Psychology 2 Exam: Sensation and Perception Quiz questions

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Which of the following monocular depth cues are present in this picture? Choose all that apply.

(1) Linear perspective is present because we see the parallel lines of the road coming together, and that indicates distance. (2) Interposition is present because George Harrison is blocking a white car, so we perceive him as being closer to us than the car. (3) Relative size is present because the cars parked on the street appear smaller than The Beatles, so we perceive the cars as being farther away. (4) Position is present because the streetlights appear higher in the visual field than The Beatles, so we see the streetlights as being farther away. (5) Aerial Perspective is present because the cars and trees at the end of the street appear hazy, and that indicates distance.

Convergence and Retinal Disparity are both ___ depth cues.

Binocular

____ depth cues require two eyes while ____ depth cues require only one eye

Binocular; Monocular

Which of the following is not an example of a sense receptor?

Blood cell

While taking this quiz you hear a loud crash and immediately turn towards the source of the noise. This would be an example of ______.

Bottom-Up processing

Which of the following best describes the relationship between bottom-up and top-down processing?

Bottom-up processing occurs when incoming sensory information drives our perceptual experiences and attention; Top-down processing occurs when our expectations or prior knowledge drives our perceptual experiences and attention.

This Gestalt principle says that our brain fills in small to moderate gaps in order to perceive complete forms

Closure

_____ is/are caused by problems with sensory receptors in the eye

Colorblindness

This Gestalt principle says that lines and other patterns are perceived as continuing through time and space

Continuance

A ____ is the smallest degree of change in a stimulus that can reliably be detected by an organism

Difference Threshold

Which of the following situations is most likely to provoke selective attention?

Feeling overstimulated on a crowded bus.

Which of the following types of stimulation would not experience sensory adaptation?

Feeling pregnancy contractions for 12 hours.

Which of the following situations is most likely to provoke inattentional blindness?

Feeling under-stimulated on a boring drive home.

This Gestalt principle says that input is structured into figures and grounds

Figure and Ground

When an object in the visual field is partly blocked by another object, you see the blocking object as closer. This is an example of _____.

Interposition

Which of the following is not true of difference thresholds?

It is operationally defined as when an organism can detect a stimulus at least 50% of the time.

Which of the following is not true of absolute thresholds?

It is operationally defined as when an organism can detect a stimulus change at least 50% of the time.

When two parallel lines appear to come together, you this as an indicator of distance. This is an example of _____.

Linear Perspective

Why is perceptual constancy an important part of our visual perception?

Not all changes in sensory input are important or meaningful, so the brain holds these dimensions constant when producing our perceptual experience.

When an object is higher up in the visual field, you see it as being further away. This is an example of _____.

Position

The most common type of colorblindness is _____.

Red-Green

When smaller objects in the visual field are perceived as being farther away. This is an example of ____.

Relative Size

_____ convert physical energy from the environment into electrical energy that can be transmitted as nerve impulses to the brain

Sense Receptors

This Gestalt principle says that things that look alike tend to be perceived as belonging together

Similarity

Which of the following is not a type of perceptual constancy?

Temporal Constancy

Which of the following best describes Sensation?

The process by which physical energy from the environment is detected and transmitted by sense receptors in the body.

Which of the following best describes Perception?

The process by which physical energy from the environment is interpreted and organized into a single subjective experience.

Which of the following best describes the Doctrine of Specific Nerve Energies?

There is no difference in the electrical impulses sent from different sense organs; we experience different senses because sense organs stimulate different nerve pathways that lead to different areas of the brain.

When the mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole. for example: Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy. This would be an example of ______.

Top-Down Processing

Which of the following best describes sensory adaptation?

When stimulation is repetitive or unchanging, an organism becomes less responsive to it.

Closure