Question 1

In order to maximize visual acuity at night, you should

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A)  look directly at the object you wish to see. 
B)  turn your head at a slight angle to the object. 
C)  close one eye. 
D)  blink your eyes several times to hasten dark adaptation. 
A)  look directly at the object you wish to see. 
B)  turn your head at a slight angle to the object. 
C)  close one eye. 
D)  blink your eyes several times to hasten dark adaptation.

Question 2

The fovea is the area of the retina where ____ is best in large part because the fovea contains only ____.

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A)  peripheral vision; cones 
B)  peripheral vision; rods 
C)  visual acuity; cones 
D)  visual acuity; rods 
A)  peripheral vision; cones 
B)  peripheral vision; rods 
C)  visual acuity; cones 
D)  visual acuity; rods

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT guide our perceptual hypotheses?

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A)  distal stimuli 
B)  expectations 
C)  context 
D)  experience 
A)  distal stimuli 
B)  expectations 
C)  context 
D)  experience

Question 4

If you mix red, green, and blue paint, you will get

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A)  purple. 
B)  white. 
C)  orange. 
D)  black. 
A)  purple. 
B)  white. 
C)  orange. 
D)  black.

Question 5

As a result of the pathway, visual information travels from the eye to the visual cortex, images seen in the left visual field are received in

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A)  both the left and right visual cortex. 
B)  only the right visual cortex. 
C)  only the left visual cortex. 
D)  only half of the right visual cortex and half of the left visual cortex. 
A)  both the left and right visual cortex. 
B)  only the right visual cortex. 
C)  only the left visual cortex. 
D)  only half of the right visual cortex and half of the left visual cortex.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of vision associated with cones?

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A)  high visual acuity 
B)  daytime vision 
C)  peripheral vision 
D)  color vision 
A)  high visual acuity 
B)  daytime vision 
C)  peripheral vision 
D)  color vision

Question 7

You may interpret the trapezoid shape projected on your retina as a rectangular book, in which case you are formulating a

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A)  Gestalt principle. 
B)  perceptual hypothesis. 
C)  psychophysical law. 
D)  phenomenological principle. 
A)  Gestalt principle. 
B)  perceptual hypothesis. 
C)  psychophysical law. 
D)  phenomenological principle.

Question 8

Jose is wearing a blue shirt, and Evan is wearing a red shirt. In this case, Jose's shirt is reflecting

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A)  higher amplitude light waves than Evan's shirt. 
B)  shorter light waves than Evan's shirt. 
C)  longer light waves than Evan's shirt. 
D)  lower amplitude light waves than Evan's shirt. 
A)  higher amplitude light waves than Evan's shirt. 
B)  shorter light waves than Evan's shirt. 
C)  longer light waves than Evan's shirt. 
D)  lower amplitude light waves than Evan's shirt.

Question 9

The receptive field of a visual cell refers to the

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A)  range of wavelengths of light the cell reacts to. 
B)  length of time necessary for the cell to integrate information at the ganglion level of the retina. 
C)  cell's degree of sensitivity or receptivity. 
D)  the collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina. 
A)  range of wavelengths of light the cell reacts to. 
B)  length of time necessary for the cell to integrate information at the ganglion level of the retina. 
C)  cell's degree of sensitivity or receptivity. 
D)  the collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina.

Question 10

When Justin looked up at the night sky, he perceived the three stars that make up the belt in the constellation Orion as a single complete figure, rather than as individual stars. Justin's perception of the night sky illustrates the Gestalt principle of

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A)  proximity. 
B)  closure. 
C)  similarity. 
D)  figure-ground. 
A)  proximity. 
B)  closure. 
C)  similarity. 
D)  figure-ground.

Question 11

When people are asked to stand on a high balcony and estimate the distance to the ground, the participants MOST likely to overestimate the distance are those who are

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A)  males. 
B)  females. 
C)  anxious about heights. 
D)  from non-Western cultures. 
A)  males. 
B)  females. 
C)  anxious about heights. 
D)  from non-Western cultures.

Question 12

Petra looked directly into a very bright light and damaged her retina. The ophthalmologist has told her that she has sustained massive damage to her cones, but for the most part her rods have not been affected. One change that you could predict for Petra's vision is that she will now have

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A)  poor vision in low illumination. 
B)  poor peripheral vision. 
C)  no color vision. 
D)  more accurate depth perception. 
A)  poor vision in low illumination. 
B)  poor peripheral vision. 
C)  no color vision. 
D)  more accurate depth perception.

Question 13

Juanita was drinking some warm punch and she thought she could just detect a faint taste of nutmeg in the punch. However when she took another sip the taste wasn't there. On the third sip she could just make out the taste of nutmeg again. It is very likely that the amount of nutmeg in the punch was

Accepted Answer

A)  just below her taste constancy level. 
B)  producing inhibitory synapses rather than excitatory synapses. 
C)  producing action potentials that were too weak to reach the terminal buttons. 
D)  just at her absolute threshold for taste. 
A)  just below her taste constancy level. 
B)  producing inhibitory synapses rather than excitatory synapses. 
C)  producing action potentials that were too weak to reach the terminal buttons. 
D)  just at her absolute threshold for taste.

