Practice Quizzes

  1. Describe the visual pathway, from light entering the eye to the signal reaching the visual cortex.

  2. How does the structure of the ear (outer, middle and inner) allow for perception of sound?

  3. Is perception a top–down or a bottom–up process? Discuss with reference to theory and evidence.

  4. What are the key theories of auditory attention? Which has the best evidence?

  5. What is the difference between inattention blindness and change blindness? Give examples of each.