Question : MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.The process by which we receive, transform, and process : 1231188

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.The process by which we receive, transform, and process stimuli is

A)sensation.

B)perception.

C)telepathy.

D)habituation.

E)psychophysics.

2. In contrast to sensation, perception involves

A)converting external stimulation intro signals the brain can use.

B)channeling sensory information to the appropriate part of the brain for processing.

C)converting sensory information into meaningful representations of the world.

D)transforming information from the sensory organs to the brain.

E)converting external stimulation into neural signals.

3. In the process of perception, the brain

A)senses the presence of objects in the world.

B)produces experiences of vision, hearing, and so on.

C)forms meaningful impressions by piecing together sensory information.

D)transforms sensory signals into sensations.

E)converts external stimulation into neural signals.

4.In the process of sensation, the brain

A)makes sense of external stimulation.

B)assembles information from various sensory organs into meaningful patterns.

C)forms meaningful representations of sensory information.

D)transforms sensory signals into sensations.

E)interprets the meaning of sensory data.

5. The process of sensation enables us to _________, where the process of perception enables us _________.

A)sense the world around us; make sense of the world around us

B)make sense of the world around us; sense the world around us

C)form meaningful representations of sensory information; experience the rich tapestry of colors and sounds

D)transform sensory signals into sensations; convert external stimulation into neural signals

E)convert external stimulation into neural signals; transforms sensory signals into sensations

6.Psychophysics began with the work of which nineteenth-century German scientist(s)?

A)David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel

B)Hermann von Helmholtz and Ewald Hering

C)Wilhelm Wundt

D)Ernst Weber

E)Gustav Fechner

7.Which of the following is FALSE regarding sensory receptors?

A)They are specialized cells.

B)They allow us to detect difference thresholds but not absolute thresholds.

C)They are located in organs, joints, muscles, and skin.

D)They detect stimuli from the environment.

E)They convert external stimuli into neural impulses used to create sensations.

8.Graduate student Shalanda Huffman studies how physical sources of stimulation relate to the physical experience of these stimuli. Huffman’s field of study is called

A)subliminal perception.

B)perception.

C)parapsychology.

D)psychophysics.

E)sensory adaptation.

9.The study of relationships between the characteristics of external stimuli and sensations is called

A)psychophysics.

B)perception.

C)parapsychology.

D)subliminal perception.

E)sensory adaptation.

10.A psychologist Dr. Rhonda Somblay conducts studies of psychophysics.  She is most likely studying

A)how the intensity of a stimulus affects sensations.

B)how the brain pieces together sensory data to form meaningful perceptions.

C)how stimuli are converted by sensory receptors into neural signals.

D)relationships between psychology and physics.

E)the process of sensory adaptation.