Psychology 6th Edition By James S. Nairne

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Chapter 5—Sensation and Perception

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.Sensations are:

a.	the elementary features or building blocks of experience
b.	the processes used to translate external messages into neural impulses
c.	the collection of processes used to arrive at a meaningful interpretation of an experience
d.	the physical properties of stimuli in the environment

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Psychology for a Reason

2.The elementary features or building blocks of experience are the basis of:

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Psychology for a Reason

3.Perception refers to:

a.	the elementary features or building blocks of experience
b.	the collection of processes used to arrive at a meaningful interpretation of an experience
c.	the process of translating external messages into neural impulses
d.	the physical properties of stimuli in the environment

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Psychology for a Reason

4.The collection of processes used to arrive at a meaningful interpretation of an experience is called:

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Psychology for a Reason

5.The small part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is processed by the visual system is:

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Translating the Message (Vision) MSC: New

6.The wavelength of the light that is reflected from an object:

a.	is a function of the amount of light that falls on an object
b.	determines the perceived brightness of a stimulus
c.	is the physical distance from one energy cycle to the next
d.	determines the amount of accommodation in the vitreous humor

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Translating the Message (Vision)

7.The dimension of light that produces color is:

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Translating the Message (Vision) MSC: New

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