Sensation And Perception 8th Edition by Goldstein – Test Bank

Sensation And Perception 8th Edition by Goldstein – Test Bank

Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception

Multiple Choice Questions (41) (Numbers 2,4,8,11,14,16,18,22,26 and 36 are on the book companion website.)

1. “Perceiving machines” that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease

a. were developed by computer scientists in the 1960s.

b. were developed by computer scientists in the 1970s.

c. were developed by computer scientists in the 1990s.

d. have yet to be developed. ** (page 4; factual)

2. Which of the following is an application of perception research?

1. Developing speech recognition systems.
2. Treating hearing problems.
3. Devising robots that can “see.”
4. All of these. ** (page 5; conceptual, WWW)

3. Which of the following is a reason for studying perception?

a. To become more aware of your own perceptual experiences.

b. To provide information that may help with a future career.

c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.

d. All of these. ** (page 5; conceptual)

4. The study of perception can overlap with

a. medicine.

b. computer science.

c. philosophy.

d. all of these. ** (page 5; conceptual, WWW)

5. Which of the following is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?

a. Stimulus

b. Electricity

c. Knowledge

d. Serendipity ** (page 6; conceptual)

6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is called

      a.   refraction.

1. transduction. ** (page 7; factual)
2. reduction.
3. construction.