Introduction To Perception

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Introduction to Perception
The Beginning of the Perceptual Process
Neural Processing
Cortical Organization
Perceiving Objects and Scenes
Visual Attention
Taking Action
Perceiving Motion
Perceiving Color
Perceiving Depth and Size
Hearing I: Basic Processes and Pitch Perception
Hearing II: Location and Organization
Speech Perception
The Cutaneous Senses
The Chemical Senses

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Question 1

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"Perceiving machines" that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease _____ .

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were developed by computer scientists in the 1960s

were developed by computer scientists in the 1970s

were developed by computer scientists in the 1990s

have yet to be developed

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Question 2

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Because perception is something you experience _____ , knowing about how it works is interesting in its own right.

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Intermittently

when necessary

when important

constantly

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Question 3

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The only way to see, hear, taste, smell, and feel what you want to experience is by _____ .

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identifying stimulus inputs

discriminating among similar stimuli

developing necessary cognitive constructs

activating sensory receptors

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Question 4

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Steven's auditory receptors were damaged failing to use hearing protection when working in a loud environment. As a result, we can expect that _____ .

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the areas of his brain associated with auditory perception will have diminished considerably in size

he is almost certainly permanently and completely disabled and likely to require assistance to live independently

he will be unable to work without special support, such as the use of hearing aids

his auditory experiences will differ from those of an individual whose receptors have not been damaged

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Question 5

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Which of the following is the first category of the stages in the perceptual process

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stimuli

neural Processing

serendipity

behavioral responses

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Question 6

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The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is called _____ .

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refraction

transduction

reduction

Construction

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Question 7

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______ is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to what happens during an ATM withdrawal, when pressure from button press becomes electrical energy, and then becomes a mechanical response resulting in the dispensing of money.

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Knowledge

Transference

Action

Transduction

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Question 8

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The specific term for the "stimulus on the receptors" in visual processing is the _____ .

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transduced image

environmental stimulus

visual image

perception

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Question 9

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The image projected on the retina is best described as a(n) ______ of the actual stimulus.

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representation

environmental stimulus

replication

scale model

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Question 10

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Which brain structure is responsible for creating perceptions and producing other "high" level functions such as language, memory, and thinking

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brain stem

cerebral cortex

hypothalamus

occipital lobe

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Question 11

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Visual form agnosia is a problem of the _____ step of the perceptual process.

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action

attention

transduction

recognition

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Question 12

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Which statement best describes the steps of the perceptual process

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The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at perception.

The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at knowledge.

The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.

The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.

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Question 13

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If a person sees the unambiguous "rat" stimulus, and then views the ambiguous "rat-man" figure, the person will most likely report seeing _____ .

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a rat, because of the effect of knowledge

a man, because we tend to see things that match our species

a rat, because of the effect of action

a rat or a man equally

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Question 14

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Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry. Even so, he is sure it says "Pop Quiz!" because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the class and he can read the "P" and the "Q". What allows him to read the board

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bottom-up processing

oblique processing

top-down processing

compression

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Question 15

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_____ processing is based on the stimuli reaching the receptors.

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Bottom-up

Oblique

Top-down

Receptor

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Question 16

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Trying to read a note written by someone with poor handwriting involves _____ .

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only top-down processing

only bottom-up processing

both top-down and bottom-up processing

only data-based processing

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Question 17

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The physiological level of analysis involves the relationship between _____ .

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stimulus-and-physiology only

physiology-and-perception only

stimulus-and-perception only

both stimulus-and-physiology and physiology-and-perception

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Question 18

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Kimmy is casting shadows on the wall and watching whether her cat Tiger jumps at the shadows or not. She uses different hand motions to see if there is a difference in whether Tiger jumps or not. Kimmy is informally studying which relationship

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the stimulus-physiology relationship

the physiology-perception relationship

the stimulus-perception relationship

the perception-behavior relationship

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Question 19

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Cognitive influences affect _____ level of analysis.

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only the physiological

only the psychophysical

both the physiological and psychophysical

neither the physiological nor psychophysical

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Question 20

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The psychophysical method in which stimuli of varying intensities are presented in ascending and descending orders in discrete steps is called the method of _____ .

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limits

constant stimuli

searching

scaling

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