Sensation, Attention and Perception - Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting - Psychology Previous Year Questions

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2023 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Sensation, Attention and Perception

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2023

Blind spot in the retina contains ______________________.

A

only rod cells

B

only cone cells

C

both rod and cone cells

D

neither rod nor cone cells

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2023 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Sensation, Attention and Perception

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2023

Transduction of mechanical energy into nerve impulses in the auditory system takes place in response to bending of the______________________.

A

pinna

B

hair cells

C

incus

D

malleus

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2023 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Sensation, Attention and Perception

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2023

Which one of the following is TRUE for the Pain-Gate control theory?

A

Gate is a physical structure

B

Activity of gate cannot be closed by non-pain signals

C

Substance P released into spinal cord does not activate other neurons that send messages through spinal gates

D

Pain signals must pass through a gate located in the spinal cord

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2024 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Sensation, Attention and Perception

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2024

Which of the following is a binocular cue for depth perception?

A

Motion parallax

B

Texture gradient

C

Linear perception

D

Convergence

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2025 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Sensation, Attention and Perception

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2025

Identify “False” and “True” statements
P. Little children wearing neon green color jacket on field trips illustrates the use of exogenous attention
Q. Scanning the room for green color because your friend said she will wear a green dress illustrates the use of endogenous attention
R. Endogenous attention is voluntary – exogenous attention is involuntary
S. Endogenous attention is a bottom up process and exogenous attention is a top down process

A

P – false, Q – true, R – true, S – true

B

P – true, Q – false, R – true, S – true

C

P – true, Q – true, R – true, S – false

D

P – false, Q – true, R – false, S – false

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2025 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Sensation, Attention and Perception

Humanities & Social Sciences-Psychology (XH-C5) 2025

From the following options, what is/are illusion(s)?

A

Erroneous perceptions

B

Schemas

C

Perceptual constancies

D

Incorrect perceptual hypothesis

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2026 · Psychology · Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Sensation, Attention and Perception

Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology (XH-C5) 2026

Which of the following is true about contours in visual form perception?

A

Contours are formed due to brightness difference between the object and background.

B

Contours never provide shape to the objects.

C

Reversible figures do not involve contours.

D

Camouflage works when contours do not break.

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