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,Table of Content
1. Introduction to Perception.
2. The Physiological2Beginnings of Perception.
3. Neural Processing2and Coding.
4. Cortical Organization.
5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes.
6. Visual2Attention.
7. Taking Action.
8. Perceiving Motion.
6. Perceiving Color.
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
13. Speech Perception.
14. The Cutaneous Senses.
15. The Chemical Senses.
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, Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ―Perceiving machines‖ that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease
a. were developed by computer scientists in the 1660s.
b. were developed by computer scientists in the 1670s.
c. were developed by computer scientists in the 1660s.
d. have yet to be developed.
2. Which of the following2is an application of perception research?
a. Developing speech recognition c. Devising robots that2can ―see.‖
systems.
b. Treating2hearing2problems. d. All of these.
3. Which of the following2is a reason for studying2perception?
a. To become more aware of your own perceptual2experiences.
b. To provide information that may help with a future career.
c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
d. All2of these.
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
5. Which of the following2is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. Neural Processing d. Behavioral Responses
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is
called
a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d. construction.
7. is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to an ATM withdrawal
(pressure from button press becomes electrical energy then becomes a mechanical respons
e
rae. 2suKltninogw2 ilnedthge dispensing of money). c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
8. The specific term for the ―stimulus on the receptors‖ in visual processing is the
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,8
,Table of Content
1. Introduction to Perception.
2. The Physiological2Beginnings of Perception.
3. Neural Processing2and Coding.
4. Cortical Organization.
5. Perceiving Objects and Scenes.
6. Visual2Attention.
7. Taking Action.
8. Perceiving Motion.
6. Perceiving Color.
10. Perceiving Depth and Size.
11. Sound and the Perception of Pitch.
12. Auditory Localization, the Auditory Scene, and Music.
13. Speech Perception.
14. The Cutaneous Senses.
15. The Chemical Senses.
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, Test Bank—Chapter 1: Introduction to Perception
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ―Perceiving machines‖ that can negotiate the environment with humanlike ease
a. were developed by computer scientists in the 1660s.
b. were developed by computer scientists in the 1670s.
c. were developed by computer scientists in the 1660s.
d. have yet to be developed.
2. Which of the following2is an application of perception research?
a. Developing speech recognition c. Devising robots that2can ―see.‖
systems.
b. Treating2hearing2problems. d. All of these.
3. Which of the following2is a reason for studying2perception?
a. To become more aware of your own perceptual2experiences.
b. To provide information that may help with a future career.
c. To apply perception to everyday problems, such as highway sign visibility.
d. All2of these.
4. The study of perception can overlap with
a. medicine. c. philosophy.
b. computer science. d. all of these.
5. Which of the following2is NOT a category of the stages in the perceptual process?
a. Stimuli c. Serendipity
b. Neural Processing d. Behavioral Responses
6. The process of transforming energy in the environment into electrical energy in the neurons is
called
a. refraction. c. reduction.
b. transduction. d. construction.
7. is the step in the perceptual process that is analogous to an ATM withdrawal
(pressure from button press becomes electrical energy then becomes a mechanical respons
e
rae. 2suKltninogw2 ilnedthge dispensing of money). c. Action
b. Transference d. Transduction
8. The specific term for the ―stimulus on the receptors‖ in visual processing is the
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