Question 1

In order for us to smell a substance, some of its molecules must pass into

Accepted Answer

A)  a solid state. 
B)  a gaseous state. 
C)  a liquid state. 
D)  a particulate state. 
A)  a solid state. 
B)  a gaseous state. 
C)  a liquid state. 
D)  a particulate state.

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

When you see a film projection, you are actually watching a series of still images presented rapidly. What is the name of the effect that produces this apparent motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  stroboscopic motion. 
B)  the autokinetic illusion. 
C)  motion parallax. 
D)  the Ponzo illusion. 
A)  stroboscopic motion. 
B)  the autokinetic illusion. 
C)  motion parallax. 
D)  the Ponzo illusion.

Question 4

According to trichromatic theory, which of the following is not a colour to which one of the cone types is maximally sensitive?

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow 
B)  green 
C)  red 
D)  blue 
A)  yellow 
B)  green 
C)  red 
D)  blue

Question 5

What would be the most painless way to take some terrible-tasting medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hold your nose when you take it. 
B)  Drink salty water before taking the medicine. 
C)  Close your eyes and have someone give it to you. 
D)  Add sugar to the medicine. 
A)  Hold your nose when you take it. 
B)  Drink salty water before taking the medicine. 
C)  Close your eyes and have someone give it to you. 
D)  Add sugar to the medicine.

Question 6

Describe perceptual constancy.

Accepted Answer

The tendency to perceive objec

Question 7

The thresholds for sensory stimuli are the same for a given individual at all times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Railroad tracks converging in the distance provide an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Making sense of a word written in faded scribble by naming each letter utilizes

Accepted Answer

A)  feature detection. 
B)  bottom-up processing. 
C)  top-down processing. 
D)  signal detection. 
A)  feature detection. 
B)  bottom-up processing. 
C)  top-down processing. 
D)  signal detection.

Question 10

You perceive dimes as round even though the typical retinal image is elliptical, because of

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy. 
B)  invariance. 
C)  shape constancy. 
D)  interposition. 
A)  size constancy. 
B)  invariance. 
C)  shape constancy. 
D)  interposition.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

Researchers have found that animals excrete ________ to mark off territory and signal sexual receptivity.

Accepted Answer

A)  pheromones 
B)  gustatory markers 
C)  olfactory essences 
D)  hormones 
A)  pheromones 
B)  gustatory markers 
C)  olfactory essences 
D)  hormones

Question 13

Our vestibular sense detects movement and provides information about where we are in space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The difference threshold is the same for all individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The pitch of a sound is measured in ________ and the loudness of a sound is measured in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  wavelength; amplitude 
B)  decibels; hertz 
C)  amplitude; wavelength 
D)  hertz; decibels 
A)  wavelength; amplitude 
B)  decibels; hertz 
C)  amplitude; wavelength 
D)  hertz; decibels

Question 16

A negative afterimage occurs

Accepted Answer

A)  when you see the colour opposite to the one at which you have been staring. 
B)  when you see a shape emerge from an ambiguous image. 
C)  when you see the flash of a camera for several moments after the picture was taken. 
D)  when special glasses allow you to see an unpleasant image that has been disguised in a pleasant image. 
A)  when you see the colour opposite to the one at which you have been staring. 
B)  when you see a shape emerge from an ambiguous image. 
C)  when you see the flash of a camera for several moments after the picture was taken. 
D)  when special glasses allow you to see an unpleasant image that has been disguised in a pleasant image.

Question 17

Which part of the ear is it common to get pierced?

Accepted Answer

A)  eardrum 
B)  pinna 
C)  cochlea 
D)  oval window 
A)  eardrum 
B)  pinna 
C)  cochlea 
D)  oval window

Question 18

Visible light is ________ the total electromagnetic spectrum.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater than 
B)  a small part of 
C)  equal to 
D)  a large part of 
A)  greater than 
B)  a small part of 
C)  equal to 
D)  a large part of

Question 19

How does the sensation of a handshake get conveyed to our brain?

Accepted Answer

When an object touches and depresses the

Question 20

What is accommodation for our vision?

Accepted Answer

Accommodation is the changing in shape o

In order for us to smell a substance, some of its molecules must pass into

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

When you see a film projection, you are actually watching a series of still images presented rapidly. What is the name of the effect that produces this apparent motion?

According to trichromatic theory, which of the following is not a colour to which one of the cone types is maximally sensitive?

What would be the most painless way to take some terrible-tasting medicine?

Describe perceptual constancy.

The thresholds for sensory stimuli are the same for a given individual at all times.

Railroad tracks converging in the distance provide an example of

Making sense of a word written in faded scribble by naming each letter utilizes

You perceive dimes as round even though the typical retinal image is elliptical, because of

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

Researchers have found that animals excrete ________ to mark off territory and signal sexual receptivity.

Our vestibular sense detects movement and provides information about where we are in space.

The difference threshold is the same for all individuals.

The pitch of a sound is measured in and the loudness of a sound is measured in .

A negative afterimage occurs

Which part of the ear is it common to get pierced?

Visible light is ________ the total electromagnetic spectrum.

How does the sensation of a handshake get conveyed to our brain?

What is accommodation for our vision?

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In order for us to smell a substance, some of its molecules must pass into

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

When you see a film projection, you are actually watching a series of still images presented rapidly. What is the name of the effect that produces this apparent motion?

According to trichromatic theory, which of the following is not a colour to which one of the cone types is maximally sensitive?

What would be the most painless way to take some terrible-tasting medicine?

Describe perceptual constancy.

The thresholds for sensory stimuli are the same for a given individual at all times.

Railroad tracks converging in the distance provide an example of

Making sense of a word written in faded scribble by naming each letter utilizes

You perceive dimes as round even though the typical retinal image is elliptical, because of

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

Researchers have found that animals excrete ________ to mark off territory and signal sexual receptivity.

Our vestibular sense detects movement and provides information about where we are in space.

The difference threshold is the same for all individuals.

The pitch of a sound is measured in ________ and the loudness of a sound is measured in ________.

A negative afterimage occurs

Which part of the ear is it common to get pierced?

Visible light is ________ the total electromagnetic spectrum.

How does the sensation of a handshake get conveyed to our brain?

What is accommodation for our vision?

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Biology and Behaviour

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The pitch of a sound is measured in and the loudness of a sound is measured in .