Question 1

What beneficial purpose does pain serve?

Accepted Answer

Pain motivates us to tend to i

Question 2

When colours stay the same in sunlight or shadows, we call this

Accepted Answer

A)  colour constancy. 
B)  an illusion. 
C)  consistent colour coding. 
D)  the night-and-day effect. 
A)  colour constancy. 
B)  an illusion. 
C)  consistent colour coding. 
D)  the night-and-day effect.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about people with colour-blindness is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  "They are usually aware of their problem." 
B)  "Most of them see the world in black, white, and shades of grey." 
C)  "They usually are unable to distinguish certain colours, but rarely have total absence of colour vision." 
D)  "They lack normal genes for the three colour pigments." 
A)  "They are usually aware of their problem." 
B)  "Most of them see the world in black, white, and shades of grey." 
C)  "They usually are unable to distinguish certain colours, but rarely have total absence of colour vision." 
D)  "They lack normal genes for the three colour pigments."

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the amplitude of sound is not true?

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A)  "It is chiefly the pitch of a sound." 
B)  "It depends on the magnitude of a sound wave." 
C)  "It is measured in decibels." 
D)  "It depends on the energy of a sound wave." 
A)  "It is chiefly the pitch of a sound." 
B)  "It depends on the magnitude of a sound wave." 
C)  "It is measured in decibels." 
D)  "It depends on the energy of a sound wave."

Question 5

The sensation, or process, of hearing is called

Accepted Answer

A)  audition. 
B)  gustation. 
C)  rarefaction. 
D)  olfaction. 
A)  audition. 
B)  gustation. 
C)  rarefaction. 
D)  olfaction.

Question 6

The olfactory bulbs serve to

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A)  protect the vestibular membrane. 
B)  relay messages to different parts of the brain. 
C)  generate the turbinate mucous necessary to coat the olfactory epithelium. 
D)  prevent bad smells from being inhaled. 
A)  protect the vestibular membrane. 
B)  relay messages to different parts of the brain. 
C)  generate the turbinate mucous necessary to coat the olfactory epithelium. 
D)  prevent bad smells from being inhaled.

Question 7

Which of the following is not true with regard to the functioning of the pupils in the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two muscles in the iris control pupil size. 
B)  Pupils help regulate the amount of light admitted to the eye. 
C)  Pupils can contract to the size of the head of a pin. 
D)  We can voluntary control pupil contraction. 
A)  Two muscles in the iris control pupil size. 
B)  Pupils help regulate the amount of light admitted to the eye. 
C)  Pupils can contract to the size of the head of a pin. 
D)  We can voluntary control pupil contraction.

Question 8

We experience a sensation when

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A)  a stimulus is sent towards us. 
B)  the sensory receptor is stimulated. 
C)  we understand what it is. 
D)  the appropriate part of the brain is stimulated. 
A)  a stimulus is sent towards us. 
B)  the sensory receptor is stimulated. 
C)  we understand what it is. 
D)  the appropriate part of the brain is stimulated.

Question 9

A guerrilla fighter who dresses in dark splotchy greens while hiding in terrain of the same colour is trying to make it harder for the enemy to perceive

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual constancies. 
B)  closure. 
C)  proximity. 
D)  figure-ground relationships. 
A)  perceptual constancies. 
B)  closure. 
C)  proximity. 
D)  figure-ground relationships.

Question 10

Nathan knows that his foot is tapping in time to the music even though it is dark and he cannot see his own foot. This information comes from his

Accepted Answer

A)  haptic sense. 
B)  gustation sense. 
C)  vestibular sense. 
D)  kinesthetic sense. 
A)  haptic sense. 
B)  gustation sense. 
C)  vestibular sense. 
D)  kinesthetic sense.

Question 11

Place theory and frequency theory are two explanations of

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch perception. 
B)  colour blindness. 
C)  auditory threshold shift. 
D)  sound localization. 
A)  pitch perception. 
B)  colour blindness. 
C)  auditory threshold shift. 
D)  sound localization.

Question 12

What two major theories attempt to explain colour vision?

Accepted Answer

Trichromatic theory is a theory of colou

Question 13

People in tribal societies that live in round dwellings have little experience with interior and exterior corners and are therefore less likely to be fooled by

Accepted Answer

A)  the phi phenomenon. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  the Müller-Lyer illusion. 
D)  the Ponzo illusion. 
A)  the phi phenomenon. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  the Müller-Lyer illusion. 
D)  the Ponzo illusion.

