Question 1

Newborn infants react ____ to sweet tastes and ____ to strong sour tastes.

Accepted Answer

A)  neutrally; negatively 
B)  positively; neutrally 
C)  positively; positively 
D)  positively; negatively 
A)  neutrally; negatively 
B)  positively; neutrally 
C)  positively; positively 
D)  positively; negatively D

Question 2

Gate-control theory is an attempt to explain

Accepted Answer

A)  why the perception of pain is so subjective. 
B)  how subliminal perception works. 
C)  how receptive fields influence one another. 
D)  how the optic chiasm directs visual information. 
A)  why the perception of pain is so subjective. 
B)  how subliminal perception works. 
C)  how receptive fields influence one another. 
D)  how the optic chiasm directs visual information. A

Question 3

Auditory localization is to hearing as

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy is to vision. 
B)  optical illusion is to vision. 
C)  retinal disparity is to vision. 
D)  depth perception is to vision. 
A)  size constancy is to vision. 
B)  optical illusion is to vision. 
C)  retinal disparity is to vision. 
D)  depth perception is to vision. D

Question 4

Research evidence now suggests that color vision appears to involve sequential stages of information processing; in the first stage the cones seem to follow the opponent process theory and in the later stages the cells in the retina, LGN and visual cortex seem to follow the trichromatic theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Stimulation of sensory receptors of the skin is processed by the

Accepted Answer

A)  septal cortex, which is located in the cerebellum. 
B)  limbic system, which is located in the hypothalamus. 
C)  somatosensory cortex, which is located in the parietal lobes. 
D)  medial forebrain bundle, which is located in the temporal lobes. 
A)  septal cortex, which is located in the cerebellum. 
B)  limbic system, which is located in the hypothalamus. 
C)  somatosensory cortex, which is located in the parietal lobes. 
D)  medial forebrain bundle, which is located in the temporal lobes.

Question 6

Catelin has had a slow throbbing pain in her ankle since she twisted it roller blading last week. These pain signals are traveling along

Accepted Answer

A)  ungated endorphin pathways in the hypothalamus. 
B)  thin, unmyelinated C fibers. 
C)  thick, myelinated A-delta fibers. 
D)  periacqueductal gray neurons in the midbrain. 
A)  ungated endorphin pathways in the hypothalamus. 
B)  thin, unmyelinated C fibers. 
C)  thick, myelinated A-delta fibers. 
D)  periacqueductal gray neurons in the midbrain.

Question 7

The auditory receptor cells are the

Accepted Answer

A)  cochlea. 
B)  ossicles. 
C)  hair cells. 
D)  basilar membrane. 
A)  cochlea. 
B)  ossicles. 
C)  hair cells. 
D)  basilar membrane.

Question 8

Imagine that human neurons reach a maximum firing rate of 5000 impulses per second, rather than only 1000 impulses per second. Using the volley principle, this would mean that

Accepted Answer

A)  place theory could explain the full range of human pitch perception. 
B)  neither frequency theory nor place theory could fully explain human pitch perception. 
C)  frequency theory could explain the full range of human pitch perception. 
D)  both place theory and frequency theory would be necessary to fully explain human pitch perception. 
A)  place theory could explain the full range of human pitch perception. 
B)  neither frequency theory nor place theory could fully explain human pitch perception. 
C)  frequency theory could explain the full range of human pitch perception. 
D)  both place theory and frequency theory would be necessary to fully explain human pitch perception.

Question 9

In vision the ____________________ of light affects the perception of brightness, while the ____________________ affects the perception of color.

Accepted Answer

amplitude;

Question 10

Pain messages transmitted to the brain through the fast pathway are associated with ____, while messages transmitted through the slow pathway are associated with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  external; internal 
B)  internal; external 
C)  sharp pain; a longer-lasting aching pain 
D)  a longer-lasting aching pain; sharp pain 
A)  external; internal 
B)  internal; external 
C)  sharp pain; a longer-lasting aching pain 
D)  a longer-lasting aching pain; sharp pain

Question 11

If a piano player softly taps a key and then hits the same key with a lot of force the second note will sound louder because of a difference in the ____ of the sound wave.

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency 
B)  wavelength 
C)  amplitude 
D)  timbre 
A)  frequency 
B)  wavelength 
C)  amplitude 
D)  timbre

Question 12

One key gender difference that has been found with respect to tasting is that

Accepted Answer

A)  men are more likely than women to be supertasters. 
B)  women tend to react more to sweet tastes while men react more to bitter tastes. 
C)  men tend to react more to sweet tastes while women react more to bitter tastes. 
D)  women are more likely than men to be supertasters. 
A)  men are more likely than women to be supertasters. 
B)  women tend to react more to sweet tastes while men react more to bitter tastes. 
C)  men tend to react more to sweet tastes while women react more to bitter tastes. 
D)  women are more likely than men to be supertasters.

