Sensation and Perception Test

As the retinal image of a horse galloping toward you becomes larger, it is unlikely that the horse will appear to grow larger. This BEST ILLUSTRATES the phenomenon of

• Visual Capture
• Size Constancy
• Closure
• Convergence

The principles of continuity & closure BEST ILLUSTRATE that

• Sensations are organized into meaningful patterns
• Novel information is especially likely to capture our attention
• Perception is the direct product of Sensation
• Cultural experience shapes Perception

Although Michael was sitting right next to his parents, he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. This best BEST REPRESENTS

• Sensory Adaptation
• Difference Threshold
• Tolerance Level
• Absolute Threshold

The perceptual tendency to fill in gaps in order to perceive disconnected parts as a whole object is MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED with

• Interposition
• Continuity
• Closure
• Convergence

Eve had forgotten that she had put on earrings until Fred said that he liked them. Eve’s lack of awareness was PROBABLY due to

• Sensory Adaptation
• Absolute Threshold
• Response Bias
• Difference Threshold

While playing tennis you need to know where your limbs are located so you can move them into the right position to run or swing your racket. Which of the following senses BEST PROVIDES this information

• Audition
• Vestibular
• Kinesthesis
• Olfaction

You try a new potato chip & it tastes great so you encourage a friend to try it. He tastes a new chip, new an old one style chip & finally says that as far as he in concerned, all potato chips taste the same. The behavior of your friend is MOST SIMILAR to what might occur in a study of

• Accommodation
• Response Bias
• Absolute Threshold
• Difference Threshold

After some time has passed, you can no longer smell the odor of wet paint that you noticed when you first walked into your classroom. Which is the most likely reason for this?

• The smell has gone away
• You have adapted to the smell
• Your olfactory bulbs have failed
• You olfactory receptor cells have died off

Which of the following terms refers to the perceived effect of the amplitude of light waves?

• Hue
• Color
• Brightness
• Saturation

The smallest difference between 2 stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time is called

• Absolute threshold
• Difference threshold
• Sensory adaptation
• Sensory perception