Sensation: Color and Absolute Threshold Correct
3 Sensation and Perception
Key: Answer, Page, Type, Learning Objective, Level
Type
A=Applied
C=Conceptual
F=Factual
Level
(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult
LO=Learning Objective
SG=Used in Study Guide p=page MULTIPLE CHOICE
The ABCs of Perception
Learning Objective- 3.1 What is sensation and how does it enter the central nervous system?
1. ______ are the raw data of experience, based on the activation of certain receptors located in the various sensory organs. a) Perceptions
Incorrect. Perception is the mental process of sorting, identifying, and arranging the raw data of experience into meaningful patterns. Sensations are the raw data of experience.
b) Emotions c) Cognitions d) Sensations
Correct. Sensations are the raw data of experience based on receptor activation.
ANS: d, p. 84, C, LO=3.1, (1)
2. ______ is the mental process of making sense of sensory information. a) Abstraction b) Sensation
Incorrect. Sensation is the activation of the receptors. Perception is the mental process of making sense of sensory information. c) Perception
Correct. Perception is the mental process of making sense of sensory information. d. Consciousness
ANS: c, p. 83, C, LO=3.1, (2)
3. Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________. a) perception
Incorrect. Perception is the mental process of sorting, identifying, and arranging the raw data of experience into meaningful patterns. Sensation is the activation of the receptors.
b) sensation
Correct. Sensation is the activation of the receptors by stimuli.
c) adaptation d) habituation
ANS: b, p. 84, F, LO=3.1, (1)
4. Cells that are triggered by light, vibrations, sounds, touch, or chemical substances are called ________. a) ganglion cells
Incorrect. Ganglion cells are connector neurons that come into play later in the process. They take information from receptors and related cells and then send it on for
Key: Answer, Page, Type, Learning Objective, Level
Type
A=Applied
C=Conceptual
F=Factual
Level
(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult
LO=Learning Objective
SG=Used in Study Guide p=page MULTIPLE CHOICE
The ABCs of Perception
Learning Objective- 3.1 What is sensation and how does it enter the central nervous system?
1. ______ are the raw data of experience, based on the activation of certain receptors located in the various sensory organs. a) Perceptions
Incorrect. Perception is the mental process of sorting, identifying, and arranging the raw data of experience into meaningful patterns. Sensations are the raw data of experience.
b) Emotions c) Cognitions d) Sensations
Correct. Sensations are the raw data of experience based on receptor activation.
ANS: d, p. 84, C, LO=3.1, (1)
2. ______ is the mental process of making sense of sensory information. a) Abstraction b) Sensation
Incorrect. Sensation is the activation of the receptors. Perception is the mental process of making sense of sensory information. c) Perception
Correct. Perception is the mental process of making sense of sensory information. d. Consciousness
ANS: c, p. 83, C, LO=3.1, (2)
3. Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called ________. a) perception
Incorrect. Perception is the mental process of sorting, identifying, and arranging the raw data of experience into meaningful patterns. Sensation is the activation of the receptors.
b) sensation
Correct. Sensation is the activation of the receptors by stimuli.
c) adaptation d) habituation
ANS: b, p. 84, F, LO=3.1, (1)
4. Cells that are triggered by light, vibrations, sounds, touch, or chemical substances are called ________. a) ganglion cells
Incorrect. Ganglion cells are connector neurons that come into play later in the process. They take information from receptors and related cells and then send it on for