Question 1

Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.

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A)   action
B)   attention
C)   transduction
D)   recognitionE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Fechner's psychophysical methods

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A)   are important from a historical perspective, but are no longer used in contemporary research.
B)   were developed in the early 1960s.
C)   showed that mental activity cannot be measured quantitatively.
D)   are currently used to test a person's hearing and vision.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The study of perception can overlap with

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A)   medicine.
B)   computer science.
C)   philosophy.
D)   all of these.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

To double the perceived brightness of a light, you need to multiply the physical intensity of the light by about 9. This is an example of response

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A)   compression.
B)   expansion.
C)   linearity.
D)   inversion.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

What is meant by a "response criterion"? How might this affect the outcome of a detection experiment?

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Question 6

Kimmy is casting shadows on the wall and watching whether her cat Tiger jumps at the shadows or not. She uses different hand motions to see if there is a difference in whether Tiger jumps or not. Kimmy is informally studying which relationship?

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A)   the stimulus-physiology relationship
B)   the physiology-perception relationship
C)   the stimulus-perception relationship
D)   all of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Of the three classical psychophysical methods, the method of constant stimuli

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A)   is most accurate, but takes the most amount of time.
B)   is least accurate, but is the fastest.
C)   is the fastest and most accurate method.
D)   is the least accurate and takes the most amount of time.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

(a) Define "top-down" and "bottom-up" processing.
(b) Discuss how the "rat-man" demonstration is used to exemplify the distinction between these two types of processing.

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(a) "Top-down" processing refers to the ...

Question 9

The psychophysical method in which stimuli of varying intensities are presented in ascending and descending orders in discrete steps is called the method of

Accepted Answer

A)   limits.
B)   constant stimuli.
C)   searching.
D)   scaling.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The Weber's fraction for electric shock is _____, and ______ for light intensity.

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A)   0.01; 0.08
B)   0.08; 0.01
C)   0.02; 0.02
D)   0.08; 0.08E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry. Even so, he is sure it says "Pop Quiz!" because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the class and he can see read the "P" and the "Q". What allows him to read the board?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bottom-up processing
B)   Oblique processing
C)   Top-down processing
D)   CompressionE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Explain why the "action" step of the perceptual process is vital to an organism's survival.

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The "action" step of the perceptual proc...

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the steps of the perceptual process?

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A)   The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at perception.
B)   The steps are unidirectional, starting at the environmental stimulus and ending at knowledge.
C)   The steps are unidirectional, starting at transduction and ending at recognition.
D)   The sequence of steps is dynamic and constantly changing.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The theory that accounts for response criterion in a detection experiment is

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A)   signal detection theory.
B)   evolutionary theory.
C)   balance theory.
D)   gateway theory.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Cognitive influences affect the _______ level of analysis.

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A)   physiological
B)   psychophysical
C)   both physiological and psychophysical
D)   neither physiological and psychophysicalE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Using Weber's Law, if the DL for a 100 gram weight standard is 2 grams, then the DL when using a 200 gram standard would be ____ grams.

Accepted Answer

A)   0.02
B)   2
C)   4
D)   50E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Nelia is riding in a car and notices that stationary objects closer to her move faster than stationary objects that are further. Nelia is using which method of measuring perception?

Accepted Answer

A)   detection
B)   search
C)   phenomenological method
D)   magnitude estimationE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Discuss four reasons why it is important to study perception.

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Studying perception is important for sev...

Question 19

Trying to find your friend's face in a crowd is related to the method of

Accepted Answer

A)   visual search.
B)   limits.
C)   constant stimuli.
D)   adjustment.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

The "S" in the Weber fraction stands for:

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A)   sensation
B)   synapse
C)   standard stimulus
D)   somaticE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Explain why the "action" step of the perceptual process is vital to an organism's survival.

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Cognitive influences affect the _______ level of analysis.

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Of the three classical psychophysical methods, the method of constant stimuli

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Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.

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Using Weber's Law, if the DL for a 100 gram weight standard is 2 grams, then the DL when using a 200 gram standard would be ____ grams.

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The theory that accounts for response criterion in a detection experiment is

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To double the perceived brightness of a light, you need to multiply the physical intensity of the light by about 9. This is an example of response

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(a) Define "top-down" and "bottom-up" processing. (b) Discuss how the "rat-man" demonstration is used to exemplify the distinction between these two types of processing.

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Justin forgot to wear his glasses to class so the writing he sees on the chalk board is blurry. Even so, he is sure it says "Pop Quiz!" because he knows that there are pop quizzes in the class and he can see read the "P" and the "Q". What allows him to read the board?

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Which of the following best describes the steps of the perceptual process?

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What is meant by a "response criterion"? How might this affect the outcome of a detection experiment?

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Fechner's psychophysical methods

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