Deck 4: A: Sensation and Perception

Question 1

The shortest wavelengths that we can see are experienced as ______ colors.

A)red
B)blue
C)green
D)yellow

Answer 1

blue

Question 2

Similarity is the tendency to perceive _________________.

A)objects,or figures,on some background
B)things that look similar as being part of the same group
C)objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping
D)things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex,broken-up pattern

Answer 2

things that look similar as being part of the same group

Question 3

The kinesthetic senses are concerned with ______________.

A)touch,pressure,temperature,and pain
B)the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other
C)movement and body position
D)your location as compared to the position of the sun

Answer 3

the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other

Question 4

Where are the taste receptors located?

A)on the papillae
B)on the taste buds
C)on the microvilli
D)in the gustatory bulb

Question 5

People's tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called _______________.

A)top-down processing
B)telepathy
C)bottom-up processing
D)perceptual expectancy

Question 6

What are the hammer,anvil,and stirrup?

A)tiny bones located in the middle ear
B)types of cones on the retina
C)types of sound that most people can detect
D)words often used by audiologists in testing for hearing difficulties

Question 7

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________.

A)perception
B)sensation
C)adaptation
D)habituation

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of both light waves and sound waves?

A)hue
B)decibels
C)amplitude
D)wavelength

Question 9

Which part of the eye is a muscle that regulates the size of the pupil?

A)iris
B)lens
C)retina
D)sclera

Question 10

An illusion ________________.

A)is the same thing as a vision
B)is due to the action of the rods versus the cones in the retina
C)is a perception that does not correspond to reality
D)corresponds directly to something that you dreamed