Cognitive Processing and Perception Quiz

The occipital lobe is the brain region dedicated to visual processing.

Inattentional blindness refers to the failure to perceive unexpected objects even when in plain sight.

Depth perception is the ability to perceive the spatial dimensions of objects, including depth and distance.

Perception involves the active process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.

Spicy is not a primary taste sensation; the primary tastes are sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami.

Gestalt theory proposes that perception arises from organizing sensations into coherent and meaningful patterns.

Perception is the active process of organizing and interpreting sensory information by the brain.

The pupil regulates the amount of light entering the eye.

Perceptual constancy is the ability to maintain a consistent perception of an object despite variations in sensory input.

Binocular disparity is a binocular depth cue, not a monocular one.

Perceptual constancy is the phenomenon where the perception of an object remains constant despite changes in sensory input.

The amygdala is a brain region important for processing emotions, memory, and contributing to perception.

The trichromatic theory posits three types of cones, each sensitive to different wavelengths, contributing to color vision.

Opponent-process theory posits color perception based on the opposing responses of three color pairs.

The temporal lobe is primarily responsible for the recognition of faces.