Sensation and Perception Worksheet

_______ refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy required to be detected 50% of the time.

• absolute threshold

• difference threshold

• just noticeable difference

• transduction

Decreased sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as _______.

• transduction

• difference threshold

• sensory adaptation

• inattentional blindness

_______ involves the conversion of sensory stimulus energy into neural impulses.

• sensory adaptation

• inattentional blindness

• difference threshold

• transduction

_______ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.

• sensation

• perception

• transduction

• sensory adaptation

The visible spectrum includes light that ranges from about _______.

• 400–700 nm

• 200–900 nm

• 20–20000 Hz

• 10–20 dB

The electromagnetic spectrum includes _______.

• radio waves

• x-rays

• infrared light

• all of the above

The audible range for humans is _______.

• 380–740 Hz

• 10–20 dB

• less than 300 dB

• 20–20,000 Hz

The quality of a sound that is affected by frequency, amplitude, and timing of the sound wave is known as:

• Pitch

• Tone

• Electromagnetic

• Timbre

______ depth cues require the use of both eyes.

• binocular

• monocular

• pictorial

• linear perspective

If you were to stare at a green dot for a relatively long period of time and then shift your gaze to a blank white screen, you would see a ______ negative afterimage.

• blue

• yellow

• black

• red