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Class 11 Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes worksheet
CBSE Psychology. Senses and thresholds, selective, divided and sustained attention, Gestalt principles, depth cues, constancies and illusions. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The minimum value of a stimulus needed for it to be noticed is the:
- span of attention
- figure-ground
- difference threshold
- absolute threshold
Answer
(d) absolute threshold
- 2.
What does the ears register?
- hearing
- the position and movement of body parts
- the body’s balance and orientation
- touch, warmth, cold and pain
Answer
(a) hearing
- 3.
Kabir hears their own name across a noisy dining hall. Which kind of attention is this?
- perceptual constancy
- divided attention
- sustained attention
- selective attention
Answer
(d) selective attention
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is sensation?
Answer
The initial experience of a stimulus registered by a sense organ, such as hard, warm, loud or blue.
- 5.
Is each depth cue monocular or binocular? (a) convergence (b) retinal disparity
Answer
(a) binocular (b) binocular
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain the three theories of selective attention.
Answer
Filter theory (Broadbent): one stimulus passes the filter, others are blocked. Filter-attenuation theory (Treisman): others are weakened, so relevant ones like your name slip through. Multimode theory (Johnston and Heinz): selection at three stages, needing more effort later.
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