perception test

Question 1

sensation

Answer 1

sense organs and receptors detect and respond to sensory info that stimulates them

Question 2

perception

Answer 2

we give meaning to sensory information

Question 3

process of sensation and perception

Answer 3

reception
transduction
transmission
interpretation

Question 4

reception

Answer 4

detecting and responding to incoming sensory info

Question 5

receptive field

Answer 5

area of space in which a receptor can respond to a stimulus

Question 6

transduction

Answer 6

receptors change the energy of the detected sensory info into a form which can travel along neural pathways to the brain as nerve impulses

Question 7

transmission

Answer 7

sending the sensory info to relevant areas of the brain via the thalamus

Question 8

interpretation

Answer 8

incoming sensory info is given meaning to that it can be understood

Question 9

visual perception

Answer 9

occurs through the visual sensory system

Question 10

visual sensory system

Answer 10

complete network of physiological structures involved in vision
eyes, brain, processed

Question 11

pathway of light

Answer 11

cornea, aqueous humour, pupil, ens, vitreous humour, retina, optic nerve, primary visual cortex

Question 12

visual perception principles

Answer 12

‘rules’ that we apply to visual info to assist our organisation and interpretation of info; ‘make sense’ of info
automatic
gestalt principles, depth cues, perceptual constancies

Question 13

gestalt principles

Answer 13

organise visual scene by grouping
figure-ground
closure
similarity
proximity

Question 14

figure-ground

Answer 14

dividing into ‘figure’ which stands out from the ‘ground’

camouflage

Question 15

closure

Answer 15

‘close up’, fill in or ignore gaps

perceive objects as complete

Question 16

similarity

Answer 16

perceiving things with similar features as belonging together

Question 17

proximity

Answer 17

close together as grouped

words in sentence

Question 18

depth cues

Answer 18

perceiving depth
binocular
monocular

Question 19

binocular depth cues

Answer 19

2 eyes
convergene
retinal disparity

Question 20

convergence

Answer 20

2 eyes inwards

cross eyed

Question 21

retinal disparity

Answer 21

difference in viewing between 2 eyes

Question 22

monocular depth cues

Answer 22

1 eye
accomodation
pictorial cues

Question 23

accomodation

Answer 23

automatic adjustment of lens to focus to determine depth and distance

Question 24

pictorial cues

Answer 24

artists use
create depth in 2D
linear perspective
interposition
texture gradient
relative size
height in the visual field

Question 25

linear perspective

Answer 25

parallels lines meeting

Question 26

interposition

Answer 26

overlap, further away

Question 27

texture gradient

Answer 27

reduction of detail as it recedes into the distance

Question 28

relative size

Answer 28

larger images are closer than smaller

Question 29

height in the visual field

Answer 29

closer to the horizon the more distant

Question 30

perceptual constancies

Answer 30

object remains stable despite changes in image on retina size shape brightness

Question 31

size constancy

Answer 31

size remains same

Question 32

shape constancy

Answer 32

shape remains same

Question 33

brightness constancy

Answer 33

brightness remains same

Question 34

perceptual set

Answer 34

predisposition or 'readiness' to perceive something in accordance to what we expect it to be

Question 35

factors that influence perceptual set

Answer 35

``` context motivation emotional state past experience culture ```

Question 36

context

Answer 36

setting or environment

Question 37

motivation

Answer 37

internal processes which activate behaviour that we direct towards achieving a particular goal

Question 38

emotional state

Answer 38

how we are feeling

Question 39

past experience

Answer 39

personal experiences

Question 40

culture

Answer 40

way of life

Question 41

taste receptors

Answer 41

sensory receptors | detect the chemical molecules that enable taste

Question 42

taste buds

Answer 42

contain taste receptors | on tongue

Question 43

papillae

Answer 43

thousands of small bumps on surface of tongue taste buds located within these 50-150 taste receptors on each

Question 44

taste pores

Answer 44

on surface of tongue open into taste buds

Question 45

gustatory hairs

Answer 45

extend from taste receptors into the taste pores

Question 46

tastants

Answer 46

dissolved chemical molecules that can be tasted

Question 47

5 basic tastes

Answer 47

``` sweet sour salty bitter umami ```

Question 48

influences of taste perception

Answer 48

age: children more responsive, lose taste buds as age genetics: sensitivenss perceptual set: we taste was we expect culture: what exposed to

Question 49

perceptual distortion

Answer 49

mismatch between perceptual experience and physical reality

Question 50

visual illusion

Answer 50

consistent misinterpretation of real sensory info

Question 51

müller-lyer illusion

Answer 51

2 lines of equal length with opposite shaped ends; one perceived as longer

Question 52

biological perspective of müller-lyer illusion

Answer 52

specific brain areas that are active and inactive when we view illusion

Question 53

psychological perspective of müller-lyer illusion

Answer 53

learning and past experience

Question 54

social perspective of müller-lyer illusion

Answer 54

cultural influences | room corners

Question 55

flavour

Answer 55

combination of taste and other senses (smell)

Question 56

synaesthesia

Answer 56

stimulation of one sense produces additional unusual experiences in another sense involuntary or automatic consistent and memorable rare