Attention and Perception

Description: This quiz covers the fundamental concepts, theories, and phenomena related to attention and perception in cognitive psychology. Test your understanding of selective attention, perceptual organization, illusions, and more.
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Which of the following is NOT a type of attention?

  1. Selective Attention

  2. Divided Attention

  3. Sustained Attention

  4. Distributed Attention


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Distributed attention is not a recognized type of attention in cognitive psychology. The other options are valid types of attention.

The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information to make sense of the environment is known as:

  1. Perception

  2. Sensation

  3. Cognition

  4. Memory


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Perception involves the interpretation and organization of sensory information to create a meaningful representation of the environment.

The Gestalt psychologists emphasized the importance of:

  1. Perceptual Organization

  2. Selective Attention

  3. Illusions

  4. Memory Consolidation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Gestalt psychologists focused on how individuals organize and perceive sensory information into meaningful wholes.

Which of the following is an example of a bottom-up processing approach in perception?

  1. Contextual Influences

  2. Past Experiences

  3. Feature Detection

  4. Schema-Driven Processing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Feature detection is a bottom-up processing approach where individual features of a stimulus are processed before being integrated into a whole.

The tendency to perceive objects as complete and whole, even when they are incomplete or broken, is known as:

  1. Perceptual Closure

  2. Perceptual Constancy

  3. Illusory Contours

  4. Figure-Ground Perception


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Perceptual closure refers to the tendency to fill in missing information and perceive objects as complete.

Which of the following is an example of a top-down processing approach in perception?

  1. Feature Detection

  2. Illusory Contours

  3. Contextual Influences

  4. Perceptual Organization


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Contextual influences are a top-down processing approach where prior knowledge and expectations influence perception.

The tendency to perceive objects as having a constant size, shape, and color despite changes in viewing conditions is known as:

  1. Perceptual Constancy

  2. Perceptual Closure

  3. Illusory Contours

  4. Figure-Ground Perception


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Perceptual constancy refers to the ability to perceive objects as having stable properties despite changes in viewing conditions.

Which of the following is an example of an illusion?

  1. Perceptual Constancy

  2. Perceptual Closure

  3. Figure-Ground Perception

  4. The Müller-Lyer Illusion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Müller-Lyer Illusion is an example of an illusion where two lines of equal length appear to be different lengths due to the arrangement of arrowheads at their ends.

The process of dividing attention between two or more tasks or stimuli simultaneously is known as:

  1. Selective Attention

  2. Divided Attention

  3. Sustained Attention

  4. Alternating Attention


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Divided attention refers to the ability to attend to multiple tasks or stimuli at the same time.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences selective attention?

  1. Salience

  2. Prior Knowledge

  3. Contextual Cues

  4. Habituation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Habituation is not a factor that influences selective attention. Salience, prior knowledge, and contextual cues are all factors that can influence selective attention.

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

  1. Selective Attention

  2. Divided Attention

  3. Sustained Attention

  4. Alternating Attention


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sustained attention refers to the ability to maintain attention on a task or stimulus over time.

The tendency to perceive objects as belonging to a group or category is known as:

  1. Perceptual Organization

  2. Perceptual Constancy

  3. Illusory Contours

  4. Figure-Ground Perception


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Perceptual organization refers to the tendency to group and categorize objects based on their similarities.

The tendency to perceive objects as distinct from their background is known as:

  1. Perceptual Organization

  2. Perceptual Constancy

  3. Illusory Contours

  4. Figure-Ground Perception


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Figure-ground perception refers to the ability to distinguish between an object (figure) and its background (ground).

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

  1. Sensory Input

  2. Past Experiences

  3. Cultural Background

  4. Attention


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Attention is not a factor that influences perception. Sensory input, past experiences, and cultural background are all factors that can influence perception.

The process of actively selecting and focusing on specific information while ignoring others is known as:

  1. Selective Attention

  2. Divided Attention

  3. Sustained Attention

  4. Alternating Attention


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Selective attention refers to the ability to focus on specific information while ignoring distractions.

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