rPerceiving
rMotion.
9. rPerceiving
rColor.
10. rPerceiving rDepth rand rSize.
11. rSound rand rthe rPerception rof rPitch.
12. rAuditory rLocalization, rthe rAuditory rScene,
rand rMusic.
1
3. rSpeech rPerception.
14. rThe rCutaneous
rSenses.
15. rThe rChemical
rSenses.
,r
Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
r r r r r
MULTIPLE CHOICE
r
1. r “Perceiving rmachines” rthat rcan rnegotiate rthe renvironment rwith rhumanlike rease
a. r were rdeveloped rby rcomputer rscientists rin rthe r1960s.
b. r were rdeveloped rby rcomputer rscientists rin rthe r1970s.
c. r were rdeveloped rby rcomputer rscientists rin rthe r1990s.
d. r have ryet rto rbe rdeveloped.
2. r Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ran rapplication rof rperception rresearch?
a. r Developing rspeech rrecognition c. r Devising rrobots rthat rcan r“see.”
systems.
b. r Treating rhearing rproblems. d. r All rof rthese.
3. r Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ra rreason rfor rstudying rperception?
a. r To rbecome rmore raware rof ryour rown rperceptual rexperiences.
b. r To rprovide rinformation rthat rmay rhelp rwith ra rfuture rcareer.
c. r To rapply rperception rto reveryday rproblems, rsuch ras rhighway rsign rvisibility.
d. r All rof rthese.
4. r The rstudy rof rperception rcan roverlap rwith
a. r medicine. c. r philosophy.
b. r computer rscience. d. r all rof rthese.
5. r Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rNOT ra rcategory rof rthe rstages rin rthe rperceptual
rprocess?
a. r Stimuli c. r Serendipity
b. r Neural rProcessing d. r Behavioral rResponses
6. r The rprocess rof rtransforming renergy rin rthe renvironment rinto relectrical renergy rin rthe rneurons
ris
called
a. r refraction. c. r reduction.
b. r transduction. d. r construction.
7. r ______ ris rthe rstep rin rthe rperceptual rprocess rthat ris ranalogous rto ran rATM rwithdrawal
(pressure rfrom rbutton rpress rbecomes relectrical renergy rthen rbecomes ra rmechanical rresponse
resulting rin rthe rdispensing rof rmoney).
a. r Knowledge c. r Action
b. r Transference d. r Transduction
8. r The rspecific rterm rfor rthe r“stimulus ron rthe rreceptors” rin rvisual rprocessing ris
rthe
a. r transduced rimage. c. r visual rimage.
b. r environmental rstimulus. d. r perception.
8
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9. r The image projected on the retina is best described as a ______ of the actual stimulus.
r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
a. representation.
r c. replication. r
b. environmental stimulus.
r d. scale model. r r r
10. r Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other “high” level
r r r r r r r r r r r r
functions such as language, memory, and thinking? r r r r r r
a. Brain stem
r c. Hypothalamus r r
b. Cerebral cortex
r d. Occipital lobe r r r
11. r Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.
r r r r r r r r r r r r r
a. action
r c. transduction r
b. attention
r d. recognition r
12. r Which of the following best describes the steps of the perceptual process?
r r r r r r r r r r r
a. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
r r r r r r r r r r r r
perception.
b. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
r r r r r r r r r r r r
knowledge.
c. The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
r r r r r r r r r r r
d. The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
r r r r r r r r r
13. r If a person sees the unambiguous “rat” stimulus, and then views the ambiguous “rat-man”
r r r r r r r r r r r r r
figure, the person will most likely report seeing
r r r r r r r
a. a rat, because of the effect of knowledge.
r r r r r r r r
b. a man, because we tend to see things that match our species.
r r r r r r r r r r r r
c. a rat, because of the effect of action.
r r r r r r r r
d. a rat or a man equally.
r r r r r r
14. r Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.
r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
Even so, he is sure it says “Pop Quiz!” because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the
r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
class and he can see read the “P” and the “Q”. What allows him to read the board?
r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
a. Bottom-up processing
r c. Top-down processing r r r
b. Oblique processing
r d. Compression r r
15. r ________ processing is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.
r r r r r r r r r
a. Bottom-up
r c. Top-down r
b. Oblique
r d. Receptor r
16. r Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves
r r r r r r r r r r r
a. only top-down processing.
r r r
b. only bottom-up processing.
r r r
c. both top-down and bottom-up processing.
r r r r r
d. only data-based processing.
r r r
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