Test Bank for Sensation and̍ Perception 11th Ed̍ition by E. Bruce Gold̍stein and̍
Laura Cacciamani | Chapters 1–15
,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 everyday̍ problems, such as highway sign
visibility.
d.̍ All of these.
4. The study̍ of perception can
overlap with c. philosophy.
̍
a. medicine. d.̍ all of these.
b. computer science.
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).
8
, a. c. Action
d.̍ ̍
Transduction
̍
Knowledge
b.
Transference
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is
the
̍
a. transduced ̍ image. c. visual image.
b. environmental d.̍ perception.
stimulus.
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Laura Cacciamani | Chapters 1–15
,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 everyday̍ problems, such as highway sign
visibility.
d.̍ All of these.
4. The study̍ of perception can
overlap with c. philosophy.
̍
a. medicine. d.̍ all of these.
b. computer science.
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).
8
, a. c. Action
d.̍ ̍
Transduction
̍
Knowledge
b.
Transference
8. The specific term for the “stimulus on the receptors” in visual processing is
the
̍
a. transduced ̍ image. c. visual image.
b. environmental d.̍ perception.
stimulus.
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