Sensation and Perception Practice Quiz

Which of the following terms matches this definition?

"The process of receiving raw data or meaningless pieces of information about external world from our sight, vision, touch, hearing, and smell."

• Perception

• Habituation

• Sensation

• Sensory Adaptation

Which of the following Gestalt Principles is best represented within this image?

• Proximity

• Closure

• Similarity

• Continuity

Which of the following terms matches this definition:

"The lowest level of stimuli that a person can detect (50% of the time"

• Subliminal Stimuli

• Weber's Law of Just Noticeable Difference

• Absolute Threshold

• Olfaction Perception

Where does the process of focusing light begin in the eye?

• The Retina

• The Cornea

• The Aquenos Humor

• The Lens

Which of the following terms best matches this definition?

"The idea proposed that there are 3 different types of cones: Red, Blue, Green (the three primary colors of light)"

• The Trichromatic Theory

• The Opponent Process Theory

• Place Theory

• Frequency Theory

The following scenario is an example of which of the following concepts?

Your new ring tone initially drew your attention every time it went off. However, after hearing it multiple times, your response to it diminishes and no longer pay as much attention to it.

• Sensory Adaptation

• Habituation

• Top-down Processing

• Bottom-up Processing

Which Monocular depth cue is best represented within this image?

• Motion Parallax or Relative Motion

• Interposition or Overlap

• Linear Perspective

• Texture Gradient

Which of the following terms matches this definition?

"The process of converting outside stimuli into neural signals in the brain"

• Habituation

• Transduction

• Sensation

• Refraction

What sensory receptor cell is responsible for processing non-color sensitivity to low-levels of light?

• Cilia

• Cones

• Rods

• Taste Buds

What condition is caused by having defective cones in the Retina?

• Tinnitus

• Color Deficiency (Color Blindness)

• Somatic Pain

• Stigma