Question 1

Our ability to locate sounds is greater when we can use binaural cues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The bundle of axons that carries signals from each ear to the brain is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eardrum 
B)  Eustachian tube 
C)  auditory nerve 
D)  cochlea 
A)  eardrum 
B)  Eustachian tube 
C)  auditory nerve 
D)  cochlea

Question 3

Which of the following has the ability to use binocular distance and depth cues?

Accepted Answer

A)  fish 
B)  horses 
C)  deer 
D)  wolves 
A)  fish 
B)  horses 
C)  deer 
D)  wolves

Question 4

"Phantom limb" pain occurs in at least ________ percent of amputees.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 
B)  45 
C)  65 
D)  25 
A)  90 
B)  45 
C)  65 
D)  25

Question 5

The phenomenon of paradoxical heat explains why ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  some people are more sensitive than others to changes in temperature 
B)  the hands are more sensitive than the arms 
C)  we may think we are touching something hot when we are actually touching something warm and something cool 
D)  encapsulated end organs vary in structure 
A)  some people are more sensitive than others to changes in temperature 
B)  the hands are more sensitive than the arms 
C)  we may think we are touching something hot when we are actually touching something warm and something cool 
D)  encapsulated end organs vary in structure

Question 6

People of ________ ancestry display the highest frequency of motion sickness.

Accepted Answer

A)  European 
B)  Asian 
C)  Indian 
D)  African 
A)  European 
B)  Asian 
C)  Indian 
D)  African

Question 7

Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the rods and cones in the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stars can be seen only with difficulty during the daytime. 
B)  A dim star may disappear when you look directly at it but reappear when you look to one side of it. 
C)  The light from distant stars moving rapidly away from us is shifted toward the red end of the spectrum. 
D)  The moon looks much larger near the horizon than it looks when it is higher in the sky. 
A)  Stars can be seen only with difficulty during the daytime. 
B)  A dim star may disappear when you look directly at it but reappear when you look to one side of it. 
C)  The light from distant stars moving rapidly away from us is shifted toward the red end of the spectrum. 
D)  The moon looks much larger near the horizon than it looks when it is higher in the sky.

Question 8

The fovea is made up of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly rods with some cones 
B)  all rods and no cones 
C)  all cones and no rods 
D)  mostly cones with some rods 
A)  mostly rods with some cones 
B)  all rods and no cones 
C)  all cones and no rods 
D)  mostly cones with some rods

Question 9

While riding on a train, David notices that the trees and telephone poles close to the tracks seem to flash by, while the buildings, trees, and mountains off in the distance seem to move by more slowly. This phenomenon is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  motion parallax 
B)  aerial perspective 
C)  subliminal motion 
D)  motion differential 
A)  motion parallax 
B)  aerial perspective 
C)  subliminal motion 
D)  motion differential

Question 10

Perceptual constancy refers to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  awareness that objects do not cease to exist when they are out of sight 
B)  fact that the "jnd" is constant over a wide range of stimulus intensities 
C)  tendency to perceive objects as relatively stable and unchanging, despite changing sensory information 
D)  tendency to code incoming stimuli always in the same way 
A)  awareness that objects do not cease to exist when they are out of sight 
B)  fact that the "jnd" is constant over a wide range of stimulus intensities 
C)  tendency to perceive objects as relatively stable and unchanging, despite changing sensory information 
D)  tendency to code incoming stimuli always in the same way

Question 11

Frequency determines ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  amplitude 
B)  timbre 
C)  overtones 
D)  pitch 
A)  amplitude 
B)  timbre 
C)  overtones 
D)  pitch

Question 12

When objects are 60 or 70 feet away, ________ is not a major distance cue.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergence 
B)  retinal disparity 
C)  texture gradient 
D)  motion parallax 
A)  convergence 
B)  retinal disparity 
C)  texture gradient 
D)  motion parallax

Question 13

Which of the following cells does your eye contain the most of?

Accepted Answer

A)  parvocellular cells 
B)  magnocellular cells 
C)  cones 
D)  rods 
A)  parvocellular cells 
B)  magnocellular cells 
C)  cones 
D)  rods

Question 14

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ________ cues.

Accepted Answer

A)  binocular 
B)  binaural 
C)  dichromatic 
D)  monocular 
A)  binocular 
B)  binaural 
C)  dichromatic 
D)  monocular

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The messages of opponent-process receptors for color are later translated into trichromatic form. 
B)  The messages of trichromatic receptor cells for color are later translated into opponent-process form. 
C)  The messages of trichromatic receptor cells for color are carried to the brain in trichromatic form. 
D)  The messages of opponent-process receptors for color are carried to the brain in opponent-process form. 
A)  The messages of opponent-process receptors for color are later translated into trichromatic form. 
B)  The messages of trichromatic receptor cells for color are later translated into opponent-process form. 
C)  The messages of trichromatic receptor cells for color are carried to the brain in trichromatic form. 
D)  The messages of opponent-process receptors for color are carried to the brain in opponent-process form.

