Question 1

Unlike the other sensory systems, perceptual preferences for the sense of ____ are strongly influenced by social processes.

Accepted Answer

A)  vision 
B)  smell 
C)  taste 
D)  touch 
A)  vision 
B)  smell 
C)  taste 
D)  touch

Question 2

The descending neural pathway that mediates the suppression of pain originates in the

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  thalamus. 
C)  midbrain. 
D)  hindbrain. 
A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  thalamus. 
C)  midbrain. 
D)  hindbrain.

Question 3

You are sitting in an arena watching the end of a very close basketball game and you fail to notice that one of the referees has removed his shirt. This an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a visual illusion. 
B)  inattentional blindness. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  attentional blindness 
A)  a visual illusion. 
B)  inattentional blindness. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  attentional blindness

Question 4

The observation that people differ widely in regard to taste preferences and pain tolerance BEST reflects the unifying theme

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior is shaped by cultural heritage. 
B)  psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
C)  psychology is theoretically diverse. 
D)  behavior is determined by multiple causes. 
A)  behavior is shaped by cultural heritage. 
B)  psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
C)  psychology is theoretically diverse. 
D)  behavior is determined by multiple causes.

Question 5

Roberta and Phil have been arrested for vandalism. Their defense attorney may be able to get a lighter sentence for her clients if she emphasizes that

Accepted Answer

A)  this is the first offense for both her clients. 
B)  both her clients are good students who always score at the top of their class. 
C)  her clients are both active in a number of extra-curricular activities at their school. 
D)  other students involved in the incident did much more damage than her clients did. 
A)  this is the first offense for both her clients. 
B)  both her clients are good students who always score at the top of their class. 
C)  her clients are both active in a number of extra-curricular activities at their school. 
D)  other students involved in the incident did much more damage than her clients did.

Question 6

Although research suggests that basic taste preferences are innate, taste preferences appear, for the most part to be learned and heavily influenced by social processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Briefly explain what happens when you undergo dark adaptation by explaining why when you enter a dark room after being in a very bright light, you cannot see anything for approximately 10 minutes and are unable to see things clearly for 30 minutes.

Accepted Answer

Dark adaptation, or the process by which

Question 8

From a distal light source to the brain, sequentially trace a visual stimulus through the eye and nervous system.

Accepted Answer

Light passes through the cornea, enters

Question 9

It has become clear in recent years that perception of color appears to involve sequential stages of information processing; in the first stage the cones seem to follow the ____________________ theory and in the later stages the cells in the retina, LGN and visual cortex seem to follow the ____________________ theory.

Accepted Answer

trichromat

Question 10

The 20th century painters known as ____________________ focused on form, and applied principles of feature analysis in constructing their paintings.

Accepted Answer

Question 11

Our perception of the flavor of food is dependent on

Accepted Answer

A)  the sense of smell only. 
B)  the sense of taste only. 
C)  either the sense of smell or taste. 
D)  both the senses of smell and taste. 
A)  the sense of smell only. 
B)  the sense of taste only. 
C)  either the sense of smell or taste. 
D)  both the senses of smell and taste.

Exam 8: Sensation and Perception Part 2

Unlike the other sensory systems, perceptual preferences for the sense of ____ are strongly influenced by social processes.

The descending neural pathway that mediates the suppression of pain originates in the

You are sitting in an arena watching the end of a very close basketball game and you fail to notice that one of the referees has removed his shirt. This an example of

The observation that people differ widely in regard to taste preferences and pain tolerance BEST reflects the unifying theme

Roberta and Phil have been arrested for vandalism. Their defense attorney may be able to get a lighter sentence for her clients if she emphasizes that

Although research suggests that basic taste preferences are innate, taste preferences appear, for the most part to be learned and heavily influenced by social processes.

Briefly explain what happens when you undergo dark adaptation by explaining why when you enter a dark room after being in a very bright light, you cannot see anything for approximately 10 minutes and are unable to see things clearly for 30 minutes.

From a distal light source to the brain, sequentially trace a visual stimulus through the eye and nervous system.

The 20th century painters known as ____________________ focused on form, and applied principles of feature analysis in constructing their paintings.

Our perception of the flavor of food is dependent on

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