Question 14

In their research investigating the perception of geographical slant, Proffitt and his colleagues (1995) found that participants tended to overestimate

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A)  steepness when standing at the bottom of hills and underestimate steepness when standing at the top of hills. 
B)  the steepness of hills to a greater degree when standing at the top than when standing at the bottom. 
C)  steepness when standing at the top of hills and underestimate steepness when standing at the bottom of hills. 
D)  the steepness of hills to a greater degree when standing at the bottom than when standing at the top. 
A)  steepness when standing at the bottom of hills and underestimate steepness when standing at the top of hills. 
B)  the steepness of hills to a greater degree when standing at the top than when standing at the bottom. 
C)  steepness when standing at the top of hills and underestimate steepness when standing at the bottom of hills. 
D)  the steepness of hills to a greater degree when standing at the bottom than when standing at the top.

Question 15

The process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into a more complex form is

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A)  accommodation. 
B)  feature analysis. 
C)  feature detection. 
D)  sensation. 
A)  accommodation. 
B)  feature analysis. 
C)  feature detection. 
D)  sensation.

Question 16

A perceptual hypothesis

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A)  allows the visual system to organize a scene into discrete forms. 
B)  involves the interpretation of visual cues that indicate how near or far away objects are. 
C)  is an inference about what form could be responsible for a pattern of visual stimulation. 
D)  is the process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into more complex forms. 
A)  allows the visual system to organize a scene into discrete forms. 
B)  involves the interpretation of visual cues that indicate how near or far away objects are. 
C)  is an inference about what form could be responsible for a pattern of visual stimulation. 
D)  is the process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into more complex forms.

Question 17

Night and peripheral vision depend mainly on ____, while daylight and acute vision depend mainly on ____.

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A)  rod cells; cone cells 
B)  cone cells; rod cells 
C)  rod cells; bipolar cells 
D)  bipolar cells; cone cells 
A)  rod cells; cone cells 
B)  cone cells; rod cells 
C)  rod cells; bipolar cells 
D)  bipolar cells; cone cells

Question 18

Neurons that respond selectively to very specific features of more complex stimuli are

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A)  perception detectors. 
B)  selective detectors. 
C)  feature detectors. 
D)  appearance detectors. 
A)  perception detectors. 
B)  selective detectors. 
C)  feature detectors. 
D)  appearance detectors.

Question 19

Subliminal means

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A)  below threshold. 
B)  barely perceptible. 
C)  deceptive. 
D)  superimposed. 
A)  below threshold. 
B)  barely perceptible. 
C)  deceptive. 
D)  superimposed.

Question 20

The center-surround arrangement of visual fields contributes to the eye being

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A)  an absolute-intensity detector. 
B)  insensitive at low illumination. 
C)  a contrast detector. 
D)  insensitive to low amplitude light waves. 
A)  an absolute-intensity detector. 
B)  insensitive at low illumination. 
C)  a contrast detector. 
D)  insensitive to low amplitude light waves.

Exam 7: Sensation and Perception Part 1

In order to maximize visual acuity at night, you should

The fovea is the area of the retina where ____ is best in large part because the fovea contains only ____.

Which of the following does NOT guide our perceptual hypotheses?

If you mix red, green, and blue paint, you will get

As a result of the pathway, visual information travels from the eye to the visual cortex, images seen in the left visual field are received in

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of vision associated with cones?

You may interpret the trapezoid shape projected on your retina as a rectangular book, in which case you are formulating a

Jose is wearing a blue shirt, and Evan is wearing a red shirt. In this case, Jose's shirt is reflecting

The receptive field of a visual cell refers to the

When Justin looked up at the night sky, he perceived the three stars that make up the belt in the constellation Orion as a single complete figure, rather than as individual stars. Justin's perception of the night sky illustrates the Gestalt principle of

When people are asked to stand on a high balcony and estimate the distance to the ground, the participants MOST likely to overestimate the distance are those who are

Petra looked directly into a very bright light and damaged her retina. The ophthalmologist has told her that she has sustained massive damage to her cones, but for the most part her rods have not been affected. One change that you could predict for Petra's vision is that she will now have

Juanita was drinking some warm punch and she thought she could just detect a faint taste of nutmeg in the punch. However when she took another sip the taste wasn't there. On the third sip she could just make out the taste of nutmeg again. It is very likely that the amount of nutmeg in the punch was

In their research investigating the perception of geographical slant, Proffitt and his colleagues (1995) found that participants tended to overestimate

The process of detecting specific elements in visual input and assembling them into a more complex form is

A perceptual hypothesis

Night and peripheral vision depend mainly on ____, while daylight and acute vision depend mainly on ____.

Neurons that respond selectively to very specific features of more complex stimuli are

Subliminal means

The center-surround arrangement of visual fields contributes to the eye being

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