Question 1

The stronger your expectation that a signal is present, the greater the likelihood that you will

Accepted Answer

A)  miss a signal. 
B)  report a false alarm. 
C)  correctly reject a signal when it appears. 
D)  be aware of background noise. 
A)  miss a signal. 
B)  report a false alarm. 
C)  correctly reject a signal when it appears. 
D)  be aware of background noise.

Question 2

Three-year-old Kevin was flying in a plane for the first time. As the plane descended for its landing, Kevin became very excited at all the toy houses and cars he saw, and he couldn't wait for the plane to land so he could play with the toys. Kevin's misinterpretation of the true size of the houses and cars the plane passed over shows that he is still not fully utilizing

Accepted Answer

A)  binocular depth cues. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  size constancy. 
D)  visual accommodation. 
A)  binocular depth cues. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  size constancy. 
D)  visual accommodation.

Question 3

Which of the following principles does the Ponzo illusion use to achieve its effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual grouping 
B)  figure ground relationships 
C)  linear perspective 
D)  selective attention 
A)  perceptual grouping 
B)  figure ground relationships 
C)  linear perspective 
D)  selective attention

Question 4

Perceptual sets influence our perception of the environment by

Accepted Answer

A)  affecting what stimuli in the environment we actually sense. 
B)  creating a slant in how we interpret sensory input. 
C)  preventing sensory adaptation. 
D)  prevents us from engaging in feature analysis. 
A)  affecting what stimuli in the environment we actually sense. 
B)  creating a slant in how we interpret sensory input. 
C)  preventing sensory adaptation. 
D)  prevents us from engaging in feature analysis.

Question 5

If the human ear could not detect differences in the amplitude of sound waves, people would not be able to detect differences in the

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch of sounds. 
B)  timbre of sounds. 
C)  loudness of sounds. 
D)  saturation of sounds. 
A)  pitch of sounds. 
B)  timbre of sounds. 
C)  loudness of sounds. 
D)  saturation of sounds.

Question 6

In the Featured Study on perceiving geographical slant, Proffitt and his colleagues (1995) found

Accepted Answer

A)  participants tended to overestimate the slant of 20-degree or steeper hills, while underestimating the slant of hills less than 20-degrees. 
B)  participants tended to underestimate the slant of 20-degree or steeper hills, while overestimating the slant of hills less than 20-degrees. 
C)  verbal and visual estimates of steepness were accurate, but haptic estimates tended to overestimate steepness. 
D)  haptic estimates of steepness were accurate, but verbal and visual estimates tended to overestimate steepness. 
A)  participants tended to overestimate the slant of 20-degree or steeper hills, while underestimating the slant of hills less than 20-degrees. 
B)  participants tended to underestimate the slant of 20-degree or steeper hills, while overestimating the slant of hills less than 20-degrees. 
C)  verbal and visual estimates of steepness were accurate, but haptic estimates tended to overestimate steepness. 
D)  haptic estimates of steepness were accurate, but verbal and visual estimates tended to overestimate steepness.

Question 7

The Gestalt principle of ____ implies that people organize visual perception in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  continuity; most complex manner possible 
B)  proximity; top-down processing manner 
C)  closure; bottom-up processing manner 
D)  Pragnanz; simplest manner possible 
A)  continuity; most complex manner possible 
B)  proximity; top-down processing manner 
C)  closure; bottom-up processing manner 
D)  Pragnanz; simplest manner possible

Question 8

Which of the following BEST summarizes researchers' views concerning subliminal perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  subliminal perception has no demonstrated effect on behavior 
B)  subliminal perception does not influence behavior, but it appears likely to have practical importance 
C)  while subliminal perception may influence behavior, it appears unlikely to have much practical importance 
D)  subliminal perception may influence behavior and it appears likely to have practical importance 
A)  subliminal perception has no demonstrated effect on behavior 
B)  subliminal perception does not influence behavior, but it appears likely to have practical importance 
C)  while subliminal perception may influence behavior, it appears unlikely to have much practical importance 
D)  subliminal perception may influence behavior and it appears likely to have practical importance

Question 9

We often perceive a series of dots on a printed form as a "solid" line because of the Gestalt principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  constancy. 
B)  similarity. 
C)  closure. 
D)  symmetry. 
A)  constancy. 
B)  similarity. 
C)  closure. 
D)  symmetry.

Question 10

The basic assumption of Gestalt psychology is that

Accepted Answer

A)  our perception of form has a preference for stationary objects over moving objects. 
B)  there is a one-to-one correspondence between sensory input and perception. 
C)  our perception of a "whole" may have qualities that do not exist in any of the parts. 
D)  our perception has a preference for complex forms over simple forms. 
A)  our perception of form has a preference for stationary objects over moving objects. 
B)  there is a one-to-one correspondence between sensory input and perception. 
C)  our perception of a "whole" may have qualities that do not exist in any of the parts. 
D)  our perception has a preference for complex forms over simple forms.

Question 11

A red light, green light, and blue light differ in

Accepted Answer

A)  amplitude. 
B)  complexity. 
C)  wavelength. 
D)  purity. 
A)  amplitude. 
B)  complexity. 
C)  wavelength. 
D)  purity.

