Sensation, Perception and Attention in Psychology MCQ Questions and Answers

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Who among the following proposed that the brain has the innate capacity for organising perceptions?

A) Kohler B) Koffka C) Wertheimer D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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The stability of the environment as we perceive it is termed as

A) Perceptual constancy B) Perceptual stability C) Perceptual vision D) Perceptual organization

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Answer: Option A

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Consider the following statements
1. The bundled axons of the ganglion cells from both the eyes, first travel to the base of the brain and come together in the optic chiasma
2. At the optic chiasma stimuli from the left visual field are sent to the right occipital lobe for further processing
3. Stimuli from the right visual field are sent to the left occipital lobe
Select the correct answer from the options given below:

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 1 and 2 C) 1 and 3 D) Only 3

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Answer: Option A

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. . . . . . . . theory/law regards threshold identification by subject as a form of decision making

A) Signal detection B) ROC C) Fechner's law D) Weber's law

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Answer: Option A

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

List-I	List-II
A. Pinna	1. Small bones behind tympanic membrane
B. Eardrum	2. Outer ear
C. Malleus	3. Tympanic membrane
D. Ossicles	4. Bone closest to the tympanic membrane

A) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 B) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 C) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 D) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

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Answer: Option B

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Lens, in the eyes

A) Is a curved structure behind the pupil that bends light rays, focusing them on the retina B) Is a smooth structure in the back of the retina C) Is a curved structure behind the cornea D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

List-I (Minimum level/Law)	List-II (Explanation)
A. Absolute Threshold	1. The smallest change in the stimulus that a person is able to detect stastically
B. Differential Threshold	2. The relationship between stimulus intensity and difference threshold
C. Weber's Law	3. The least amount of stimulus energy necessary to be able to detect

A) A-1, B-3, C-2 B) A-3, B-1, C-2 C) A-2, B-1, C-3 D) A-3, B-2, C-1

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Answer: Option B

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Timbre is

A) The psychological counterpart of wave complexity B) The tonal quality that enables us to distinguish among different musical instruments and voices C) Both A and B D) None of the above

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Answer: Option C

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The chemical found in cones is known as

A) Iodospin B) Rodopsin C) Visual purple D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

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Which of the following is the principle of perceptual organization?

A) Closure B) Grouping C) Contrast D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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