Psychology: Sensation, Perception, Attention Quiz
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What is the main focus of Unit 2 in the handbook 'Psychology for Physiotherapist'?

  • Memory and Learning
  • Sensation, Perception, and Attention (correct)
  • Motivation and Emotion
  • Thought and Language

Which of the following is a passive and unconscious character according to the text?

  • Attention
  • Sensation (correct)
  • Memory
  • Perception

What do sense organs act as according to the text?

  • Gateways for producing neural impulses
  • Gateways for acquiring knowledge (correct)
  • Gateways for transmitting impulses
  • Gateways for interpreting stimuli

Which of the following is not one of the basic sensations involving different types of experiences as per the text?

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What is the process where neural impulses are transmitted to the concerned area of the brain and interpreted called?

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What is the knowledge of object stimulating according to the text?

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What is the term for attention that does not require any conscious effort to attend to an object?

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Which factor determines attention by attracting more attention to intense stimuli such as loud sounds, bright colors, and sharp pain?

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What factor attracts our attention more easily with large size or a bigger patch of color?

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What is the term for the maximum amount of material that can be attended to in one period of attention?

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Which factor determines attention by attracting our attention more than one with no movement, e.g., moving toys attract children?

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What factor catches our attention through a sudden change of the continuous stimulus in intensity or size or sudden cessation (disappearing)?

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What attracts our attention when it is unusual, new, or strange?

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What is the definition of perception according to R.E. Silverman?

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In perception, what is the process that involves sensation and interpretation?

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What is the term for the false perception due to the wrong interpretation of stimuli?

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Which type of disorder results in the inability to identify an object by one or more senses despite normal specific senses and memory?

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What is the term for the phenomenon where items are perceived as complete even when they are incomplete?

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Which principle of perception involves organizing sense impressions into meaningful units?

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What is the term for an extreme form of inaccurate, abnormal false perception?

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What is the perceptual disorder characterized by the inability to recognize familiar faces?

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In perception, which term refers to a preparatory adjustment for response?

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'Astereognosis' is a perceptual distortion related to which sense?

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What does 'attention' in perception involve?

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What is agnosia defined as?

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Flashcards

Unit 2 Focus

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Passive Sensation

Unconscious processing of sensory input.

Sense Organs' Role

Gateways for acquiring knowledge from the world.

Nose & Smell

Examples of a sense, but not used in the basic sensation concept in the provided text

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Effectors

Brain's processing of neural impulses; interpretation.

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Sensation (Knowledge)

Awareness of an object stimulating a sense.

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Involuntary Attention

Attention without conscious effort, triggered by stimulus.

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Attention Intensity

Strong stimuli (loud, bright, painful) attract more attention.

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Attention Size

Larger stimuli or a bigger area attract attention.

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Span of Attention

Maximum amount of info processed at once.

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Attention Movement

Movement as a factor attracting attention.

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Attention Change

Sudden changes (in intensity, size, or disappearance) grab attention.

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Attention Novelty

Unusual, new, or strange stimuli attract attention.

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Perception (Silverman)

How individuals process environmental data.

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Sensory Perception

Combining sensation and interpretation of data.

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Illusion

False perception from misinterpreted stimuli.

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Agnosia

Inability to recognize objects despite normal senses and memory.

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Closure (Perception)

Completing a perception of an incomplete image.

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Continuity (Perception)

Grouping sensory impressions into meaningful units.

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Study Notes

Unit 2: Psychology for Physiotherapists

  • Main focus: Sensation and Perception

Sensation

  • Sense organs act as transducers, converting environmental energy into neural impulses
  • Basic sensations: touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight
  • Excludes: hunger, thirst, fatigue, and pain

Attention

  • Involuntary attention: no conscious effort required, e.g., loud sounds, bright colors, sharp pain
  • Factors influencing attention: intensity, size, movement, novelty, and sudden change
  • Selective attention: focusing on specific stimuli while ignoring others
  • Capacity of attention: limited, maximum amount of material that can be attended to in one period

Perception

  • Definition (R.E.Silverman): the process of interpreting and making sense of sensations
  • Involves: sensation and interpretation
  • Incorrect perception: illusion (false interpretation of stimuli)

Perceptual Disorders

  • Agnosia: inability to identify objects through one or more senses, despite normal senses and memory
  • Astereognosis: inability to recognize objects by touch
  • Prosopagnosia: inability to recognize familiar faces (face blindness)

Perceptual Principles

  • Gestalt principle: organizing sense impressions into meaningful units
  • Context influence: perception influenced by surroundings and expectations
  • Closure: perceiving incomplete objects as complete

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