Question 16

Adaptation is the process in which ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  receptor sensitivity changes as a result of continued exposure to a stimulus 
B)  receptor cells become linked with one another 
C)  nonspectral colors can be seen 
D)  visual acuity improves as one centers an object's light on the fovea 
A)  receptor sensitivity changes as a result of continued exposure to a stimulus 
B)  receptor cells become linked with one another 
C)  nonspectral colors can be seen 
D)  visual acuity improves as one centers an object's light on the fovea

Question 17

Problems from tinnitus afflict about 1 out of every ________ persons.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  six 
D)  eight 
A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  six 
D)  eight

Question 18

As part of an experiment, Billy is sitting in a darkened room. A light is flashed on a certain point in the room, then flashed off, and a second light is flashed on a split second later at a point a short distance away. This process is repeated several times. Although Billy is really seeing two separate lights flashed at different points on the wall, he perceives them as one light moving from one point to another. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the phi phenomenon 
B)  convergence 
C)  stroboscopic motion 
D)  the autokinetic illusion 
A)  the phi phenomenon 
B)  convergence 
C)  stroboscopic motion 
D)  the autokinetic illusion

Question 19

The depressed spot in the retina that occupies the center of the visual field in which images are focused most sharply is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fovea 
B)  optic nerve 
C)  iris 
D)  cornea 
A)  fovea 
B)  optic nerve 
C)  iris 
D)  cornea

Question 20

Stimuli with strong, clear contours in which we perceive figure and ground in two different ways, shifting back and forth, are called ________ figures.

Accepted Answer

A)  flexible 
B)  camouflaged 
C)  inversed 
D)  reversible 
A)  flexible 
B)  camouflaged 
C)  inversed 
D)  reversible

Our ability to locate sounds is greater when we can use binaural cues.

The bundle of axons that carries signals from each ear to the brain is the ________.

Which of the following has the ability to use binocular distance and depth cues?

"Phantom limb" pain occurs in at least ________ percent of amputees.

The phenomenon of paradoxical heat explains why ________.

People of ________ ancestry display the highest frequency of motion sickness.

Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the rods and cones in the retina?

The fovea is made up of ________.

While riding on a train, David notices that the trees and telephone poles close to the tracks seem to flash by, while the buildings, trees, and mountains off in the distance seem to move by more slowly. This phenomenon is called ________.

Perceptual constancy refers to the ________.

Frequency determines ________.

When objects are 60 or 70 feet away, ________ is not a major distance cue.

Which of the following cells does your eye contain the most of?

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ________ cues.

Which of the following statements is true?

Adaptation is the process in which ________.

Problems from tinnitus afflict about 1 out of every ________ persons.

The depressed spot in the retina that occupies the center of the visual field in which images are focused most sharply is called the ________.

Stimuli with strong, clear contours in which we perceive figure and ground in two different ways, shifting back and forth, are called ________ figures.

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Our ability to locate sounds is greater when we can use binaural cues.

The bundle of axons that carries signals from each ear to the brain is the ________.

Which of the following has the ability to use binocular distance and depth cues?

"Phantom limb" pain occurs in at least ________ percent of amputees.

The phenomenon of paradoxical heat explains why ________.

People of ________ ancestry display the highest frequency of motion sickness.

Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the rods and cones in the retina?

The fovea is made up of ________.

While riding on a train, David notices that the trees and telephone poles close to the tracks seem to flash by, while the buildings, trees, and mountains off in the distance seem to move by more slowly. This phenomenon is called ________.

Perceptual constancy refers to the ________.

Frequency determines ________.

When objects are 60 or 70 feet away, ________ is not a major distance cue.

Which of the following cells does your eye contain the most of?

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ________ cues.

Which of the following statements is true?

Adaptation is the process in which ________.

Problems from tinnitus afflict about 1 out of every ________ persons.

The depressed spot in the retina that occupies the center of the visual field in which images are focused most sharply is called the ________.

Stimuli with strong, clear contours in which we perceive figure and ground in two different ways, shifting back and forth, are called ________ figures.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Basis of Behavior

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Mental Abilities

Motivation and Emotion

Life-Span Development

Personality

Stress and Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Measurement and Statistical Methods

Psychology Applied to Work

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