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03 Sensation and Perception Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 03 Sensation and Perception, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

After wearing a watch for a while, you stop noticing its feel on your wrist even though it remains there. This is an example of sensory adaptation.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Choose one
1 point

A person enters a dim room and wants to make the most of the available light. Which photoreceptors are especially useful for seeing in these conditions?

  1. A

    Rods

  2. B

    Cones

  3. C

    Hair cells

  4. D

    Taste receptors

03
Written response
1 point

A listener hears one tone as higher than another because it has a higher frequency. What perceived sound quality differs?

04
Fill in the blank
1 point

When separate marks are placed close to one another, we tend to see them as belonging together. This grouping principle is .

05
True or false
1 point

While focused on one task, a person fails to notice that an object in the scene has changed. This is an example of change blindness.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

06
Choose one
1 point

In a quiet room, a person notices a small increase in a tone's volume about half the time it occurs. Which threshold does this illustrate?

  1. A

    Absolute threshold

  2. B

    Difference threshold

  3. C

    Sensory adaptation

  4. D

    Signal transduction

07
Written response
1 point

What is the process called in which specialized receptors convert physical energy into neural signals?

08
Fill in the blank
1 point

When people perceive an incomplete outline as a complete shape, they are using the Gestalt principle of .

09
Choose one
1 point

Which sequence best describes how hearing begins when sound reaches the ear?

  1. A

    The eardrum and middle-ear bones vibrate, then the retina's photoreceptors send signals.

  2. B

    The cochlea's fluid moves before sound waves reach the eardrum and middle-ear bones.

  3. C

    The eardrum and middle-ear bones vibrate, cochlear fluid moves, and hair cells send neural signals.

  4. D

    Hair cells send signals before the sound waves vibrate the eardrum.

10
Choose all
1 point

Select all statements that accurately describe bodily senses.

  1. A

    The vestibular sense supports balance and registers head movement.

  2. B

    Proprioception provides information about body position.

  3. C

    Kinesthesia provides information about movement.

  4. D

    The vestibular sense detects color and sharp visual detail.

11
Choose one
1 point

In an ambiguous image, a viewer can see the same central region either as a vase or as the space between two faces. Which perceptual principle best explains this shift?

  1. A

    Figure–ground relationship

  2. B

    Similarity

  3. C

    Good continuation

  4. D

    Sensory adaptation

12
Choose all
1 point

A person identifies a familiar object even though part of it is hidden. Select all factors that can guide this top-down interpretation.

  1. A

    Prior knowledge

  2. B

    Expectations

  3. C

    Context

  4. D

    The edges and colors in the current sensory input

13
Choose one
1 point

Differences in the sound reaching each ear help a listener do what?

  1. A

    Perceived pitch

  2. B

    The location of the sound source

  3. C

    The loudness of the sound

  4. D

    The flavor of the sound

14
Open ended
1 point

A person with reduced smell input says that food seems to have less flavor. Explain how taste and smell contribute to this experience.

15
Choose one
1 point

Which retinal photoreceptors support color vision and sharp visual detail?

  1. A

    Rods

  2. B

    Cones

  3. C

    Hair cells

  4. D

    Taste receptors

16
True or false
1 point

Kinesthesia provides information about body movement.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

17
Choose one
1 point

A person with a congested nose says that food seems less flavorful. Which explanation best fits how the senses interact?

  1. A

    Taste receptors stop responding to all food molecules when the nose is congested.

  2. B

    Smell contributes to flavor, so reduced smell can make food seem less flavorful.

  3. C

    The vestibular sense is needed to detect the flavor of food.

  4. D

    Proprioception supplies the chemical information used to taste food.

18
Written response
1 point

Which perceived sound quality is influenced by sound amplitude?

19
Choose one
1 point

Viewers perceive several circles with the same color as belonging together, even when they are spread apart. Which Gestalt principle best explains this grouping?

  1. A

    Proximity: nearby elements tend to be grouped together.

  2. B

    Similarity: elements that look alike tend to be grouped together.

  3. C

    Closure: incomplete shapes tend to be perceived as whole.

  4. D

    Good continuation: smooth, continuous patterns are favored over abrupt breaks.

20
Written response
1 point

What is the term for shifting attention to a location without moving the eyes?