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Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition
by E. Goldstein, Laura Cacciamani
All Chapter| Latest Edition| 2025
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Table of Content
1. Introduction to Perception.
2. The Physiological Beginnings of Perception.
3. Neural Processing and Coding.
4. Cortical Organization.
5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes.
6. Visual Attention.
7. Taking Action.
8. Perceiving Motion.
9. Perceiving Color.
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10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
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12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
13. Speech Perception.
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14. The Cutaneous Senses.
15. The Chemical Senses.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
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.
Answer: D
2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?
a. Developing speech recognition systems.
b. Treating hearing problems.
c. Devising robots that can “see.”
d. All of these.
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Answer: D
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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.
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c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
d. All of these.
Answer: D
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4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine.
b. computer science.
c. philosophy.
d. all of these.
Answer: D
5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli
b. Neural Processing
c. Serendipity
d. Behavioral Responses
Answer: C
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6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the
neurons is called
a. refraction.
b. transduction.
c. reduction.
d. construction.
Answer: B
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
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b. Transference
c. Action
d. Transduction
Answer: D
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8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
a. transduced image.
b. environmental stimulus.
c. visual image.
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d. perception.
Answer: C
9. The image projected on the retina is best described as a ________ of the actual stimulus.
a. representation.
b. environmental stimulus.
c. replication.
d. scale model.
Answer: A
10. Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other
“high” level functions such as language, memory, and thinking?
a. Brain stem
b. Cerebral cortex
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Test Bank
Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition
by E. Goldstein, Laura Cacciamani
All Chapter| Latest Edition| 2025
C
LE
ST
BE
TEST BANK
1
, BESTLEC
Table of Content
1. Introduction to Perception.
2. The Physiological Beginnings of Perception.
3. Neural Processing and Coding.
4. Cortical Organization.
5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes.
6. Visual Attention.
7. Taking Action.
8. Perceiving Motion.
9. Perceiving Color.
C
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
LE
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
13. Speech Perception.
ST
14. The Cutaneous Senses.
15. The Chemical Senses.
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, BESTLEC
Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
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.
Answer: D
2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?
a. Developing speech recognition systems.
b. Treating hearing problems.
c. Devising robots that can “see.”
d. All of these.
C
Answer: D
LE
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.
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c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
d. All of these.
Answer: D
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4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine.
b. computer science.
c. philosophy.
d. all of these.
Answer: D
5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli
b. Neural Processing
c. Serendipity
d. Behavioral Responses
Answer: C
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6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the
neurons is called
a. refraction.
b. transduction.
c. reduction.
d. construction.
Answer: B
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
b. Transference
c. Action
d. Transduction
Answer: D
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ST
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
a. transduced image.
b. environmental stimulus.
c. visual image.
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d. perception.
Answer: C
9. The image projected on the retina is best described as a ________ of the actual stimulus.
a. representation.
b. environmental stimulus.
c. replication.
d. scale model.
Answer: A
10. Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other
“high” level functions such as language, memory, and thinking?
a. Brain stem
b. Cerebral cortex
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