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UniAdelaide心理学习题passer5tb1ch05
TestBank#1
Chapter5
SensationandPerception
Multiple-ChoiceQuestions
1.Whatisthefirststageinthesensoryprocessingofinformation?
a.Specializedneuronsbreakdownandanalyzethefeaturesofnerveimpulses.
b.Aneuralrepresentationiscomparedwithpreviouslystoredinformation.
c.Sensorystimuliactivatespecializedreceptors.
d.Severalstimulus“pieces”areorganizedintoaneuralrepresentation.
Answer:
c
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
Page:
131
Style:
Knowledge
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
1.2
2.Thefinalstageintheprocessofsensingandperceivinginformationoccurswhen:
a.severalstimulus“pieces”areorganizedintoaneuralrepresentation.
b.sensoryreceptorstranslateincomingstimuliintonerveimpulses.
c.sensorystimuliactivatespecializedreceptors.
d.matchingprocessresultsinrecognitionandinterpretationofstimulus.
Answer:
d
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
Page:
130
Style:
Knowledge
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
1.2
3.Accordingtopsychologists,theterm______________referstothestimulus-detectionprocessinwhichsensoryreceptorstranslateexternalstimuliintonerveimpulses.
a.perception
b.sensation
c.top-downprocessing
d.kinesthesis
Answer:
b
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
Page:
131
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Knowledge
Topic:
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APAGoal:
1.2
4.Whichofthefollowingexamplesbestillustratestheprocessofperception?
a.recognizingthevoiceofyourbestfriend
b.detectingafaintsoundduringahearingtest
c.asensoryneuronintheeyerespondstoalighthittingit
d.adropofsugarhittingthetastebudsonyourtongue
Answer:
a
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
131
Style:
Comprehension
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
5.Thepsychologicaltermperceptionspecificallyreferstotheprocessinwhich:
a.thesenseorgansrespondtoexternalstimuli.
b.organizationandmeaningaregiventoincomingstimuli.
c.transductiontakesplace.
d.thesenseorganstranslatestimuliintonerveimpulses.
Answer:
b
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
Page:
131
Style:
Knowledge
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
1.2
6.Occasionally,peoplewhohavebeenblindsincebirthwillhavetheirvisionrestored.Afterward,theyareabletonoticelightandvariouscolorsbuttheyoftenhavegreatdifficultymakingsenseofthisnewsensoryinformation.Exampleslikethesebestdemonstratethedifferencebetween:
a.sensationandperception.
b.bottom-upprocessingandtop-downprocessing.
c.trichromatictheoryandopponent-processtheory.
d.rodsandcones.
Answer:
a
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
131
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Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
7.Sensationistoperceptionas:
a.makingsenseistoperceiving.
b.noticingistodetecting.
c.sensingistodetecting.
d.detectingistomakingsense.
Answer:
d
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
131
Style:
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Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
8.Youarelookingataveryblurryphotograph.Atfirst,allyoucanseeisavaguewhitecirclebutafterstudyingthepictureforafewminutes,youfinallyseethatitisabaseball.Youhavejustmovedfrom:
a.perceptiontosensation.
b.sensationtoperception.
c.perceptiontoadaptation.
d.sensationtosynesthesia.
Answer:
b
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
131
Style:
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Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
9.Theareaofscientificstudythatisconcernedwithpeople’sabilitiestodetectdifferencesorchangesinstimuliiscalled:
a.psychophysics.
b.psychobiology.
c.neuropsychology.
d.physicalpsychology.
Answer:
a
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
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132
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1.2
10.Aresearchstudyfindsthathumanscandetectateaspoonofsugarin2gallonsofwatergreaterthan50%ofthetime.Thisresultisameasureof:
a.adaptation.
b.absolutethreshold.
c.top-downprocessing.
d.falsealarm.
Answer:
b
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
132
Style:
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Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
1.2
11.Aresearcherisconductingastudywithowlsatthezootodeterminehowsensitivetheyaretovarioussoundsandwhatthesmallestsoundisthattheycandetect.Theworkofthisresearcherismostconsistentwiththegoalsofwhichscientificarea?
a.neuropsychology
b.evolutionarypsychology
c.psychophysics
d.Gestaltpsychology
Answer:
c
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
Page:
132
Style:
Comprehension
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
12.Theabsolutethresholdistechnicallydefinedasthelowestintensityatwhichastimuluscanbedetected______ofthetime.
a.100%
b.75%
c.66%
d.50%
Answer:
d
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
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1.2
13.Dr.Hallerisconductinganexperimentrelatedtovision.Heplaceshissubjectsinadarkroomandaftertheyhaveacclimated,hepresentsthemwithvisualstimuliofvaryingstrengthsandattemptstodeterminetheminimalamountoflightthatpeoplecandetect.Dr.Hallerisspecificallytryingtodeterminea（n）:
a.differencethreshold.
b.absolutethreshold.
c.minimumthreshold.
d.maximumthreshold.
