6: Chapter Sensation and Perception
1.
As she studies in the library, Beatrice is not aware of the constant pressure of her watchband on her wrist.
This is likely due to
a. sensory adaptation.
c. saturation.
b. feature detection.
d. the doctrine of specific energies.
2.
Although she is normally not aware of its existence, Ingrid discovers that she has a blind spot in her vision
by closing one eye and focusing on a fixed point. What explains why Ingrid has this blind spot in her
vision?
a. She suffers from retinal degeneration.
b. She is experiencing sensory adaptation.
c. There is insufficient light to activate her rods.
d. No photoreceptors are located where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
3.
Our sense of vision produces a two-dimensional image on the back of the eye, but we interpret the world in
three dimensions due to the process of
a. perception.
b. sensation.
c. specific nerve energy.
d. functional encoding.
4.
Freddy is looking for his girlfriend in a large crowd of people. Because he is so focused on finding her, he
fails to notice when a man in a clown costume walks by, despite looking directly at him. This is an example
of
a. a feature detection failure.
b. sensory overload.
c. sensory adaptation.
d. inattentional blindness.
5.
Which of the following is the correct order in which light passes through the structures of the eye?
a. lens, pupil, cornea
b. lens, cornea, pupil
c. cornea, lens, pupil
d. cornea, pupil, lens
6.
Light receptors that see best at night are the
a. foveae.
b. cones.
c. shafts.
d. rods.
7.
Sandra stares for about 30 seconds at a green square. After 30 seconds, she looks at a white sheet of paper.
According to the opponent-process theory, what will she see?
a. a red square
b. a blue square
c. a yellow square
d. a green square
8.
As she watches her granddaughters dance recital, Patty perceives two separate groups of dancers. Her
granddaughters group wore bright turquoise costumes with gold accents and the other group wore bright
Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception
gold costumes with turquoise accents. Patty perceived the girls as belonging to two different groups due to
the Gestalt principle of
a. proximity.
b. continuity.
c. similarity.
d. closure.
9.
Whether you are standing right next to it or a mile away from it, you know a tree is the same size because
of
a. the figure-ground distinction.
b. the phi phenomenon.
c. perceptual constancy.
d. retinal disparity.
10.
The retina is to vision as _______________ is to hearing.
a. the cochlea
b. the oval window
c. the auditory canal
d. the semicircular canal
11.
Taste buds are contained in the tongue's
a. papillae.
b. hair cells.
c. underside.
d. saccules.
12.
One reason placebos can reduce pain may be because
a. they are converted into active compounds in the body.
b. the expectation that they will work affects the brain mechanisms underlying pain.
c. they distract patients from their pain.
d. they block the release of endorphins in the brain.
13.
Which of the following is an example of how culture can affect perception?
a. The Mller-Lyer illusion is more likely to work on a person from rural Africa who lives in rounded
buildings than on someone from the West.
b. The Mller-Lyer illusion is less likely to work on a person from rural Africa who lives in rounded
buildings than on someone from the West.
c. A thirsty person is more likely to see a mirage as an actual oasis in the desert.
d. Pain hurts more if a person believes that someone else is causing it on purpose.
Chapter Sensation 6: and Perception
1.
As she studies in the library, Beatrice is not aware of the constant pressure of her watchband on her wrist.
This is likely due to
a. sensory adaptation.
c. saturation.
b. feature detection.
d. the doctrine of specific energies.
2.
Although she is normally not aware of its existence, Ingrid discovers that she has a blind spot in her vision
by closing one eye and focusing on a fixed point. What explains why Ingrid has this blind spot in her
vision?
a. She suffers from retinal degeneration.
b. She is experiencing sensory adaptation.
c. There is insufficient light to activate her rods.
d. No photoreceptors are located where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
3.
Our sense of vision produces a two-dimensional image on the back of the eye, but we interpret the world in
three dimensions due to the process of
a. perception.
b. sensation.
c. specific nerve energy.
d. functional encoding.
4.
Freddy is looking for his girlfriend in a large crowd of people. Because he is so focused on finding her, he
fails to notice when a man in a clown costume walks by, despite looking directly at him. This is an example
of
a. a feature detection failure.
b. sensory overload.
c. sensory adaptation.
d. inattentional blindness.
5.
Which of the following is the correct order in which light passes through the structures of the eye?
a. lens, pupil, cornea
b. lens, cornea, pupil
c. cornea, lens, pupil
d. cornea, pupil, lens
6.
Light receptors that see best at night are the
a. foveae.
b. cones.
c. shafts.
d. rods.
7.
Sandra stares for about 30 seconds at a green square. After 30 seconds, she looks at a white sheet of paper.
According to the opponent-process theory, what will she see?
a. a red square
b. a blue square
c. a yellow square
d. a green square
Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception
8.
As she watches her granddaughters dance recital, Patty perceives two separate groups of dancers. Her
granddaughters group wore bright turquoise costumes with gold accents and the other group wore bright
gold costumes with turquoise accents. Patty perceived the girls as belonging to two different groups due to
the Gestalt principle of
a. proximity.
b. continuity.
c. similarity.
d. closure.
9.
Whether you are standing right next to it or a mile away from it, you know a tree is the same size because
of
a. the figure-ground distinction.
b. the phi phenomenon.
c. perceptual constancy.
d. retinal disparity.
10.
The retina is to vision as _______________ is to hearing.
a. the cochlea
b. the oval window
c. the auditory canal
d. the semicircular canal
11.
Taste buds are contained in the tongue's
a. papillae.
b. hair cells.
c. underside.
d. saccules.
12.
One reason placebos can reduce pain may be because
a. they are converted into active compounds in the body.
b. the expectation that they will work affects the brain mechanisms underlying pain.
c. they distract patients from their pain.
d. they block the release of endorphins in the brain.
13.
Which of the following is an example of how culture can affect perception?
a. The Mller-Lyer illusion is more likely to work on a person from rural Africa who lives in rounded
buildings than on someone from the West.
b. The Mller-Lyer illusion is less likely to work on a person from rural Africa who lives in rounded
buildings than on someone from the West.
c. A thirsty person is more likely to see a mirage as an actual oasis in the desert.
d. Pain hurts more if a person believes that someone else is causing it on purpose.