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Chapter 4 Quiz
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Question 1
The minimum amount of energy needed for an individual to notice a stimulus is called a(n)
________ threshold.
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Sensation and Perception: Basic Principles - p. 89
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absolute
Correct
difference
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sensory
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physical
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Question 2
Our individual experience with the environment shapes our perceptions of the world around
us. This is known as a ________.
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Question 3
How Culture Influences What We Perceive - p. 90
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personality type
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perceptual set
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cultural affect
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sensory profile
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Evidence shows that visual scanning patterns are subject to cultural variations. For
example, the direction in which we examine pictures—from left to right or from right to left—
is linked to our ________.
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How People Perceive Pictures - p. 92
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handwriting style
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reading patterns
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quantitative reasoning ability
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reading preferences
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Question 4
________ refers to the organization of sensations in three dimensions, even though the
image on the eye's retina is two-dimensional.
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Perception of Depth - p. 94
Question 5
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Sensory integration
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Depth perception
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Pictorial perception
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Visual alignment
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One of the prominent styles of modern art aimed to give the viewer the time experience of
moving around static forms in order to examine their volume and structure. This style is
known as ________.
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Question 6
Some Cultural Patterns of Drawing - p. 95
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impressionism
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cubism
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constructivism
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expressionism
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Cross-cultural research has established that people associate the color white with more
positive feelings than the color black. This bias seems to be present in humans beginning
________.
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Perception of Color - p. 96
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from birth
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in the preschool years
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in emerging adolescence
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in early adulthood
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Question 7
The subjective awareness of one's own sensations, perceptions, and other mental events is
also known as human ________.
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Question 8
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experience
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consciousness
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lucidity
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existence
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Studies show that ________ culture tends to emphasize precise measurement of time.
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Consciousness and Culture - p. 104
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Perception of Time - p. 100
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Arabic
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African
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Western
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Caribbean
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Question 9
The Iroquois believe that dreams constitute real events, demand action, and foreshadow
the course of future events. Theirs is an example of a ________ culture.
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Question 10
Sleep and Cultural Significance of Dreams - p. 105
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monophasic
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polymorphic
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polyphasic
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monoperceptive
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Which of the following is not a goal of meditation referred to in the text?
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Feedback for all Beyond Altered States of Consciousness - p. 111
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Reducing stress
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Reaching a state of detachment
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Achieving a special state of consciousness
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Losing excess weight
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