Question 13

Approximately 90% of the axons from each retina travel through the superior colliculus before traveling to the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and on to the primary cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

You would predict from a knowledge of distance cues that accuracy of localizing sounds would be poorest for a source

Accepted Answer

A)  90 degrees to the right. 
B)  90 degrees to the left. 
C)  45 degrees to the front left. 
D)  directly in front of the person. 
A)  90 degrees to the right. 
B)  90 degrees to the left. 
C)  45 degrees to the front left. 
D)  directly in front of the person.

Question 15

Neural transmission in the slow pain pathway depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  thicker, myelinated neurons called A-delta fibers. 
B)  thin, unmyelinated neurons called C fibers. 
C)  pulsating neural impulses called pain spindles. 
D)  opponent process receptors in the area surrounding the injury. 
A)  thicker, myelinated neurons called A-delta fibers. 
B)  thin, unmyelinated neurons called C fibers. 
C)  pulsating neural impulses called pain spindles. 
D)  opponent process receptors in the area surrounding the injury.

Question 16

Explain why a particular note played on 2 different instruments sounds different.

Accepted Answer

The sound stimulus has three characteris

Question 17

The maximum firing rate for individual neurons is 1000 neural impulses per second. This biological limitation would make it difficult for

Accepted Answer

A)  place theory to fully explain pitch perception. 
B)  opponent-process theory to fully explain color perception. 
C)  trichromatic theory to fully explain color perception. 
D)  frequency theory to fully explain pitch perception. 
A)  place theory to fully explain pitch perception. 
B)  opponent-process theory to fully explain color perception. 
C)  trichromatic theory to fully explain color perception. 
D)  frequency theory to fully explain pitch perception.

Question 18

Neural transmission in the fast pain pathway depends on myelinated neurons called ____________________ fibers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Neural transmission in the fast pain pathway...

Question 19

Perception of color hue is primarily determined by the wavelength of the light wave; whereas brightness is determined by the purity of the wave and saturation by the wave amplitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best describes how we hear according to place theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Different sound frequencies vibrate different portions of the basilar membrane, producing different pitches. 
B)  Our perception of pitch corresponds to the rate or frequency at which the entire basilar membrane vibrates. 
C)  We perceive differences in pitch according to the number of hair cells that vibrate at any one time. 
D)  Different sound frequencies affect the intensity with which the eardrum vibrates, producing different pitches. 
A)  Different sound frequencies vibrate different portions of the basilar membrane, producing different pitches. 
B)  Our perception of pitch corresponds to the rate or frequency at which the entire basilar membrane vibrates. 
C)  We perceive differences in pitch according to the number of hair cells that vibrate at any one time. 
D)  Different sound frequencies affect the intensity with which the eardrum vibrates, producing different pitches.

Exam 8: Sensation and Perception Part 2

Newborn infants react ____ to sweet tastes and ____ to strong sour tastes.

Gate-control theory is an attempt to explain

Auditory localization is to hearing as

Research evidence now suggests that color vision appears to involve sequential stages of information processing; in the first stage the cones seem to follow the opponent process theory and in the later stages the cells in the retina, LGN and visual cortex seem to follow the trichromatic theory.

Stimulation of sensory receptors of the skin is processed by the

Catelin has had a slow throbbing pain in her ankle since she twisted it roller blading last week. These pain signals are traveling along

The auditory receptor cells are the

Imagine that human neurons reach a maximum firing rate of 5000 impulses per second, rather than only 1000 impulses per second. Using the volley principle, this would mean that

In vision the ____________________ of light affects the perception of brightness, while the ____________________ affects the perception of color.

Pain messages transmitted to the brain through the fast pathway are associated with ____, while messages transmitted through the slow pathway are associated with ____.

If a piano player softly taps a key and then hits the same key with a lot of force the second note will sound louder because of a difference in the ____ of the sound wave.

One key gender difference that has been found with respect to tasting is that

Approximately 90% of the axons from each retina travel through the superior colliculus before traveling to the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and on to the primary cortex.

You would predict from a knowledge of distance cues that accuracy of localizing sounds would be poorest for a source

Neural transmission in the slow pain pathway depends on

Explain why a particular note played on 2 different instruments sounds different.

The maximum firing rate for individual neurons is 1000 neural impulses per second. This biological limitation would make it difficult for

Neural transmission in the fast pain pathway depends on myelinated neurons called ____________________ fibers.

Perception of color hue is primarily determined by the wavelength of the light wave; whereas brightness is determined by the purity of the wave and saturation by the wave amplitude.

Which of the following best describes how we hear according to place theory?

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