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Table of Content
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1. Introduction to Perception.
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2. The Physiological Beginnings of Perception.
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3. Neural Processing and Coding.
x x x x
4. Cortical Organization.
x x
5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes.
x x x x
6. Visual Attention.
x x
7. Taking Action.
x x
8. Perceiving Motion.
x x
9. Perceiving Color.
x x
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
x x x x
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
x x x x x x
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
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13. Speech Perception.
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14. The Cutaneous Senses.
x x x
15. The Chemical Senses.
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Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. “Perceiving machines” that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease
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a. were developed by computer scientists in the 1960s.
x x x x x x x x
b. were developed by computer scientists in the 1970s.
x x x x x x x x
c. were developed by computer scientists in the 1990s.
x x x x x x x x
d. have yet to be developed.
x x x x x
2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?
x x x x x x x x x x
a. Developing speech recognition
x c. Devising robots that can “see.”
x x x x x x x
systems.
b. Treating hearing problems.
x x x d. All of these.
x x x
3. Which of the following is a reason for studying perception?
x x x x x x x x x x
a. To become more aware of your own perceptual experiences.
x x x x x x x x x
b. To provide information that may help with a future career.
x x x x x x x x x x
c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
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d. All of these.
x x x
4. The study of perception can overlap with
x x x x x x x
a. medicine.
x c. philosophy.
x
b. computer science.
x x d. all of these.
x x x
5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Stimuli
x c. Serendipity x
b. Neural Processing
x x d. Behavioral Responses x x
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
called
a. refraction.
x c. reduction.
x
b. transduction.
x d. construction.
x
7. ______ is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to an ATM withdrawal
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
(pressure from button press becomes electrical energy then becomes a mechanical response
x x x x x x x x x x x
resulting in the dispensing of money).
x x x x x
a. Knowledge
x c. Action x
b. Transference
x d. Transduction x
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
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a. transduced image.
x c. visual image. x x x
b. environmental stimulus.
x d. perception. x x
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9. The image projected on the retina is best described as a ______ of the actual stimulus.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. representation.
x c. replication. x
b. environmental stimulus.
x d. scale model. x x x
10. Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other “high” level
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
functions such as language, memory, and thinking?
x x x x x x
a. Brain stem
x x c. Hypothalamus x
b. Cerebral cortex
x d. Occipital lobe x x x
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. action
x c. transduction x
b. attention
x d. recognition x
12. Which of the following best describes the steps of the perceptual process?
x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
x x x x x x x x x x x x
perception.
b. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
x x x x x x x x x x x x
knowledge.
c. The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
x x x x x x x x x x x
d. The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
x x x x x x x x x
13. If a person sees the unambiguous “rat” stimulus, and then views the ambiguous “rat-man”
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
figure, the person will most likely report seeing
x x x x x x x
a. a rat, because of the effect of knowledge.
x x x x x x x x
b. a man, because we tend to see things that match our species.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. a rat, because of the effect of action.
x x x x x x x x
d. a rat or a man equally.
x x x x x x
14. Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Even so, he is sure it says “Pop Quiz!” because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
class and he can see read the “P” and the “Q”. What allows him to read the board?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Bottom-up processing
x c. Top-down processing x x x
b. Oblique processing
x d. Compression
x x
15. ________ processing is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.
x x x x x x x x x x
a. Bottom-up
x c. Top-down x
b. Oblique
x d. Receptor x
16. Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves
x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. only top-down processing.
x x x
b. only bottom-up processing.
x x x
c. both top-down and bottom-up processing.
x x x x x
d. only data-based processing.
x x x
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Table of Content
x x
1. Introduction to Perception.
x x x
2. The Physiological Beginnings of Perception.
x x x x x
3. Neural Processing and Coding.
x x x x
4. Cortical Organization.
x x
5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes.
x x x x
6. Visual Attention.
x x
7. Taking Action.
x x
8. Perceiving Motion.
x x
9. Perceiving Color.
x x
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
x x x x
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
x x x x x x
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
x x x x x x x
13. Speech Perception.
x x
14. The Cutaneous Senses.
x x x
15. The Chemical Senses.
x x x
,x
Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
x x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICE
x
1. “Perceiving machines” that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease
x x x x x x x x x x
a. were developed by computer scientists in the 1960s.
x x x x x x x x
b. were developed by computer scientists in the 1970s.
x x x x x x x x
c. were developed by computer scientists in the 1990s.
x x x x x x x x
d. have yet to be developed.
x x x x x
2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?
x x x x x x x x x x
a. Developing speech recognition
x c. Devising robots that can “see.”
x x x x x x x
systems.
b. Treating hearing problems.
x x x d. All of these.
x x x
3. Which of the following is a reason for studying perception?
x x x x x x x x x x
a. To become more aware of your own perceptual experiences.
x x x x x x x x x
b. To provide information that may help with a future career.
x x x x x x x x x x
c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
x x x x x x x x x x x
d. All of these.
x x x
4. The study of perception can overlap with
x x x x x x x
a. medicine.
x c. philosophy.
x
b. computer science.
x x d. all of these.
x x x
5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Stimuli
x c. Serendipity x
b. Neural Processing
x x d. Behavioral Responses x x
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
called
a. refraction.
x c. reduction.
x
b. transduction.
x d. construction.
x
7. ______ is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to an ATM withdrawal
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
(pressure from button press becomes electrical energy then becomes a mechanical response
x x x x x x x x x x x
resulting in the dispensing of money).
x x x x x
a. Knowledge
x c. Action x
b. Transference
x d. Transduction x
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. transduced image.
x c. visual image. x x x
b. environmental stimulus.
x d. perception. x x
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9. The image projected on the retina is best described as a ______ of the actual stimulus.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. representation.
x c. replication. x
b. environmental stimulus.
x d. scale model. x x x
10. Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other “high” level
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
functions such as language, memory, and thinking?
x x x x x x
a. Brain stem
x x c. Hypothalamus x
b. Cerebral cortex
x d. Occipital lobe x x x
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. action
x c. transduction x
b. attention
x d. recognition x
12. Which of the following best describes the steps of the perceptual process?
x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
x x x x x x x x x x x x
perception.
b. The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at
x x x x x x x x x x x x
knowledge.
c. The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
x x x x x x x x x x x
d. The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.
x x x x x x x x x
13. If a person sees the unambiguous “rat” stimulus, and then views the ambiguous “rat-man”
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
figure, the person will most likely report seeing
x x x x x x x
a. a rat, because of the effect of knowledge.
x x x x x x x x
b. a man, because we tend to see things that match our species.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. a rat, because of the effect of action.
x x x x x x x x
d. a rat or a man equally.
x x x x x x
14. Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Even so, he is sure it says “Pop Quiz!” because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
class and he can see read the “P” and the “Q”. What allows him to read the board?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Bottom-up processing
x c. Top-down processing x x x
b. Oblique processing
x d. Compression
x x
15. ________ processing is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.
x x x x x x x x x x
a. Bottom-up
x c. Top-down x
b. Oblique
x d. Receptor x
16. Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves
x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. only top-down processing.
x x x
b. only bottom-up processing.
x x x
c. both top-down and bottom-up processing.
x x x x x
d. only data-based processing.
x x x
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