TEST BANK
Sensation and Perception,10th Edition
by Goldstein, Cacciamani, Chapter 1 to 15
,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.
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
13. Speech Perception.
14. The Cutaneous Senses.
15. The Chemical Senses.
,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.
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.
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.
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
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
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.
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
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.
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, 9. The image projected on the retina is best described as a _ _
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s 1 s1 ofthe actual stimulus.
s1 s1 s1
a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmental s1 s1 s1 s 1 d. scale model. s1 s1 s1 s 1 s1
stimulus. s1
10. Which brain structure is responsible forcreating perceptions and producing other “high” level
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
functionssuch as language, memory, andthinking?
s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. Brainstem c. Hypothalamus s1
b. Cerebral cortex s1 s1 s1 s 1 d. Occipital lobe s1 s1 s1 s1 s 1 s1
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ___ s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 _ step of the perceptual process.s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. action c. transduction
b. attention s1 s1 s1 s1 d. recognition s1 s1 s1 s 1
12. Which of the following best describes the steps ofthe perceptual process?
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. The steps are unidirectional,starting atthe environmentalstimulus and ending at
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
perception.
b. The steps areunidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
knowledge.
c. The steps are unidirectional,starting attransduction andending at recognition.
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
d. The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
13. If a person sees the unambiguous “rat” stimulus, and then views the ambiguous “rat-man”
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
figure, the person willmost likely report seeing
s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. a rat, because of the effect of knowledge. s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
b. a man, because we tend to see things that match our species.
s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
c. a rat, because of the effect of action. s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
d. a rat or a man equally.s1 s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
14. Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
Even so, he is sure it says “Pop Quiz!” because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the
s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
class and he can see read the “P” and the “Q”.What allows him to read the board?
s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. Bottom-upprocessing c. Top-down processing 1s s1 s1
b. Oblique processing s1 s1 s1 s 1 d. Compression s1 s1 s1 s1 s 1
15. s1 s1 s 1 s1 _
_ processing is based on the stimulireaching the receptors.
s1
s1 s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique s1 s1 s 1 d. Receptor s1 s1 s1 s1
16. Trying to read a note written bysomeone with poor handwriting involves
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. onlytop-downprocessing. 1s 1s
b. onlybottom-up processing.
s1 s 1 s1 s1
c. bothtop-down andbottom-upprocessing. s1 s1 s1 s1
d. onlydata-based processing.
s1 s 1 s1 s1
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Sensation and Perception,10th Edition
by Goldstein, Cacciamani, Chapter 1 to 15
,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.
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
13. Speech Perception.
14. The Cutaneous Senses.
15. The Chemical Senses.
,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.
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.
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.
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
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
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.
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
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.
8
, 9. The image projected on the retina is best described as a _ _
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s 1 s1 ofthe actual stimulus.
s1 s1 s1
a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmental s1 s1 s1 s 1 d. scale model. s1 s1 s1 s 1 s1
stimulus. s1
10. Which brain structure is responsible forcreating perceptions and producing other “high” level
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
functionssuch as language, memory, andthinking?
s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. Brainstem c. Hypothalamus s1
b. Cerebral cortex s1 s1 s1 s 1 d. Occipital lobe s1 s1 s1 s1 s 1 s1
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ___ s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 _ step of the perceptual process.s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. action c. transduction
b. attention s1 s1 s1 s1 d. recognition s1 s1 s1 s 1
12. Which of the following best describes the steps ofthe perceptual process?
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. The steps are unidirectional,starting atthe environmentalstimulus and ending at
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
perception.
b. The steps areunidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
knowledge.
c. The steps are unidirectional,starting attransduction andending at recognition.
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
d. The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
13. If a person sees the unambiguous “rat” stimulus, and then views the ambiguous “rat-man”
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
figure, the person willmost likely report seeing
s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. a rat, because of the effect of knowledge. s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
b. a man, because we tend to see things that match our species.
s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
c. a rat, because of the effect of action. s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
d. a rat or a man equally.s1 s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
14. Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
Even so, he is sure it says “Pop Quiz!” because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the
s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
class and he can see read the “P” and the “Q”.What allows him to read the board?
s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. Bottom-upprocessing c. Top-down processing 1s s1 s1
b. Oblique processing s1 s1 s1 s 1 d. Compression s1 s1 s1 s1 s 1
15. s1 s1 s 1 s1 _
_ processing is based on the stimulireaching the receptors.
s1
s1 s1 s 1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique s1 s1 s 1 d. Receptor s1 s1 s1 s1
16. Trying to read a note written bysomeone with poor handwriting involves
s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1 s1
a. onlytop-downprocessing. 1s 1s
b. onlybottom-up processing.
s1 s 1 s1 s1
c. bothtop-down andbottom-upprocessing. s1 s1 s1 s1
d. onlydata-based processing.
s1 s 1 s1 s1
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