Sensation, Perception and Attention in Psychology MCQ Questions and Answers

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Consider the following statements
1. Brightness is a major dimension of visual experience
2. Other things being equal, the intensity of the physical stimulus is the major determiner of brightness sensations
3. The dimension of brightness extends from black to white and through various shades of grey
Which of the above statements are correct

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

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Answer: Option D

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Who among the following discovered that when white light passes through a glass prism it is broken down into rainbow of colours?

A) Bruner and Goodman B) Newton C) Compbell D) Segall

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Answer: Option B

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Which of the following information about Retina is correct?

A) It is the most important structure in the eye B) Light reaches the retina by passing through the vitreous humor C) Two types of photo receptors are identified in the retina-rods and cones D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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Duplicity theory of vision emphasizes that

A) We have two types of visual receptors B) Visual receptors differ in their structure C) Visual receptors differ in their function D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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Orienting reflex refers to

A) Physiological reactions that occur in response to stimulation changes in the environment B) Reflex found only in human beings C) Reflex found only in animals 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 (Receptors)	List-II (Body parts)
A. Meissner corpuscle	1. Areas of the skin with no receptor
B. Basket nerve ending	2. Palms of the hands
C. Free nerve endings	3. Roots of hairs

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

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Answer: Option A

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During the transduction process, receptor cells convert physical energy into an electric voltage called

A) Receptor potential B) Receptor activity C) Receptor organism D) All of the above

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Answer: Option A

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Which information about Ganglion cells is correct?

A) Combines the impulses from many bipolar cells B) Transmits the impulses to the brain through the visual pathway C) The axons of the ganglion cells bundled together make up the optic nerve which carries the visual information from eye to brain D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

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

List-I (Parts of eye)	List-II (Functions)
A. Pupil	1. Light rays enter the eye through it
B. Iris	2. Bends light rays focusing them on the retina
C. Retina	3. Coloured part of the eye that adjusts the amount of light that enters
D. Cones	4. Contains the rods and cones
	5. Sensory receptor in the eye

A) A-1, B -2, C-4, D-5 B) A-1, B -3, C-4, D-5 C) A-2, B -1, C-5, D-3 D) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

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Answer: Option B

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Perceptual-cognitive styles refer to the idea that

A) People differ in the ways they typically and characteristically process information B) People process information in the same way C) People do not process information D) Informations get processed on their own

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Answer: Option A

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