Sensation and Perception in Human Perception Quiz

Test your knowledge on sensory perception with questions on taste, depth cues, auditory processing, and more in this quiz on human perception.

#1

Which sense is primarily associated with the perception of taste?

Vision
Audition
Gustation
Olfaction
#2

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic tastes?

Sweet
Sour
Salty
Bitter
#3

Which term describes the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment?

Sensation
Perception
Cognition
Consciousness
#4

What is the process by which sensory information is organized and interpreted?

Transduction
Sensitization
Perception
Adaptation
#5

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

Temporal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Frontal lobe
#6

Which of the following is NOT a depth cue used by the visual system to perceive depth?

Binocular disparity
Convergence
Relative size
Brightness
#7

What is the phenomenon where repeated exposure to a stimulus leads to a decrease in response?

Sensitization
Habituation
Adaptation
Perceptual constancy
#8

Which of the following theories of color vision proposes that there are three types of color receptors in the retina?

Trichromatic theory
Opponent-process theory
Young-Helmholtz theory
Dual-process theory
#9

What term describes the ability to perceive the world in three dimensions?

Monocular vision
Depth perception
Binocular fusion
Visual acuity
#10

Which of the following is a term used to describe the process of bringing an out-of-focus image into focus?

Accommodation
Convergence
Retinal disparity
Perceptual closure
#11

What is the term for the smallest change in stimulation that can be detected 50% of the time?

Just noticeable difference (JND)
Absolute threshold
Sensory adaptation
Subliminal perception
#12

Which of the following is a visual illusion where two parallel lines appear to converge due to perspective?

Ponzo illusion
Müller-Lyer illusion
Hermann grid illusion
Linear perspective illusion
#13

What is the term for the perceived difference in loudness between the left and right ears?

Sound localization
Auditory masking
Binaural hearing
Sound shadowing

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