Clicker Questions
Psychology, 11th Edition
by David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
Slides by Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College
Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception
1. The minimum stimulus energy needed to
detect a stimulus is called (the):
A.
B.
C.
D.
Priming
Subliminal
Absolute threshold
Difference threshold
1. The minimum stimulus energy needed to
detect a stimulus is called (the): ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Priming
Subliminal
Absolute threshold
Difference threshold
2. Which portion of the eye is the
transparent structure that changes shape to
help focus images?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lens
Retina
Pupil
Iris
2. Which portion of the eye is the
transparent structure that changes shape to
help focus images? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lens
Retina
Pupil
Iris
3. Which of the following is TRUE of cones?
A.
B.
C.
D.
We have more cones than rods.
Cones are located in the peripheral retina.
Cones are best used in dim light.
Cones detect color best.
3. Which of the following is TRUE of cones?
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
We have more cones than rods.
Cones are located in the peripheral retina.
Cones are best used in dim light.
Cones detect color best.
4. According to the Young-Helmholtz
trichromatic theory, which of the following is
NOT one of the three colors our cones
detect?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Red
Yellow
Green
Blue
4. According to the Young-Helmholtz
trichromatic theory, which of the following is
NOT one of the three colors our cones
detect? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Red
Yellow
Green
Blue
5. Which rule of perceptual organization
shows that we fill in gaps to create whole
objects?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Proximity
Continuity
Figure-ground
Closure
5. Which rule of perceptual organization
shows that we fill in gaps to create whole
objects? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Proximity
Continuity
Figure-ground
Closure
6. Which structure of the ear is the coiled,
fluid-filled tube?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Eardrum
Cochlea
Oval window
Auditory canal
6. Which structure of the ear is the coiled,
fluid-filled tube? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Eardrum
Cochlea
Oval window
Auditory canal
7. Which of the following exemplifies the
volley principle?
A. Place theory best explains how we sense low
pitches.
B. Frequency theory best explains how we sense high
pitches.
C. Place theory best explains how we sense high
pitches.
D. Frequency theory best explains how we sense
intermediate pitches.
7. Which of the following exemplifies the
volley principle? ANSWER
A. Place theory best explains how we sense low
pitches.
B. Frequency theory best explains how we sense high
pitches.
C. Place theory best explains how we sense high
pitches.
D. Frequency theory best explains how we sense
intermediate pitches.
8. Our sense of touch includes the
perception of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
pressure.
temperature.
pain.
all of the above
8. Our sense of touch includes the
perception of: ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
pressure.
temperature.
pain.
all of the above
9. Which taste sensation indicates potential
poisons?
A.
B.
C.
D.
sweet
sour
bitter
umami
9. Which taste sensation indicates potential
poisons? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
sweet
sour
bitter
umami
10. Which of the following experiences does
smell NOT commonly interact with?
A.
B.
C.
D.
audition
taste
memory
emotion
10. Which of the following experiences does
smell NOT commonly interact with?
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
audition
taste
memory
emotion
Critical Thinking Questions
11. Two people look at the same piece of artwork.
One person claims it’s brilliant while the other
thinks it’s junk. What likely explains the difference
in perception?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bottom-up processing
Transduction
Top-down processing
Priming
11. Two people look at the same piece of artwork.
One person claims it’s brilliant while the other
thinks it’s junk. What likely explains the difference
in perception? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bottom-up processing
Transduction
Top-down processing
Priming
12. Chloe’ is able to detect a one inch difference
between a 12 inch and a 13 inch piece of paper,
but not between a 1 mile, 1 inch and a 1 mile, 2
inch strip of road. What would explain this
difference?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Weber’s Law
Difference threshold
Absolute threshold
Signal detection theory
12. Chloe’ is able to detect a one inch difference
between a 12 inch and a 13 inch piece of paper,
but not between a 1 mile, 1 inch and a 1 mile, 2
inch strip of road. What would explain this
difference? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Weber’s Law
Difference threshold
Absolute threshold
Signal detection theory
13. Niobi has had a long and exhausting day
at work. Her usual 10 mile drive home seems
much longer than it normally is because of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sensory adaptation
Priming
Context effects
Motivation and emotion
13. Niobi has had a long and exhausting day
at work. Her usual 10 mile drive home seems
much longer than it normally is because of:
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sensory adaptation
Priming
Context effects
Motivation and emotion
14. Eduardo stares down a road and even though
it appears that the sides of the road meet in the
distance, he knows they remain evenly spaced.
Which perspective of depth perception is he
experiencing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Relative height
Linear perspective
Relative size
Interposition
14. Eduardo stares down a road and even though
it appears that the sides of the road meet in the
distance, he knows they remain evenly spaced.
Which perspective of depth perception is he
experiencing? ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
Relative height
Linear perspective
Relative size
Interposition
15. Penelope is an acrobat that often flips and
turns in the air. Her ability to know where her
head is in relation to the ground is due to her:
A.
B.
C.
D.
vestibular sense.
sensory interaction.
limbic system.
embodied cognition.
15. Penelope is an acrobat that often flips and
turns in the air. Her ability to know where her
head is in relation to the ground is due to her:
ANSWER
A.
B.
C.
D.
vestibular sense.
sensory interaction.
limbic system.
embodied cognition.