Sensation, Perception, and Consciousness Flashcards
Consciousness is best defined as:
a. the point at which our circadian rhythm shifts to the waking state
b. a state of high alertness or vigilance
c. first-person experiences of an event including memories and emotions
d. the stimuli within a person’s field of vision
c. first-person experiences of an event including memories and emotions
Dr. Sta. Cruz is conducting research in the area of contemplative science. She would be interested in gathering data on all EXCEPT which of the following people?
a. Melissa, who smokes a small amount of marijuana several times each day
b. Jessa, who has studied and practiced daily meditation for several decades
c. Amy, who is exceptionally skilled in introspection
d. Monet, who regularly engages in the practice of self-hypnosis
a. Melissa, who smokes a small amount of marijuana several times each day
Robert is in an argument with his friend. He is about to say something mean but realizes that this will likely hurt his friend’s feelings. Robert decides not to say anything nasty. This moment of insight could be thought of as:
a. social theory
b. social process
c. conscious awareness
d. unconscious awareness
c. conscious awareness
What makes perception subjective?
a. it differs for every individual
b. it is associated with cognitive ability
c. all of the choices
d. some people do not have perception
a. it differs for every individual
If your friend used the phrase “red hat” in a sentence and then, several minutes later, you noticed someone wearing a red hat you might reasonably conclude that this is an example of:
a. unconscious perception
b. perceptual priming
c. social contagion
d. hypnosis
b. perceptual priming
Which of the following is the best definition of “Just Noticeable Differences”?
a. The phenomenon in which the minimum possible threshold for sensing a stimuli is identified.
b. The phenomenon in which people become less sensitive to stimuli over the lifespan.
c. The phenomenon in which bigger stimuli require larger differences to be noticed.
d. The phenomenon in which visual stimuli takes priority in the brain over audio stimuli of the same intensity.
a. The phenomenon in which the minimum possible threshold for sensing a stimuli is identified.
The day Josie is in Quiapo she notices the honking, engine sounds, yelling, and other street noises. By the second day, however, she no longer notices these. Which of the following is the best explanation?
a. Partial Hearing Loss
b. Tympanic Synthesis
c. “3-D” Hearing
d. Sensory Adaptation
d. Sensory Adaptation
Which of the following best characterizes decision-making?
a. Decisions can be both conscious and unconscious.
b. Decisions are never conscious thoughts.
c. Decisions are conscious thoughts that are the product of careful deliberation.
d. When we are young we only make unconscious decisions but as we learn more we mostly make conscious decisions.
a. Decisions can be both conscious and unconscious.
When Janet feels the wind blowing on her face this is an example of ________.
a. perception
b. sensation
c. signal threshold
d. transduction
b. sensation
Light enters the eye and is converted into electrical signals that can be processed by the brain. This process is called ______________.
a. Light Adaptation
b. Agnosia
c. Transduction
d. Binocular Vision
c. Transduction
Which of the following is the major difference between light and dark adaptation?
a. Dark adaptations happens when cones are bleached and need time to replenish.
b. Dark adaptation happens in black and white while light adaptation happens across the full range of color.
c. Dark adaptation happens almost instantly while light adaptation occurs over the course of several minutes.
Correct!
d. Dark adaptations happens when rods are bleached and need time to replenish.
d. Dark adaptations happens when rods are bleached and need time to replenish.
The school of though that is associated with the study of perception.
a. psychoanalysis
b. gestalt
c. cognitive
d. behaviorism
b. gestalt
When Anna and Joseph see the same color differently, it is explained by:
a. sensation
b. threshold
c. perception
d. sensory adaptation
c. perception
After meeting car accident, Malou could still not see despite undergoing an eye operation. It can be suspected that:
a. the brain center had been affected/damaged
b. the accident is very traumatic
c. the medical procedure is not correct
d. none of the choices
a. the brain center had been affected/damaged
____________ are specialized cells that convert light into electrical signals.
a. Retinas
b. Ventral and Dorsal pathways
c. Photoreceptors, such as agnosia and prosopagnosia
d. Photoreceptors, such as rods and cones
d. Photoreceptors, such as rods and cones
