Sensation and Perception Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge and expectancies?
bottom-up processing
inside-out processing
outside-in processing
top-down processing
2.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced; (b) refers to what happens when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ________.
a just noticeable difference
subliminal perception
top-down processing
transduction
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Within the visible spectrum, our experience of red is associated with ________ waves of light.
higher amplitude
longer wavelengths
shorter wavelengths
lower amplitude
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The auditory cortex, in which sound stimuli are processed for perception, is located in the ________ lobe.
frontal
parietal
occipital
temporal
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Petra walks into a brightly lit Psychology lab to participate in an experiment involving the ability to perceive the colors of the rainbow. Which photoreceptors will be most useful during this experiment?
cones
fovea
lens
rods
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him balanced so he has less chance of falling over.
nociception
proprioception
somatosensation
vestibular
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