Question 1

Compare and contrast the processes of sensation and perception as they apply to vision or hearing.

Accepted Answer

The discussion of sensation should inclu

Question 2

Which of the following is listed in your textbook as a "secondary sense?"

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

What is the visible spectrum?

Accepted Answer

Our eyes can respond only to a very narr

Question 4

Weber's law best fits people with

Accepted Answer

A)  specialized training. 
B)  both good abilities and specialized training. 
C)  average sensitivities. 
D)  exceptionally good abilities. 
A)  specialized training. 
B)  both good abilities and specialized training. 
C)  average sensitivities. 
D)  exceptionally good abilities.

Question 5

People would be better off if they could not feel pain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Compare and contrast the functioning of rods and cones in visual sensation.

Accepted Answer

At the back of the retina is a layer of

Question 7

Neural impulses are carried from the retina to the thalamus by the ________ and then relayed to their final destination, the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rods and cones; optic nerve 
B)  optic nerve; optic chiasm 
C)  optic nerve; primary visual cortex 
D)  optic chiasm; primary visual cortex 
A)  rods and cones; optic nerve 
B)  optic nerve; optic chiasm 
C)  optic nerve; primary visual cortex 
D)  optic chiasm; primary visual cortex

Question 8

Illusions are a phenomenon of brain structure and occur at approximately the same rate in all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If your lens is flattened, you are probably looking at an object

Accepted Answer

A)  in dim lighting. 
B)  that is far away. 
C)  in bright lighting. 
D)  that is very close. 
A)  in dim lighting. 
B)  that is far away. 
C)  in bright lighting. 
D)  that is very close.

Question 10

What are some major causes of hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

Conductive hearing loss, or conduction d

Question 11

Tim had to wear a patch over one eye for two weeks. Which of the following depth cues was he not able to use during that time?

Accepted Answer

A)  relative size 
B)  interposition 
C)  motion parallax 
D)  binocular disparity 
A)  relative size 
B)  interposition 
C)  motion parallax 
D)  binocular disparity

Question 12

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  You have more rods in the fovea and more cones in the rest of the retina. 
B)  You have many more rods than cones. 
C)  You have many more cones than rods. 
D)  You have about equal numbers of cones than rods. 
A)  You have more rods in the fovea and more cones in the rest of the retina. 
B)  You have many more rods than cones. 
C)  You have many more cones than rods. 
D)  You have about equal numbers of cones than rods.

Question 13

Before light can reach visual receptors in the retina, rods, and cones, it must actually pass through all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  ganglion cells 
B)  amacrine cells 
C)  vertical cells 
D)  bipolar cells 
A)  ganglion cells 
B)  amacrine cells 
C)  vertical cells 
D)  bipolar cells

Question 14

Our ability to see three dimensions and to estimate distance is called

Accepted Answer

A)  binocular perception. 
B)  visual accommodation. 
C)  depth perception. 
D)  visual acuity. 
A)  binocular perception. 
B)  visual accommodation. 
C)  depth perception. 
D)  visual acuity.

Question 15

The condition that occurs when the lens focuses images of distant objects in front of, rather than on the retina is called

Accepted Answer

A)  shortsightedness. 
B)  nearsightedness. 
C)  farsightedness. 
D)  presbyopia. 
A)  shortsightedness. 
B)  nearsightedness. 
C)  farsightedness. 
D)  presbyopia.

Question 16

Each morning when Jackie goes to work at the dry cleaners, she smells the strong odour of cleaning fluid. After she is there for a few minutes, she is no longer aware of it. What accounts for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory adaptation 
B)  the just noticeable difference 
C)  signal detection theory 
D)  transduction 
A)  sensory adaptation 
B)  the just noticeable difference 
C)  signal detection theory 
D)  transduction

Question 17

Weber's law best fits sensory stimuli that are

Accepted Answer

A)  fairly weak. 
B)  neither very strong nor very weak. 
C)  fairly weak through very strong. 
D)  very strong. 
A)  fairly weak. 
B)  neither very strong nor very weak. 
C)  fairly weak through very strong. 
D)  very strong.

Question 18

After working for several hours at a computer terminal and using the word processor to prepare a term paper, the fact that you no longer hear the hum of the computer's electrical system is a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  signal detection. 
B)  minimum absolute thresholds. 
C)  difference thresholds. 
D)  sensory adaptation. 
A)  signal detection. 
B)  minimum absolute thresholds. 
C)  difference thresholds. 
D)  sensory adaptation.

Question 19

Which factor seems to play the biggest role in nerve deafness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disease 
B)  Life-long exposure to excessive noise 
C)  Birth defects 
D)  Aging 
A)  Disease 
B)  Life-long exposure to excessive noise 
C)  Birth defects 
D)  Aging

Question 20

What are the three dimensions that combine to provide the colours we experience?

Accepted Answer

The three dimensions of colour that we e

Compare and contrast the processes of sensation and perception as they apply to vision or hearing.

Which of the following is listed in your textbook as a "secondary sense?"

What is the visible spectrum?

Weber's law best fits people with

People would be better off if they could not feel pain.

Compare and contrast the functioning of rods and cones in visual sensation.

Neural impulses are carried from the retina to the thalamus by the and then relayed to their final destination, the .

Illusions are a phenomenon of brain structure and occur at approximately the same rate in all cultures.

If your lens is flattened, you are probably looking at an object

What are some major causes of hearing loss?

Tim had to wear a patch over one eye for two weeks. Which of the following depth cues was he not able to use during that time?

Which of the following is true?

Before light can reach visual receptors in the retina, rods, and cones, it must actually pass through all of the following, except

Our ability to see three dimensions and to estimate distance is called

The condition that occurs when the lens focuses images of distant objects in front of, rather than on the retina is called

Each morning when Jackie goes to work at the dry cleaners, she smells the strong odour of cleaning fluid. After she is there for a few minutes, she is no longer aware of it. What accounts for this?

Weber's law best fits sensory stimuli that are

After working for several hours at a computer terminal and using the word processor to prepare a term paper, the fact that you no longer hear the hum of the computer's electrical system is a result of

Which factor seems to play the biggest role in nerve deafness?

What are the three dimensions that combine to provide the colours we experience?

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Compare and contrast the processes of sensation and perception as they apply to vision or hearing.

Which of the following is listed in your textbook as a "secondary sense?"

What is the visible spectrum?

Weber's law best fits people with

People would be better off if they could not feel pain.

Compare and contrast the functioning of rods and cones in visual sensation.

Neural impulses are carried from the retina to the thalamus by the ________ and then relayed to their final destination, the ________.

Illusions are a phenomenon of brain structure and occur at approximately the same rate in all cultures.

If your lens is flattened, you are probably looking at an object

What are some major causes of hearing loss?

Tim had to wear a patch over one eye for two weeks. Which of the following depth cues was he not able to use during that time?

Which of the following is true?

Before light can reach visual receptors in the retina, rods, and cones, it must actually pass through all of the following, except

Our ability to see three dimensions and to estimate distance is called

The condition that occurs when the lens focuses images of distant objects in front of, rather than on the retina is called

Each morning when Jackie goes to work at the dry cleaners, she smells the strong odour of cleaning fluid. After she is there for a few minutes, she is no longer aware of it. What accounts for this?

Weber's law best fits sensory stimuli that are

After working for several hours at a computer terminal and using the word processor to prepare a term paper, the fact that you no longer hear the hum of the computer's electrical system is a result of

Which factor seems to play the biggest role in nerve deafness?

What are the three dimensions that combine to provide the colours we experience?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Filters

Neural impulses are carried from the retina to the thalamus by the and then relayed to their final destination, the .