One of the pioneers of the psychology of perception was ________________?

A. Mcdougall
B. Jung
C. Skinner
D. Helmholtz

Optical illusions result from distortion in __________________?

A. Transudation
B. Sensation
C. Perception
D. Adaptation

In listening to two conversations simultaneously, it is possible to attend to one and ignore the other if the differ in ______________?

A. Semantics
B. Pragmatics
C. Syntax
D. Pitch

Which of the following is not a Gestalt Law of Organization?

A. Closure
B. Proximity
C. Continuation
D. All of the above

Hermann von Helmholtz is, in part, famous for his theory of ________________?

A. Color blindness
B. Color vision
C. Lateral inhibition
D. Sensory transduction

The cue of accommodation is especially effective for ________________?

A. Long distances
B. Short distances
C. Moving objects
D. Both a and c

The theory of Selective Attention was proposed by ______________?

A. Selfridge
B. Bruner
C. Broadbent
D. Lockhart and craik

Which of the following sensory systems involves the ganglion cells and the ciliary muscles?

A. Cutaneous
B. Auditory
C. Visual
D. Olfactory

The ability to focus on stimuli in which we are interested while resisting distracting stimuli is called ________________?

A. Concentrated attending
B. Stimulus focusing
C. Selective attention
D. Structured perceiving

Perception is the process by which __________________?

A. Stimulus energies are detected
B. Stimulus energies are transformed into neural activity
C. Sensory input is selected, organized and interpreted
D. Nerve cells respond to specific features of a stimulus