Perception and Attention

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What is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information to produce a meaningful experience called?

  1. Perception

  2. Attention

  3. Sensation

  4. Cognition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information to produce a meaningful experience.

Which of the following is NOT a type of attention?

  1. Selective attention

  2. Divided attention

  3. Sustained attention

  4. Habituation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Habituation is a decrease in response to a repeated stimulus, while selective attention, divided attention, and sustained attention are all types of attention.

The ability to focus on a single task or stimulus while ignoring distractions is known as:

  1. Selective attention

  2. Divided attention

  3. Sustained attention

  4. Habituation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Selective attention is the ability to focus on a single task or stimulus while ignoring distractions.

The ability to attend to two or more tasks or stimuli simultaneously is known as:

  1. Selective attention

  2. Divided attention

  3. Sustained attention

  4. Habituation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Divided attention is the ability to attend to two or more tasks or stimuli simultaneously.

The ability to maintain attention on a single task or stimulus over a period of time is known as:

  1. Selective attention

  2. Divided attention

  3. Sustained attention

  4. Habituation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sustained attention is the ability to maintain attention on a single task or stimulus over a period of time.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences perception?

  1. Past experiences

  2. Expectations

  3. Culture

  4. Genetics


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Genetics does not influence perception, while past experiences, expectations, and culture all do.

The tendency to perceive objects as being grouped together based on their proximity, similarity, or continuity is known as:

  1. Gestalt principles

  2. Perceptual organization

  3. Figure-ground segregation

  4. Depth perception


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gestalt principles are a set of principles that describe how humans tend to perceive objects as being grouped together based on their proximity, similarity, or continuity.

The ability to perceive the relative distance and depth of objects is known as:

  1. Gestalt principles

  2. Perceptual organization

  3. Figure-ground segregation

  4. Depth perception


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Depth perception is the ability to perceive the relative distance and depth of objects.

The process of separating an object from its background is known as:

  1. Gestalt principles

  2. Perceptual organization

  3. Figure-ground segregation

  4. Depth perception


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Figure-ground segregation is the process of separating an object from its background.

Which of the following is NOT a type of perceptual illusion?

  1. Muller-Lyer illusion

  2. Ponzo illusion

  3. Ebbinghaus illusion

  4. Size constancy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Size constancy is not a perceptual illusion, but rather a perceptual phenomenon that allows us to perceive objects as being the same size even when they are at different distances from us.

The tendency to perceive objects as being more similar to each other than they actually are is known as:

  1. Assimilation

  2. Contrast

  3. Perceptual set

  4. Cognitive dissonance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Assimilation is the tendency to perceive objects as being more similar to each other than they actually are.

The tendency to perceive objects as being more different from each other than they actually are is known as:

  1. Assimilation

  2. Contrast

  3. Perceptual set

  4. Cognitive dissonance


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Contrast is the tendency to perceive objects as being more different from each other than they actually are.

The tendency to perceive objects in a way that is consistent with our expectations is known as:

  1. Assimilation

  2. Contrast

  3. Perceptual set

  4. Cognitive dissonance


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Perceptual set is the tendency to perceive objects in a way that is consistent with our expectations.

The tendency to experience discomfort or tension when our beliefs or expectations are challenged is known as:

  1. Assimilation

  2. Contrast

  3. Perceptual set

  4. Cognitive dissonance


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cognitive dissonance is the tendency to experience discomfort or tension when our beliefs or expectations are challenged.

Which of the following is NOT a type of attentional bias?

  1. Negativity bias

  2. Positivity bias

  3. Confirmation bias

  4. Salience bias


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Positivity bias is not a type of attentional bias, but rather a cognitive bias that leads us to focus on positive information more than negative information.

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