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Test Bank.for.Sensation.and Perception, 9th Edition, E. Bruce Goldstein

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E. Bruce Goldstein's SENSATION AND PERCEPTION has helped more than 100,000 students make the connection between perception and physiology. Goldstein has crafted an easier-to-understand, and more student-friendly book, without sacrificing the text's comprehensive examination of sensation and perception. Goldstein takes readers on an intriguing journey through their senses, and chronicles scientists' efforts to understand the fascinating behind the scenes activity that allows us to perceive

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,TableofContent
y y




1. Introduction to Perception. y y




2. ThePhysiologicalBeginningsofPerception.
y y y y




3. Neural Processing and Coding.
tv y y




4. CorticalOrganization. y




5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes. tv y y




6. Visual Attention. y




7. TakingAction. y




8. Perceiving Motion. tv




6.Perceiving Color.
y tv




10. PerceivingDepthandSize. y y y




11. SoundandthePerceptionofPitch. y y y y y




12. AuditoryLocalization,the Auditory Scene, and Music.
y y y y y y




13. SpeechPerception. y




14. The Cutaneous Senses.
y y




15. TheChemicalSenses.
y y

,TestBank—Chapter1:IntroductiontoPerception
y y y y y




MULTIPLECHOICE y




1. “Perceiving machines” that can negotiate the environment withhumanlike ease tv y y y y y y y y




a. weredevelopedbycomputerscientistsinthe1660s. y y y y y y y




b. weredevelopedbycomputerscientistsinthe1670s. y y y y y y y




c. weredevelopedbycomputerscientistsinthe1660s. y y y y y y y




d. haveyettobe developed. y y y tv




2. Whichofthe following isan application ofperception research?
y y y y y y y y y




a. Developing speechrecognition c. Devising robots thatcan“see.” tv y tv tv y y




systems.
y




b. Treatinghearing problems. d. All of these. y tv tv y




3. Whichofthefollowingisareasonforstudyingperception?
y y y y y y y y y




a. Tobecomemoreawareofyourownperceptual experiences.
y y y y y y y tv



b. Toprovideinformationthat mayhelp withafuturecareer.
y y y y y y y y y




c. Toapplyperceptiontoeverydayproblems,suchashighwaysignvisibility.
y y y y y y y y y y




d. Allofthese. y y




4. Thestudyofperceptioncanoverlapwith
y y y y y y




a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computerscience. y d. all ofthese. tv y




5. WhichofthefollowingisNOTacategoryofthestagesintheperceptualprocess?
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y




a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. NeuralProcessing d. BehavioralResponses y y




6. Theprocessoftransforming energyintheenvironmentintoelectricalenergyintheneuronsiscalled
y y y tv y y y y y y y y y y y




a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d. construction.



7. is thestepin theperceptual processthat is analogous toanATM withdrawal (pressurefrom
tv y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y




button press becomes electrical energythen becomes amechanical response resultinginthe
y y y y y y y y y y y y y




dispensingofmoney).
y y y




a. Knowledge c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction


8. Thespecifictermforthe“stimulusonthereceptors”invisualprocessing isthe
y y y y y y y y y y y tv y




a. transduced image. c. visual image. y tv



b. environmental stimulus. d. perception. y




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, 6. Theimageprojectedontheretinaisbest describedasa
y oftheactual stimulus. y y y y y y tv y y y y y tv



a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmental stimulus. d. scalemodel. y y




10. Whichbrainstructureis responsibleforcreating perceptions andproducingother“high”level
y y y tv y y tv y y y y y




functionssuchaslanguage,memory,andthinking?
y y y y y y y




a. Brainstem c. Hypothalamus y




b. Cerebral cortex d. Occipitallobe y y




11. Visual formagnosiaisaproblemofthe tv y y y y y y y stepoftheperceptual process. y y y y




a. action c. transduction
b. attention d. recognition

12. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes thestepsoftheperceptual process?
y y y y y tv y y y y tv



a. Thestepsareunidirectional,startingat theenvironmentalstimulusandending at
y y y y y tv y y y y tv



perception. y




b. The steps areunidirectional,starting attheenvironmentalstimulusandending at
tv tv y y tv y y y y y tv



knowledge. y




c. The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
y y y y tv y y y tv tv



d. Thesequenceofstepsisdynamic and constantlychanging. y y y y y y y y




13. Ifapersonseestheunambiguous“rat”stimulus,andthenviewstheambiguous“rat-man” figure,
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y




thepersonwillmostlikelyreportseeing
y y y y y y y




a. arat,because oftheeffect of knowledge.
y y y y y y y




b. aman,becausewetendtoseethingsthatmatchourspecies.
y y y y y y y y y y y




c. arat,because oftheeffect of action. y y y y y y y




d. aratoramanequally. y y y y y




14. Justinforgottowearhisglassestoclasssothewritingheseesonthechalkboardisblurry. Evenso,
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y




heissureitsays “PopQuiz!”becausehe knowsthattherearepop quizzesinthe classand hecansee
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y




readthe “P”and the “Q”.Whatallowshimtoread the board?
y y y y y y y y y y y y y




a. Bottom-up processing c. Top-downprocessing y y




b. Obliqueprocessing d. Compression y




15. processing isbasedonthestimulireaching thereceptors. tv y y y y y tv y




a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique d. Receptor

16. Trying toread a notewritten bysomeone withpoorhandwriting involves
tv y y y y y y y y y tv



a. onlytop-downprocessing. y y




b. onlybottom-up processing. y y




c. bothtop-downandbottom-upprocessing. y y y y




d. onlydata-based processing. y y




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