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Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition
by E. Bruce Goldstein, Laura Cacciamani
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,Table of Content
Chapter 1. Introduction to Perception
Chapter 2. Basic Principles of Sensory Physiology
Chapter 3. The Eye and Retina
Chapter 4. The Visual Cortex and Beyond
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Chapter 5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes
Chapter 6. Visual Attention
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Chapter 7. Taking Action
Chapter 8. Perceiving Motion
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Chapter 9. Perceiving Color
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Chapter 10. Perceiving Depth and Size
Chapter 11. Hearing
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Chapter 12. Hearing in the Environment
Chapter 13. Perceiving Music
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Chapter 14. Perceiving Speech
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Chapter 15. The Cutaneous Senses
Chapter 16. The Chemical Senses
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Chapter 01 Introduction to Perception
1. “Perceiving machines” that can negotiate the environment with human-like 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
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2. Knowing how perception works is interesting because perception is something you experience
a. intermittently.
b. when necessary.
c. when important.
d. constantly.
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ANSWER: d
3. The only way to see, hear, taste, smell, and feel what you want to experience is by
a. identifying stimulus inputs.
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b. discriminating among similar stimuli.
c. developing necessary cognitive constructs.
d. activating sensory receptors.
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ANSWER: d
4. A worker’s auditory receptors were damaged from failing to use hearing protection when working in a loud
environment. As a result, we can expect that
a. the areas of their brain associated with auditory perception will have diminished considerably in size.
b. they can no longer hear anything.
c. they will need to use hearing aids.
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d. their auditory experiences will differ from those of an individual whose receptors have not been damaged.
ANSWER: d
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5. Which of the following is the first category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli
b. Neural processing
c. Serendipity
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d. Behavioral responses
ANSWER: a
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
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Chapter 01 Introduction to Perception
7. What is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to what happens during an ATM withdrawal, when pressure
from the button press becomes electrical energy and then becomes a mechanical response, resulting in the dispensing of
money?
a. Knowledge
b. Transference
c. Action
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d. Transduction
ANSWER: d
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
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9. What is the term for the image projected on the retina of the actual stimulus?
a. Representation
b. Environmental stimulus
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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
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b. Cerebral cortex
c. Hypothalamus
d. Occipital lobe
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ANSWER: b
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of what step of the perceptual process?
a. Action
b. Attention
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c. Transduction
d. Recognition
ANSWER: d
12. Which statement 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.
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Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition
by E. Bruce Goldstein, Laura Cacciamani
SC
O
R
EG
U
ID
ES
,Table of Content
Chapter 1. Introduction to Perception
Chapter 2. Basic Principles of Sensory Physiology
Chapter 3. The Eye and Retina
Chapter 4. The Visual Cortex and Beyond
SC
Chapter 5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes
Chapter 6. Visual Attention
O
Chapter 7. Taking Action
Chapter 8. Perceiving Motion
R
Chapter 9. Perceiving Color
EG
Chapter 10. Perceiving Depth and Size
Chapter 11. Hearing
U
Chapter 12. Hearing in the Environment
Chapter 13. Perceiving Music
ID
Chapter 14. Perceiving Speech
ES
Chapter 15. The Cutaneous Senses
Chapter 16. The Chemical Senses
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Chapter 01 Introduction to Perception
1. “Perceiving machines” that can negotiate the environment with human-like 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
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2. Knowing how perception works is interesting because perception is something you experience
a. intermittently.
b. when necessary.
c. when important.
d. constantly.
O
ANSWER: d
3. The only way to see, hear, taste, smell, and feel what you want to experience is by
a. identifying stimulus inputs.
R
b. discriminating among similar stimuli.
c. developing necessary cognitive constructs.
d. activating sensory receptors.
EG
ANSWER: d
4. A worker’s auditory receptors were damaged from failing to use hearing protection when working in a loud
environment. As a result, we can expect that
a. the areas of their brain associated with auditory perception will have diminished considerably in size.
b. they can no longer hear anything.
c. they will need to use hearing aids.
U
d. their auditory experiences will differ from those of an individual whose receptors have not been damaged.
ANSWER: d
ID
5. Which of the following is the first category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli
b. Neural processing
c. Serendipity
ES
d. Behavioral responses
ANSWER: a
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
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Chapter 01 Introduction to Perception
7. What is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to what happens during an ATM withdrawal, when pressure
from the button press becomes electrical energy and then becomes a mechanical response, resulting in the dispensing of
money?
a. Knowledge
b. Transference
c. Action
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d. Transduction
ANSWER: d
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
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9. What is the term for the image projected on the retina of the actual stimulus?
a. Representation
b. Environmental stimulus
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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
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b. Cerebral cortex
c. Hypothalamus
d. Occipital lobe
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ANSWER: b
11. Visual form agnosia is a problem of what step of the perceptual process?
a. Action
b. Attention
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c. Transduction
d. Recognition
ANSWER: d
12. Which statement 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.
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