Answer:
b
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
132
Style:
Applied
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
4.2
14.Whenasensorysystemorsensemodalityhasalowabsolutethreshold,itspecificallyimpliesthatithas:
a.highsensitivity.
b.ahighdifferencethreshold.
c.lowsensitivity.
d.alowdifferencethreshold.
Answer:
a
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
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132
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3.2
15.Thetermdecisioncriterionrefersto:
a.thedifferencebetweenanabsoluteandadifferencethreshold.
b.howcertainapersonmustfeelthatastimulusispresentbeforesayingthatitispresent.
c.theparticularsignaldetectiontheoryaresearcherusedtodetermineanabsolutethreshold.
d.theparticularsignaldetectiontheoryaresearcherusedtodetermineadifferencethreshold.
Answer:
b
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
132
Style:
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Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
1.2
16.Howcertainapersonneedstofeelbeforesayingthataparticularstimulusispresentisreferredtoasthe:
a.choicethreshold.
b.certaintystandard.
c.decisioncriterion.
d.uncertaintynorm.
Answer:
c
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
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132
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APAGoal:
1.2
17.Bobisaparticipantinasignaldetectionstudy.Onthelasttrial,BobsaidthathesawastimulusandinfacttherewasNOstimuluspresent.Bob’sanswerwouldbeclassifiedasa:
a.hit.
b.miss.
c.falsealarm.
d.correctrejection.
Answer:
c
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
Page:
132
Style:
Applied
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
4.2
18.Susanisparticipatinginanabsolutethresholdstudyonhearing.Susanjustsaidthatshewasabletohearasoundandinfact,asoundactuallywaspresentedtoher.Susan’sresponsewouldbeanexampleofa:
a.correctrejection.
b.falsealarm.
c.miss.
d.hit.
Answer:
d
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
Page:
132
Style:
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Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
4.2
19.Youareridinginacarwithafriendwhoisdrivingafewmilesanhouroverthespeedlimitandheiswatchingintentlyforpolicecars.Yourfriendgotaticketlastweek,soeverytimeheseesacarthatlooksremotelylikeapolicecar,heslowsdown.Becauseofhisovervigilance,hehassloweddownseveraltimesforwhatturnedoutnottobepolicecars.Yourfriend’sattemptstonoticepolicecarswouldhavethemostrelevancetowhichofthefollowing?
a.Gestaltpsychology
b.bottom-upprocessing
c.signal-detectiontheory
d.sensation
Answer:
c
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
132
Style:
Comprehension
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
20.Inasignal-detectionexperiment,aresearcherdecidestopunishincorrectdecisionsormistakesbutdoesnotrewardcorrectdetections.Theresearcher’smanipulationswouldmostlikelyillustratehow:
a.decisioncriteriacaninfluenceparticipantfactors.
b.participantfactorscaninfluencesituationalfactors.
c.situationalfactorscaninfluencedecisioncriteria.
d.participantfactorscaninfluencedecisioncriteria.
Answer:
c
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
132
Style:
Comprehension
Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
21.Aparticipantinasignal-detectionstudyhasthetendencytobeboldinherdecisionsregardingthepresenceofatargetstimulus.Asaresult,shehasmorehits,butshealsohasmorefalsealarms.Thisexampledemonstrateshow:
a.situationalfactorscanaffectparticipantcharacteristics.
b.situationalfactorscanaffectdecisioncriterion.
c.participantcharacteristicscanaffectsituationalfactors.
d.participantcharacteristicscanaffectdecisioncriterion.
Answer:
d
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Low
Page:
132
Style:
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Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
22.AdamandMarcusarehuntingwhentheysuddenlyseeavagueshapeintheunderbrush.“There’sadeer,”whispersMarcus,raisinghisrifletofire.“Don’tshoot,”whispersAdam.“I’mnotsureitis.”Fromasignal-detectionstandpoint,Adamhasamore______________decisioncriterionandwantstoavoida______________.
a.conservative;falsealarm
b.liberal;hit
c.optimistic;miss
d.conservative;hit
Answer:
a
Book:
Passer
Difficulty:
Medium
Page:
132
Style:
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Topic:
SensationandPerception
APAGoal:
3.2
23.Whenastimulusissosm
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