Perception and Sensation Quiz

An important role of attention in perception involves

• detection of all stimuli in the sensory environment.

• processing of all stimuli in the sensory environment.

• ensuring conscious awareness of all stimuli in the sensory environment.

• filtering all stimuli in the sensory environment.

Sensory processes primarily involve _____; whereas the perceptual processes primarily involve _____.

• stimuli; detection

• detection; interpretation

• interpretation; awareness

• interpretation; detection

Human perception is a/an _____ process, whereas sensation is a/an _____ process.

• active; passive

• physiological; psychological

• passive; active

• directly observable; indirectly observable

James can sing along to music on the radio while driving his car and efficiently navigate to his friend’s house at the same time. This illustrates a feature of perception involving

• concentration.

• selective attention.

• divided attention.

• sustained attention.

Unlike other types of attention, sustained attention is more

• selective.

• time-based.

• distributed.

• focused.

Which of the following sequences has perceptual processes for vision and taste in the correct order?

• reception; interpretation; transmission

• transmission; interpretation; transduction

• reception; transduction; transmission

• interpretation; transmission; reception

The visual cortex is located in the ____ lobe.

• occipital

• frontal

• parietal

• temporal

Most of the gustatory cortex is located deep within the folds of the ____ lobe.

• parietal

• temporal

• frontal

• occipital

Which of the following is a depth cue for visual perception?

• proximity

• similarity

• accommodation

• closure

The taste of umami is based on detection of ____ in a substance.

• glutamate

• sucrose

• sodium chloride

• citric acid