Question 1

What is prosopagnosia?

Accepted Answer

A) an acquired deficit in face perception because of brain damage 
B) the complete loss of the somatosensory system 
C) blindness due to brain damage 
D) a condition that develops after extended exposure to fMRI fields 
A) an acquired deficit in face perception because of brain damage 
B) the complete loss of the somatosensory system 
C) blindness due to brain damage 
D) a condition that develops after extended exposure to fMRI fields A

Question 2

Compare and contrast the work of Ernst Heinrich Weber and Gustav Fechner.Describe what they have in common, as well as how they are different.

Accepted Answer

Both Weber and Fechner were interested in how we perceive changes in stimuli.Weber developed what is known as Weber's law, which states that the just-noticeable difference between two stimuli is related to the magnitude or strength of the stimuli.This explains why an equal change in stimulus (such as adding an additional inch of length) will be perceived in some cases (a piece of pipe that increases from 2 to 3 inches) but not others (an inch of fishing line added to a roll that is hundreds of feet in length).Fechner developed Fechner's law, which says that sensory experiences change at a slower rate than the intensity of the stimulus.This law helped to explain why our perception of increases in stimuli is not always proportionate to the actual increase (a 10-fold increase in brightness is perceived as being only twice as bright).

Question 3

Most scientists believe that vision and hearing should be considered part of the same sensory system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The computational approach builds on the information-processing approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The view that perceptual processes take place over time and can be thought of in terms of a software/hardware metaphor is known as the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) information processing view 
B) direct perception view 
C) Gibsonian approach 
D) provisionist approach 
A) information processing view 
B) direct perception view 
C) Gibsonian approach 
D) provisionist approach

Question 6

A car driver is making a turn.He is likely to think an approaching school bus is farther away than it is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The study of the relation of brain damage to changes in behavioral and cognitive function is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) functional neuroscience 
B) gestalt psychology 
C) psychophysics 
D) neuropsychology 
A) functional neuroscience 
B) gestalt psychology 
C) psychophysics 
D) neuropsychology

Question 8

Which statement best explains the role of bias in sensation and perception?

Accepted Answer

A) Bias makes it difficult to fully trust our senses and perceptions. 
B) Bias most clearly affects our sensory experiences. 
C) Bias affects how we perceive sensory stimuli. 
D) Bias most clearly affects our sensation and perception of sound. 
A) Bias makes it difficult to fully trust our senses and perceptions. 
B) Bias most clearly affects our sensory experiences. 
C) Bias affects how we perceive sensory stimuli. 
D) Bias most clearly affects our sensation and perception of sound.

Question 9

What happens when we spin Benham's disk?

Accepted Answer

A) We see colors that are illusory. 
B) We see motion-induced auditory illusions. 
C) The direction of the spin appears to reverse. 
D) Our fingers detect two-point thresholds. 
A) We see colors that are illusory. 
B) We see motion-induced auditory illusions. 
C) The direction of the spin appears to reverse. 
D) Our fingers detect two-point thresholds.

Question 10

In the Aristotle illusion, two crossed fingers are touched by a pencil.Participants observe that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) two points are perceived instead of one 
B) the pencil feels larger than it is 
C) the two touches cancel each other out 
D) the touch is felt only on the bottom finger 
A) two points are perceived instead of one 
B) the pencil feels larger than it is 
C) the two touches cancel each other out 
D) the touch is felt only on the bottom finger

Question 11

Which statement is TRUE of gestalt psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) It was first articulated by Gustav Fechner. 
B) It rejects the role of nature in human behavior. 
C) It stresses the visual perception of edges. 
D) It views the human brain as a giant computer. 
A) It was first articulated by Gustav Fechner. 
B) It rejects the role of nature in human behavior. 
C) It stresses the visual perception of edges. 
D) It views the human brain as a giant computer.

Question 12

What did Helmholtz and Hering disagree about?

Accepted Answer

A) what should be considered perception and what should be considered sensation 
B) signal detection theory and just-noticeable differences 
C) the nature of color vision and whether perception involves unconscious inferences 
D) the doctrine of specific energy and the role of psychophysics in understanding perception 
A) what should be considered perception and what should be considered sensation 
B) signal detection theory and just-noticeable differences 
C) the nature of color vision and whether perception involves unconscious inferences 
D) the doctrine of specific energy and the role of psychophysics in understanding perception

Question 13

Which of the following statements about neuroscience is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is interested in the cellular level. 
B) It envisions the brain as a giant computer. 
C) It focuses on the whole rather than its parts. 
D) It is primarily concerned with a single region of the brain. 
A) It is interested in the cellular level. 
B) It envisions the brain as a giant computer. 
C) It focuses on the whole rather than its parts. 
D) It is primarily concerned with a single region of the brain.

