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COMPLETE TEST BANK
Sensation and Perception 11th Edition
E. Goldstein, Laura Cacciamani
(Test Bank Includes Essay Questions)
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Test Bank for Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition, E. Bruce Goldstein,
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.
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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
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
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
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
ANS: D
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
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the
neurons is called
a. refraction. c. reduction.
transduction. d. construction. ANS: B
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7. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
a. transduced image. c. visual image.
environmental stimulus. d. perception. ANS: C
8. The image projected on the retina is best described as a of the actual stimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
environmental stimulus. d. scale model. ANS: A
9. 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
Cerebral cortex d. Occipital lobe ANS: B
10. 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
Transference d. Transduction ANS: C
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the step of the perceptual process.
a. action c. transduction
attention d. recognition ANS: D
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
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
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COMPLETE TEST BANK
Sensation and Perception 11th Edition
E. Goldstein, Laura Cacciamani
(Test Bank Includes Essay Questions)
, YTREW
YTREW
Description
Test Bank for Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition, E. Bruce Goldstein,
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.
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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
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
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
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
ANS: D
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
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the
neurons is called
a. refraction. c. reduction.
transduction. d. construction. ANS: B
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7. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
a. transduced image. c. visual image.
environmental stimulus. d. perception. ANS: C
8. The image projected on the retina is best described as a of the actual stimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
environmental stimulus. d. scale model. ANS: A
9. 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
Cerebral cortex d. Occipital lobe ANS: B
10. 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
Transference d. Transduction ANS: C
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the step of the perceptual process.
a. action c. transduction
attention d. recognition ANS: D
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
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
