1. Which of the following brain structures coordinates voluntary movement?
a) cerebellum b) thalamus c) corpus callosum d) reticular formation
2. Regarding sensation and perception, which of the following statements is true?
a) Perception generally precedes sensation in our processing of a stimulus.
b) Sensation and perception are essentially synonyms.
c) Sensation involves the interpretation of a stimulus, whereas perception does not.
d) Sensation involves the activation of sense receptors; perception involves interpretation...
3. Gibson and Walk’s (1960) ‘visual cliff’ studies revealed that:
a) even infants as young as 6 months of age perceive depth
b) infants do not perceive depth until they are at least 14 months of age
c) depth perception is very poor in infants
d) depth perception depends largely on experience
4. Which of the following sequences correctly orders the structures of the visual pathway, from the eye to the cortex?
a) ganglion cells → occipital lobe → thalamus
b) thalamus → ganglion cells → occipital lobe
c) ganglion cells → thalamus → occipital lobe
d) thalamus → occipital lobe → ganglion cells