Question 14

Transduction is the process of converting a physical stimulus into an electrochemical signal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is remarkable about Kanizsa's triangle?

Accepted Answer

A) The triangle is seen because we perceive edges that are not present. 
B) The triangle is physically presented but masked so that it is not seen. 
C) The triangle appears to fade in and out when you stare at it. 
D) The triangle appears to be in motion even though it is not. 
A) The triangle is seen because we perceive edges that are not present. 
B) The triangle is physically presented but masked so that it is not seen. 
C) The triangle appears to fade in and out when you stare at it. 
D) The triangle appears to be in motion even though it is not.

Question 16

Is phenomenology a uniquely human concept? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Students could correctly answer either y

Question 17

The signal produced by receptor cells that can then be sent to the brain is known as the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual attribute 
B) perceptual absolute 
C) neural signal 
D) transduction signal 
A) perceptual attribute 
B) perceptual absolute 
C) neural signal 
D) transduction signal

Question 18

Human beings have only five senses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Cognitive penetration is the view that cognitive and emotional factors influence the phenomenology of perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which sentence states Weber's law?

Accepted Answer

A) The specific neurons activated determine the particular type of experience. 
B) Information from a sensory signal is inadequate to explain the richness of human experience. 
C) A just-noticeable difference between two stimuli is related to the magnitude or strength of the stimuli. 
D) To perceive a doubling of brightness, the intensity of light must increase 10-fold. 
A) The specific neurons activated determine the particular type of experience. 
B) Information from a sensory signal is inadequate to explain the richness of human experience. 
C) A just-noticeable difference between two stimuli is related to the magnitude or strength of the stimuli. 
D) To perceive a doubling of brightness, the intensity of light must increase 10-fold.

What is prosopagnosia?

Compare and contrast the work of Ernst Heinrich Weber and Gustav Fechner.Describe what they have in common, as well as how they are different.

Most scientists believe that vision and hearing should be considered part of the same sensory system.

The computational approach builds on the information-processing approach.

The view that perceptual processes take place over time and can be thought of in terms of a software/hardware metaphor is known as the ______.

A car driver is making a turn.He is likely to think an approaching school bus is farther away than it is.

The study of the relation of brain damage to changes in behavioral and cognitive function is known as ______.

Which statement best explains the role of bias in sensation and perception?

What happens when we spin Benham's disk?

In the Aristotle illusion, two crossed fingers are touched by a pencil.Participants observe that ______.

Which statement is TRUE of gestalt psychology?

What did Helmholtz and Hering disagree about?

Which of the following statements about neuroscience is TRUE?

Transduction is the process of converting a physical stimulus into an electrochemical signal.

What is remarkable about Kanizsa's triangle?

Is phenomenology a uniquely human concept? Why or why not?

The signal produced by receptor cells that can then be sent to the brain is known as the ______.

Human beings have only five senses.

Cognitive penetration is the view that cognitive and emotional factors influence the phenomenology of perception.

Which sentence states Weber's law?

Research Methodology

Visual System: The Eye

Visual System: The Brain

Object Perception

Color Perception

Depth and Size Perception

Movement and Action

Visual Attention

The Auditory System

The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Speech Perception

Music Perception

Touch and Pain

Olfaction and Taste

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Exam 1: What Is Perception

What is prosopagnosia?

Compare and contrast the work of Ernst Heinrich Weber and Gustav Fechner.Describe what they have in common, as well as how they are different.

Most scientists believe that vision and hearing should be considered part of the same sensory system.

The computational approach builds on the information-processing approach.

The view that perceptual processes take place over time and can be thought of in terms of a software/hardware metaphor is known as the ______.

A car driver is making a turn.He is likely to think an approaching school bus is farther away than it is.

The study of the relation of brain damage to changes in behavioral and cognitive function is known as ______.

Which statement best explains the role of bias in sensation and perception?

What happens when we spin Benham's disk?

In the Aristotle illusion, two crossed fingers are touched by a pencil.Participants observe that ______.

Which statement is TRUE of gestalt psychology?

What did Helmholtz and Hering disagree about?

Which of the following statements about neuroscience is TRUE?

Transduction is the process of converting a physical stimulus into an electrochemical signal.

What is remarkable about Kanizsa's triangle?

Is phenomenology a uniquely human concept? Why or why not?

The signal produced by receptor cells that can then be sent to the brain is known as the ______.

Human beings have only five senses.

Cognitive penetration is the view that cognitive and emotional factors influence the phenomenology of perception.

Which sentence states Weber's law?

Research Methodology

Visual System: The Eye

Visual System: The Brain

Object Perception

Color Perception

Depth and Size Perception

Movement and Action

Visual Attention

The Auditory System

The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Speech Perception

Music Perception

Touch and Pain

Olfaction and Taste

Filters