Psych100 Sensation and perception Flashcards
What is the process by which sense organs gather information and transmit it to the brain?
a) Perception
b) Sensation
c) Cognition
d) Transduction
b) Sensation
Who is considered the “Father of Psychology”?
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Wilhelm Wundt
c) Leonardo Da Vinci
d) René Descartes
b) Wilhelm Wundt
What is the process of converting stimulus information into neural impulses called?
a) Perception
b) Accommodation
c) Transduction
d) Adaptation
c) Transduction
Which part of the eye adjusts its size to regulate the amount of light entering?
a) Cornea
b) Lens
c) Retina
d) Pupil
d) Pupil
What type of photoreceptor helps us see in low light?
a) Cones
b) Rods
c) Fovea
d) Optic nerve
b) Rods
What is the name of the process where the lens changes shape to focus light at different distances?
a) Transduction
b) Accommodation
c) Adaptation
d) Perception
b) Accommodation
What is the small central area in the retina that provides sharp vision?
a) Blind spot
b) Optic nerve
c) Fovea
d) Cornea
c) Fovea
What is the term for the area where the optic nerve exits the retina, creating a lack of photoreceptors?
a) Fovea
b) Blind spot
c) Retina
d) Visual cortex
b) Blind spot
Which illusion demonstrates that the brain fills in missing information, leading us to see things that aren’t there?
a) The Müller-Lyer illusion
b) The Kanizsa triangle
c) The café wall illusion
d) The moon illusion
b) The Kanizsa triangle
What type of photoreceptor is responsible for detecting color and detail?
a) Rods
b) Cones
c) Optic nerve
d) Cornea
b) Cones
What are the three stages required to understand perception?
a) Stimulus, Sensory Receptor Cells, The Brain
b) Light, Sound, Odour
c) Physical Energy, Perception, Cognition
d) Sensation, Memory, Perception
a) Stimulus, Sensory Receptor Cells, The Brain
What does the Gestalt principle of proximity state?
a) Similar colors are grouped together.
b) Elements closest together are perceived as belonging together.
c) Objects nearest the horizon appear farthest away.
d) The whole is less than the sum of its parts.
b) Elements closest together are perceived as belonging together.
What is the stimulus for hearing?
a) Light waves
b) Sound waves
c) Electrical signals
d) Vibrations in the cochlear fluid
b) Sound waves
Which part of the ear converts sound pressure into neural signals?
a) Outer ear
b) Middle ear
c) Inner ear
d) Auditory canal
c) Inner ear
What determines the color we perceive in vision?
a) Amplitude of light waves
b) Wavelength of light waves
c) Complexity of light waves
d) Brightness of light waves
b) Wavelength of light waves
What is the perception related to the amplitude of sound waves?
a) Pitch
b) Timbre
c) Loudness
d) Frequency
c) Loudness
What is the function of the ossicles in the middle ear?
a) Capture sound waves
b) Amplify sound vibrations
c) Convert sound into neural signals
d) Protect the eardrum
b) Amplify sound vibrations
What is the term for the auditory hallucination associated with mental health and wellbeing?
a) Tinnitus
b) Cochlear damage
c) Auditory nerve dysfunction
d) Basilar membrane disorder
a) Tinnitus
What is the Gestalt principle of similarity?
a) Elements closest together are grouped.
b) Similar colors or shapes are grouped together.
c) Objects nearest the horizon appear farthest away.
d) The whole is less than the sum of its parts.
b) Similar colors or shapes are grouped together.