Question 12

Courtney wears glasses to correct the far-sightedness in her left eye. If she were not wearing her glasses,

Accepted Answer

A)  the lens would focus images in front of the retina in her left eye. 
B)  the pupil in her left eye would dilate and let in too much light energy. 
C)  the lens would focus images behind the retina in her left eye. 
D)  the pupil in her left eye would constrict and not let in sufficient light energy. 
A)  the lens would focus images in front of the retina in her left eye. 
B)  the pupil in her left eye would dilate and let in too much light energy. 
C)  the lens would focus images behind the retina in her left eye. 
D)  the pupil in her left eye would constrict and not let in sufficient light energy.

Question 13

Evelyn turned the thermostat up from 68 degrees to 70 degrees; however, she doesn't think it feels any warmer and she wants to turn it up even higher. Her roommate thinks that it is now too hot, and she wants to turn the thermostat back down. Apparently Evelyn has

Accepted Answer

A)  a smaller just noticeable difference for temperature than her roommate does. 
B)  a lower absolute threshold for temperature than her roommate does. 
C)  a larger just noticeable difference for temperature than her roommate does. 
D)  a higher absolute threshold for temperature, compared to her roommate. 
A)  a smaller just noticeable difference for temperature than her roommate does. 
B)  a lower absolute threshold for temperature than her roommate does. 
C)  a larger just noticeable difference for temperature than her roommate does. 
D)  a higher absolute threshold for temperature, compared to her roommate.

Question 14

Parallel processing in the visual pathways suggests that separate neural channels

Accepted Answer

A)  do the same things at different locations. 
B)  extract different information from visual inputs. 
C)  send the same information to many different places. 
D)  provide safety backups for each other. 
A)  do the same things at different locations. 
B)  extract different information from visual inputs. 
C)  send the same information to many different places. 
D)  provide safety backups for each other.

Question 15

If the parvocellular system within the thalamus was not functioning correctly, you might expect that a person would have difficulty

Accepted Answer

A)  distinguishing colors. 
B)  detecting movement. 
C)  localizing sounds. 
D)  perceiving depth. 
A)  distinguishing colors. 
B)  detecting movement. 
C)  localizing sounds. 
D)  perceiving depth.

Question 16

All of the following are picture depth cues EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  linear perspective. 
B)  motion parallax. 
C)  texture gradients. 
D)  relative size. 
A)  linear perspective. 
B)  motion parallax. 
C)  texture gradients. 
D)  relative size.

Question 17

If the human eye was not responsive to differences in the amplitude of light waves, we would not be able to perceive differences in

Accepted Answer

A)  saturation. 
B)  purity. 
C)  color. 
D)  brightness. 
A)  saturation. 
B)  purity. 
C)  color. 
D)  brightness.

Question 18

Overall, it appears that we perceive

Accepted Answer

A)  changing stimuli better than constant ones. 
B)  constant stimuli better than changing ones. 
C)  long-acting better than short-acting stimuli. 
D)  stimuli that are steady in the environment. 
A)  changing stimuli better than constant ones. 
B)  constant stimuli better than changing ones. 
C)  long-acting better than short-acting stimuli. 
D)  stimuli that are steady in the environment.

Question 19

Cells in the visual cortex that respond to lines of a specific width and angle of orientation that are located at any position in a receptive field are

Accepted Answer

A)  hypercomplex cells. 
B)  ganglion cells. 
C)  simple cells. 
D)  complex cells. 
A)  hypercomplex cells. 
B)  ganglion cells. 
C)  simple cells. 
D)  complex cells.

Question 20

Interposition refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the relationship between bipolar and ganglion cells. 
B)  the processing of auditory information at the cochlear level. 
C)  an environmental depth cue in which closer objects overlap objects farther away. 
D)  the lens' ability to change shape and focus light directly on the retina. 
A)  the relationship between bipolar and ganglion cells. 
B)  the processing of auditory information at the cochlear level. 
C)  an environmental depth cue in which closer objects overlap objects farther away. 
D)  the lens' ability to change shape and focus light directly on the retina.

Exam 7: Sensation and Perception Part 1

The stronger your expectation that a signal is present, the greater the likelihood that you will

Which of the following principles does the Ponzo illusion use to achieve its effect?

Perceptual sets influence our perception of the environment by

If the human ear could not detect differences in the amplitude of sound waves, people would not be able to detect differences in the

In the Featured Study on perceiving geographical slant, Proffitt and his colleagues (1995) found

The Gestalt principle of ____ implies that people organize visual perception in the ____.

Which of the following BEST summarizes researchers' views concerning subliminal perception?

We often perceive a series of dots on a printed form as a "solid" line because of the Gestalt principle of

The basic assumption of Gestalt psychology is that

A red light, green light, and blue light differ in

Courtney wears glasses to correct the far-sightedness in her left eye. If she were not wearing her glasses,

Evelyn turned the thermostat up from 68 degrees to 70 degrees; however, she doesn't think it feels any warmer and she wants to turn it up even higher. Her roommate thinks that it is now too hot, and she wants to turn the thermostat back down. Apparently Evelyn has

Parallel processing in the visual pathways suggests that separate neural channels

If the parvocellular system within the thalamus was not functioning correctly, you might expect that a person would have difficulty

All of the following are picture depth cues EXCEPT

If the human eye was not responsive to differences in the amplitude of light waves, we would not be able to perceive differences in

Overall, it appears that we perceive

Cells in the visual cortex that respond to lines of a specific width and angle of orientation that are located at any position in a receptive field are

Interposition refers to

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