Sensation And Perception Psychology MCQs

Human experience the longest visible electromagnetic waves as the color__and the shortest visible waves as_.

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A. Blue; yellow

B. Red; blue-violet

C. Red; green

D. Black; white

If you project a red, a green, and a blue light into space, the point at which the three lights cross will lead to the perception of:

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A. Ultraviolet light

B. White light

C. Orange light

D. Infrared light

The absolute threshold for hearing is arbitrarily defined as zero:

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A. Wavelength

B. Decibels

C. Phonemes

D. Hertz

Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times a week, she didn’t recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrate the importance of:

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A. Context effects

B. Perceptual adaptation

C. Proximity

D. Visual capture

Mrs. Aftab is just beginning to experience sensorineural hearing loss. She is likely to have the greatest difficulty hearing sounds of:

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A. High frequency and high amplitude

B. Low frequency and high amplitude

C. Low frequency and low amplitude

D. High frequency and low amplitude

After hearing rumors about the outbreak of an infectious disease, Alyosha began to perceive his normal aches and pains as disease related symptoms. His reaction best illustrated the impact of:

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A. The cocktail party effect

B. Perceptual set

C. Relative clarity

D. The Ponzo illusion

Perceptual adaptation refers to the:

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A. Grouping of stimuli into smooth, uninterrupted patterns

B. Perception of an object as unchanging in shape regardless of our own viewing angle

C. Tendency for novel or unfamiliar stimuli to capture our attention

D. Perceptual adjustment to an artificially displaced visual field

Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Salim didn’t perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates:

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A. Perceptual adaptation

B. Relative clarity

C. Change blindness

D. The cocktail party effect

The perception of a humanlike face in the random configurations of the lunar landscape best illustrates the impact of______on visual perception.

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A. Perceptual schemas

B. Relative clarity

C. Shape constancy

D. Stroboscopic movement

While reading a novel, Rizvi isn’t easily distracted by the sounds of the TV or even by his brothers’ loud arguments. This best illustrates:

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A. The phi phenomenon

B. Perceptual constancy

C. Interposition

D. Selective attention