Cognitive Psychology of Sensation and Perception Quiz

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#1

Which of the following is NOT a basic taste?

Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Salty
#2

What is the process by which we interpret sensory information to give it meaning?

Sensation
Perception
Cognition
Transduction
#3

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information?

Hippocampus
Prefrontal cortex
Occipital lobe
Cerebellum
#4

The principle stating that objects that are close together tend to be perceived as belonging to the same group is known as:

Proximity
Closure
Similarity
Continuity
#5

The ability to perceive an object as maintaining its shape despite changes in the viewing angle is known as:

Shape constancy
Size constancy
Brightness constancy
Depth constancy
#6

What term refers to the minimum difference in stimulation that can be detected 50% of the time?

Absolute threshold
Difference threshold
Sensory adaptation
Signal detection
#7

Which Gestalt principle involves the tendency to perceive a series of points or lines as belonging together if they are aligned or connected?

Similarity
Proximity
Continuity
Connectedness
#8

What term describes the ability to focus on one stimulus while ignoring other stimuli?

Selective attention
Divided attention
Sustained attention
Executive attention
#9

Which of the following is a binocular cue for depth perception?

Retinal disparity
Relative size
Interposition
Texture gradient
#10

The theory that suggests perception is the result of adding up patterns of activation from individual receptors is known as:

Gestalt theory
Feature detection theory
Trichromatic theory
Opponent-process theory
#11

Which theory of color vision suggests that color perception is based on the activity of three types of cones, each sensitive to different wavelengths?

Gestalt theory
Feature detection theory
Trichromatic theory
Opponent-process theory
#12

Who proposed the trichromatic theory of color vision?

Hermann von Helmholtz
Max Wertheimer
Eleanor Gibson
David Hubel
#13

The opponent-process theory of color vision proposes that color perception is based on opposing pairs of:

Primary colors
Secondary colors
Complementary colors
Opponent colors
#14

Which term refers to the phenomenon where perception of a stimulus can be influenced by surrounding context?

Perceptual constancy
Top-down processing
Context effects
Bottom-up processing
#15

Which theory of pain perception suggests that pain involves a balance between signals traveling from the body to the brain and inhibitory signals in the brain that dampen these signals?

Gate control theory
Trichromatic theory
Opponent-process theory
Feature detection theory

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