Question 1

How does the olfactory sense work and how is it unique from other senses?

Accepted Answer

Odour molecules travel up the nostrils t

Question 2

Which is the most accurate statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ratio of colour blindness for males and females differs significantly across races. 
B)  The rate of colour blindness is about the same for males and females. 
C)  More females than males suffer from colour blindness. 
D)  More males than females suffer from colour blindness. 
A)  The ratio of colour blindness for males and females differs significantly across races. 
B)  The rate of colour blindness is about the same for males and females. 
C)  More females than males suffer from colour blindness. 
D)  More males than females suffer from colour blindness.

Question 3

________ is defined as the process of sorting through sensations and selecting some of them for further processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Subliminal cognition 
B)  Cognitive processing 
C)  Automatic mental processing 
D)  Attention 
A)  Subliminal cognition 
B)  Cognitive processing 
C)  Automatic mental processing 
D)  Attention

Question 4

Why do we naturally rub an area of the body that we have hit or stimulated in such a way that we expect pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a superstition. 
B)  We are trying to encourage endorphin release in that area. 
C)  We are doing natural acupressure. 
D)  We are stimulating slow acting nerves to compete with pain carrying nerves at the "pain gate." 
A)  It is a superstition. 
B)  We are trying to encourage endorphin release in that area. 
C)  We are doing natural acupressure. 
D)  We are stimulating slow acting nerves to compete with pain carrying nerves at the "pain gate."

Question 5

Describe the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization.

Accepted Answer

Gestalt principles of perceptual organiz

Question 6

Discuss why stereo headsets can be dangerous.

Accepted Answer

Prolonged exposure to loud noise can dam

Question 7

What is the difference in the frequency and amplitude of a sound?

Accepted Answer

The frequency is measured in the unit he

Question 8

The olfactory neurons relay signals directly to the thalamus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The relationship between objects and the background from which they seem to stand out is called

Accepted Answer

A)  dark adaptation. 
B)  figure-ground. 
C)  law of closure. 
D)  light-dark. 
A)  dark adaptation. 
B)  figure-ground. 
C)  law of closure. 
D)  light-dark.

Question 10

Supertasters have the same number of taste buds as medium and non-tasters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The hair cells are contained

Accepted Answer

A)  within the cochlea. 
B)  along the inner membrane of the eardrum. 
C)  in the tiny bones of the inner ear. 
D)  within the auditory nerve. 
A)  within the cochlea. 
B)  along the inner membrane of the eardrum. 
C)  in the tiny bones of the inner ear. 
D)  within the auditory nerve.

Question 12

Transduction refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the conversion of sensory stimulation into neural impulses by the sensory receptors. 
B)  illusions that result from overgeneralizing from experiences. 
C)  the process of subliminal perception. 
D)  hallucinations that occur due to sensory deprivation situations. 
A)  the conversion of sensory stimulation into neural impulses by the sensory receptors. 
B)  illusions that result from overgeneralizing from experiences. 
C)  the process of subliminal perception. 
D)  hallucinations that occur due to sensory deprivation situations.

Question 13

In psychophysics, JND stands for

Accepted Answer

A)  Jung's noticeable difference. 
B)  just neural distance. 
C)  Jung's neural distance. 
D)  just noticeable difference. 
A)  Jung's noticeable difference. 
B)  just neural distance. 
C)  Jung's neural distance. 
D)  just noticeable difference.

Question 14

If your pupil is quite constricted, you are probably looking at an object

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following statements correctly describes our ability to detect differences in stimulus intensity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of change needed to detect differences in stimulation is identical for each sense. 
B)  Larger changes in strong stimuli are needed to detect changes than are needed for weak stimuli. 
C)  The same amount of change is needed to detect changes in weak stimuli and in strong stimuli. 
D)  Larger changes in weak stimuli are needed to detect changes than are needed for strong stimuli. 
A)  The amount of change needed to detect differences in stimulation is identical for each sense. 
B)  Larger changes in strong stimuli are needed to detect changes than are needed for weak stimuli. 
C)  The same amount of change is needed to detect changes in weak stimuli and in strong stimuli. 
D)  Larger changes in weak stimuli are needed to detect changes than are needed for strong stimuli.

Question 16

Hubel and Wiesel determined that each neuron processes visual information of only one type. A line at a specific angle, for example.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

___________ is the phenomenon in which we shift our focus from one object to another and, in the process, fail to notice changes in objects to which we are not directly paying attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  Subliminal distraction 
B)  Attentional blindness 
C)  Inattentional blindness 
D)  Distractional blindness 
A)  Subliminal distraction 
B)  Attentional blindness 
C)  Inattentional blindness 
D)  Distractional blindness

Question 18

Weber's Law suggests that the just-noticeable difference is a proportion of change rather than a fixed amount of change in a stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The image on the retina is

Accepted Answer

A)  strongest at the point where the optic nerve exits the eye. 
B)  upside down and reversed left to right. 
C)  clear, even for people who are nearsighted or farsighted. 
D)  weakest at the fovea. 
A)  strongest at the point where the optic nerve exits the eye. 
B)  upside down and reversed left to right. 
C)  clear, even for people who are nearsighted or farsighted. 
D)  weakest at the fovea.

Question 20

The role of pain is to serve as a warning and protection mechanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How does the olfactory sense work and how is it unique from other senses?

Which is the most accurate statement?

________ is defined as the process of sorting through sensations and selecting some of them for further processing.

Why do we naturally rub an area of the body that we have hit or stimulated in such a way that we expect pain?

Describe the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization.

Discuss why stereo headsets can be dangerous.

What is the difference in the frequency and amplitude of a sound?

The olfactory neurons relay signals directly to the thalamus.

The relationship between objects and the background from which they seem to stand out is called

Supertasters have the same number of taste buds as medium and non-tasters.

The hair cells are contained

Transduction refers to

In psychophysics, JND stands for

If your pupil is quite constricted, you are probably looking at an object

Which of the following statements correctly describes our ability to detect differences in stimulus intensity?

Hubel and Wiesel determined that each neuron processes visual information of only one type. A line at a specific angle, for example.

___________ is the phenomenon in which we shift our focus from one object to another and, in the process, fail to notice changes in objects to which we are not directly paying attention.

Weber's Law suggests that the just-noticeable difference is a proportion of change rather than a fixed amount of change in a stimulus.

The image on the retina is

The role of pain is to serve as a warning and protection mechanism.

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How does the olfactory sense work and how is it unique from other senses?

Which is the most accurate statement?

________ is defined as the process of sorting through sensations and selecting some of them for further processing.

Why do we naturally rub an area of the body that we have hit or stimulated in such a way that we expect pain?

Describe the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization.

Discuss why stereo headsets can be dangerous.

What is the difference in the frequency and amplitude of a sound?

The olfactory neurons relay signals directly to the thalamus.

The relationship between objects and the background from which they seem to stand out is called

Supertasters have the same number of taste buds as medium and non-tasters.

The hair cells are contained

Transduction refers to

In psychophysics, JND stands for

If your pupil is quite constricted, you are probably looking at an object

Which of the following statements correctly describes our ability to detect differences in stimulus intensity?

Hubel and Wiesel determined that each neuron processes visual information of only one type. A line at a specific angle, for example.

___________ is the phenomenon in which we shift our focus from one object to another and, in the process, fail to notice changes in objects to which we are not directly paying attention.

Weber's Law suggests that the just-noticeable difference is a proportion of change rather than a fixed amount of change in a stimulus.

The image on the retina is

The role of pain is to serve as a warning and protection mechanism.

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Biology and Behaviour

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