learning curve module 16
_____ refers to the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.
perception
When Sanjay recognizes line segments and areas of light and dark as his friend's face at an airport gate, he is demonstrating:
perception.
Interpreting new sensory information within the framework of a past memory illustrates:
top-down processing.
Malik glances at his doctor's scrawl on a handwritten prescription. He draws on his knowledge of common medications to distinguish among a's, o's, and u's. Malik's experience BEST illustrates:
top-down processing.
Information provided in the textbook suggests that we recognize familiar human faces in about ______ milliseconds.
150
If people stare at an object, why does it not seem to disappear?
Their nerve cells are constantly firing.
Which statement BEST expresses the essence of bottom-up processing?
We see what is there.
The principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage, rather than a constant amount, is called _____ law.
Weber's
The size of the difference threshold is greater for heavier objects than for lighter ones. This BEST illustrates _____ law.
Weber's
Sensory adaptation helps people:
concentrate on more important things.
Lily is riding her bicycle and, after the fortieth mile, she has one last hill to climb. As compared with the other hills she has climbed on her ride, Lily is likely to perceive this last hill as:
higher.
Both _____ and _____ indicate how experiences help humans to construct perception.
perceptual and context
Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias the way one sees others' behaviors. This BEST illustrates the impact of:
perceptual set.
After hearing that Bryce had served a prison sentence, Janet began to view his genuinely friendly behavior as insincere and manipulative. This BEST illustrates the impact of:
perceptual sets.
Carlos was just touched on his cheek, which is a(n) _____. In order for Carlos to know if he was kissed or slapped, Carlos needs a(n) _____.
sensation; perception
Marc is driving his 12-year-old car. He notices a sound coming from the engine, which involves _____ processing. He immediately starts thinking that the sound is similar to the sound his car made the last time he had it repaired, which involves _____ processing. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.
sensation; perception
The minute Beth walks into her mother-in-law's house to visit, she is struck by the strong smell of her mother-in-law's perfume. However, after about 10 minutes Beth no longer notices the smell. This is probably the result of:
sensory adaptation.