Question 14

Which of the following theories suggests that sounds of different pitch cause the hair cells to vibrate at different rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  hair cell theory 
B)  opponent-process theory 
C)  frequency theory 
D)  place theory 
A)  hair cell theory 
B)  opponent-process theory 
C)  frequency theory 
D)  place theory

Question 15

Brightness is determined by ________ and hue is determined by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  wavelength; intensity 
B)  wavelength; saturation 
C)  intensity; saturation 
D)  intensity; wavelength 
A)  wavelength; intensity 
B)  wavelength; saturation 
C)  intensity; saturation 
D)  intensity; wavelength

Question 16

From the optic chiasm the optic nerve conveys visual information to the thalamus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following statements are true of the figure-ground relationship, except

Accepted Answer

A)  "Many psychologists believe that it is innate." 
B)  "It is not limited to vision." 
C)  "It is the first ability to appear in patients blind from birth whose sight has been restored." 
D)  "It is culturally determined." 
A)  "Many psychologists believe that it is innate." 
B)  "It is not limited to vision." 
C)  "It is the first ability to appear in patients blind from birth whose sight has been restored." 
D)  "It is culturally determined."

Question 18

The process by which sensory receptors convert sensory stimulation-light, sound, odours, etc.-into neural impulses is called

Accepted Answer

A)  transduction. 
B)  stimulus generalization. 
C)  perception. 
D)  signal detection. 
A)  transduction. 
B)  stimulus generalization. 
C)  perception. 
D)  signal detection.

Question 19

Our joints, ligaments, and muscles hold receptors for our

Accepted Answer

A)  sense of balance. 
B)  kinesthetic sense. 
C)  auditory needs. 
D)  sense of touch. 
A)  sense of balance. 
B)  kinesthetic sense. 
C)  auditory needs. 
D)  sense of touch.

Question 20

The cones perform better than the rods in each of the following conditions, except

Accepted Answer

A)  helping you pick out puzzle pieces with similar detail when you are working on a jigsaw puzzle. 
B)  helping you see well on a bright, sunny day. 
C)  helping you find a seat in a darkened movie theatre. 
D)  helping you detect subtle colour differences in fabric samples. 
A)  helping you pick out puzzle pieces with similar detail when you are working on a jigsaw puzzle. 
B)  helping you see well on a bright, sunny day. 
C)  helping you find a seat in a darkened movie theatre. 
D)  helping you detect subtle colour differences in fabric samples.

What beneficial purpose does pain serve?

When colours stay the same in sunlight or shadows, we call this

Which of the following statements about people with colour-blindness is not true?

Which of the following statements about the amplitude of sound is not true?

The sensation, or process, of hearing is called

The olfactory bulbs serve to

Which of the following is not true with regard to the functioning of the pupils in the eye?

We experience a sensation when

A guerrilla fighter who dresses in dark splotchy greens while hiding in terrain of the same colour is trying to make it harder for the enemy to perceive

Nathan knows that his foot is tapping in time to the music even though it is dark and he cannot see his own foot. This information comes from his

Place theory and frequency theory are two explanations of

What two major theories attempt to explain colour vision?

People in tribal societies that live in round dwellings have little experience with interior and exterior corners and are therefore less likely to be fooled by

Which of the following theories suggests that sounds of different pitch cause the hair cells to vibrate at different rates?

Brightness is determined by and hue is determined by .

From the optic chiasm the optic nerve conveys visual information to the thalamus.

All of the following statements are true of the figure-ground relationship, except

The process by which sensory receptors convert sensory stimulation-light, sound, odours, etc.-into neural impulses is called

Our joints, ligaments, and muscles hold receptors for our

The cones perform better than the rods in each of the following conditions, except

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What beneficial purpose does pain serve?

When colours stay the same in sunlight or shadows, we call this

Which of the following statements about people with colour-blindness is not true?

Which of the following statements about the amplitude of sound is not true?

The sensation, or process, of hearing is called

The olfactory bulbs serve to

Which of the following is not true with regard to the functioning of the pupils in the eye?

We experience a sensation when

A guerrilla fighter who dresses in dark splotchy greens while hiding in terrain of the same colour is trying to make it harder for the enemy to perceive

Nathan knows that his foot is tapping in time to the music even though it is dark and he cannot see his own foot. This information comes from his

Place theory and frequency theory are two explanations of

What two major theories attempt to explain colour vision?

People in tribal societies that live in round dwellings have little experience with interior and exterior corners and are therefore less likely to be fooled by

Which of the following theories suggests that sounds of different pitch cause the hair cells to vibrate at different rates?

Brightness is determined by ________ and hue is determined by ________.

From the optic chiasm the optic nerve conveys visual information to the thalamus.

All of the following statements are true of the figure-ground relationship, except

The process by which sensory receptors convert sensory stimulation-light, sound, odours, etc.-into neural impulses is called

Our joints, ligaments, and muscles hold receptors for our

The cones perform better than the rods in each of the following conditions, except

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Brightness is determined by and hue is determined by .