Test Bank for Sensation and Perception 9th
Edition Goldstein
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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 REF: Introduction to Perception MSC: Factual
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 REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
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 REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
ANS: D REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
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 REF: Perceptual Process MSC: Conceptual
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.
ANS: A REF: Receptor Processes/Transduction MSC: Factual
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Edition Goldstein
8
, 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 REF: Introduction to Perception MSC: Factual
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 REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
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 REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
ANS: D REF: Why Read Book MSC: Conceptual
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 REF: Perceptual Process MSC: Conceptual
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.
ANS: A REF: Receptor Processes/Transduction MSC: Factual
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