Sensory Perception Quiz

After stepping into a dimly lit room, Mark notices that he can eventually make out shapes and movements, even though he cannot detect colors. Which cells in the eye are helping Mark in this situation?

• Cones

• Rods

• Ganglion cells

• Bipolar cells

Jenna looks at a bright green image for a long time and then sees a red afterimage when she looks away. Which theory explains why this happens?

• Trichromatic theory

• Opponent-process theory

• Frequency theory

• Place theory

While riding a roller coaster, Tom feels dizzy and disoriented. Which sensory system is primarily responsible for helping him maintain balance, and what structure is involved?

• Vestibular sense; semicircular canals

• Kinesthetic sense; muscles and joints

• Auditory sense; cochlea

• Pain sense; nociceptors

In a crowded, noisy cafeteria, Carlos suddenly hears his name being mentioned from across the room, even though he was focused on his conversation. Which phenomenon does this scenario describe?

• Change blindness

• Selective attention

• Bottom-up processing

• Perceptual set

As Sofia walks through an art gallery, she notices that paintings seem to change in size and texture the farther away they are. Which set of perceptual cues is she using to perceive depth in these flat, two-dimensional paintings?

• Monocular depth cues

• Binocular depth cues

• Perceptual constancy

• Top-down processing

When Mark is driving, he often misses changes in traffic signs or surrounding details. He was so focused on navigating his route that he didn’t notice when the streetlight turned from red to green. Which concept explains Mark’s lack of awareness?

• Top-down processing

• Selective Attention

• Change blindness

• Gestalt proximity

Rebecca grew up in a rural area with few buildings or roads, but when she visits a city, she notices how buildings and roads seem to converge in the distance. Which monocular depth cue is Rebecca experiencing?

• Interposition

• Texture gradient

• Linear perspective

• Retinal disparity

During a concert, Jennifer notices that the low-pitched bass guitar and the higher-pitched notes from the lead guitar sound different in terms of how they resonate in her ear. As the music continues, Jennifer begins to experience a sense of vibration with the bass notes. Based on the volley theory, how are Jennifer’s neurons likely responding to the low-pitched sounds?

• The neurons are firing in rapid succession, working together to represent the frequency of the low-pitched bass notes.

• The neurons are firing at the same time, each responding to a specific frequency in the low-pitched sounds.

• The neurons are firing asynchronously, each firing independently of the others, but are less responsive to low frequencies.

• The neurons are firing only when the bass note reaches its highest pitch, representing the peak of the sound wave.

Which Gestalt Principle?

• Figure Ground Perception

• Closure

• Proximity

• Continuity

What is the term for the minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time?

• Selective attention

• Sensory adaptation

• Difference threshold

• Absolute threshold