,Table#of#Content
1. Introduction#to#Perception.
2. The#Physiological2Beginnings#of#Perception.
3. Neural# Processing2and# Coding.
4. Cortical#Organization.
5. Perceiving#Objects#and#Scenes.
6. Visual2Attention.
7. Taking#Action.
8. Perceiving#Motion.
6.#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#1660s.
b. were#developed#by#computer#scientists#in#the#1670s.
c. were#developed#by#computer#scientists#in#the#1660s.
d. have#yet#to#be#developed.
2. Which#of#the#following2is#an#application#of#perception#research?
a. Developing#speech#recognition c.
Devising#robots#that2can#“see.”#systems.
b. Treating2hearing2problems. d.# All#of#these.
3. Which#of#the#following2is#a#reason#for#studying2perception?
a. To#become#more#aware#of#your#own#perceptual2experiences.
b. To#provide#information#that#may#help#with#a#future#career.
c. To#apply#perception#to#everyday#problems,#such#as#highway#sign#visibility.
d. All2of#these.
4. The#study#of#perception#can#overlap#with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer#science. d. all#of#these.
5. Which#of#the#following2is#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#ca
lled
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#respons#e
rae. 2suKltninogw2 ilnedthge #dispensing# of# money). c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
8. The#specific#term#for#the#“stimulus#on#the#receptors”#in#visual#processing#is#the
a. transduced#image. c. visual#image.
b. environmental# stimulus. d. perception.
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, 6. The#image#projected#on#the#retina#is#best2described#as#a# of#the#actual#stimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmental# stimulus. d. scale#model.
10. Which#brain#structure#is#responsible#for#creating#perceptions#and#producing#other#“high”#level#fu
nctions#such#as#language,#memory,#and#thinking?
a. Brain#stem c. Hypothalamus
b. Cerebral#cortex d. Occipital#lobe
11. Visual2form#agnosia#is#a#problem#of#the# step#of#the#perceptual2process.
a. action c. transduction
b. attention d. recognition
12. Which#of#the#following#best2describes#the#steps#of#the#perceptual#process?
a. The#steps#are#unidirectional,#starting2at#the#environmental#stimulus#and#ending#at#p
erception.
b. The#steps#are#unidirectional,#starting#at#the#environmental#stimulus#and#ending#at#k
nowledge.
c. The#steps#are#unidirectional,# starting# at#transduction# and# ending2at#recognition.
d. The#sequence#of#steps#is#dynamic#and#constantly#changing.
13. If#a#person#sees#the#unambiguous#“rat”#stimulus,#and#then#views#the#ambiguous#“rat-
man”#figure,#the#person#will#most#likely#report2seeing
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.
14. Justin#forgot#to#wear#his#glasses#to#class#so#the#writing#he#sees#on#the#chalk#board#is#blurry.#Ev
en#so,#he#is#sure#it#says#“Pop#Quiz!”#because#he#knows#that#there#are#pop#quizzes#in#the#class#
and#he#can#see#read#the#“P”#and#the#“Q”.#What#allows#him#to#read#the#board?
a. Bottom-up#processing c. Top-down#processing
b. Oblique#processing d. Compression
15. processing#is#based#on#the#stimuli#reaching#the#receptors.
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique d. Receptor
16. Trying#to#read#a#note#written#by#someone#with#poor#handwriting#involves
a. only#top-down#processing.
b. only#bottom-up#processing.
c. both#top-down#and#bottom-up#processing.
d. only#data-based#processing.
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1. Introduction#to#Perception.
2. The#Physiological2Beginnings#of#Perception.
3. Neural# Processing2and# Coding.
4. Cortical#Organization.
5. Perceiving#Objects#and#Scenes.
6. Visual2Attention.
7. Taking#Action.
8. Perceiving#Motion.
6.#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#1660s.
b. were#developed#by#computer#scientists#in#the#1670s.
c. were#developed#by#computer#scientists#in#the#1660s.
d. have#yet#to#be#developed.
2. Which#of#the#following2is#an#application#of#perception#research?
a. Developing#speech#recognition c.
Devising#robots#that2can#“see.”#systems.
b. Treating2hearing2problems. d.# All#of#these.
3. Which#of#the#following2is#a#reason#for#studying2perception?
a. To#become#more#aware#of#your#own#perceptual2experiences.
b. To#provide#information#that#may#help#with#a#future#career.
c. To#apply#perception#to#everyday#problems,#such#as#highway#sign#visibility.
d. All2of#these.
4. The#study#of#perception#can#overlap#with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer#science. d. all#of#these.
5. Which#of#the#following2is#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#ca
lled
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#respons#e
rae. 2suKltninogw2 ilnedthge #dispensing# of# money). c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
8. The#specific#term#for#the#“stimulus#on#the#receptors”#in#visual#processing#is#the
a. transduced#image. c. visual#image.
b. environmental# stimulus. d. perception.
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, 6. The#image#projected#on#the#retina#is#best2described#as#a# of#the#actual#stimulus.
a. representation. c. replication.
b. environmental# stimulus. d. scale#model.
10. Which#brain#structure#is#responsible#for#creating#perceptions#and#producing#other#“high”#level#fu
nctions#such#as#language,#memory,#and#thinking?
a. Brain#stem c. Hypothalamus
b. Cerebral#cortex d. Occipital#lobe
11. Visual2form#agnosia#is#a#problem#of#the# step#of#the#perceptual2process.
a. action c. transduction
b. attention d. recognition
12. Which#of#the#following#best2describes#the#steps#of#the#perceptual#process?
a. The#steps#are#unidirectional,#starting2at#the#environmental#stimulus#and#ending#at#p
erception.
b. The#steps#are#unidirectional,#starting#at#the#environmental#stimulus#and#ending#at#k
nowledge.
c. The#steps#are#unidirectional,# starting# at#transduction# and# ending2at#recognition.
d. The#sequence#of#steps#is#dynamic#and#constantly#changing.
13. If#a#person#sees#the#unambiguous#“rat”#stimulus,#and#then#views#the#ambiguous#“rat-
man”#figure,#the#person#will#most#likely#report2seeing
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.
14. Justin#forgot#to#wear#his#glasses#to#class#so#the#writing#he#sees#on#the#chalk#board#is#blurry.#Ev
en#so,#he#is#sure#it#says#“Pop#Quiz!”#because#he#knows#that#there#are#pop#quizzes#in#the#class#
and#he#can#see#read#the#“P”#and#the#“Q”.#What#allows#him#to#read#the#board?
a. Bottom-up#processing c. Top-down#processing
b. Oblique#processing d. Compression
15. processing#is#based#on#the#stimuli#reaching#the#receptors.
a. Bottom-up c. Top-down
b. Oblique d. Receptor
16. Trying#to#read#a#note#written#by#someone#with#poor#handwriting#involves
a. only#top-down#processing.
b. only#bottom-up#processing.
c. both#top-down#and#bottom-up#processing.
d. only#data-based#processing.
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