Question 1

As light enters the outer surface of the eye, what structure bends the rays of light so that they travel through the pupils?

Accepted Answer

A)  cornea 
B)  lens 
C)  iris 
D)  retina 
A)  cornea 
B)  lens 
C)  iris 
D)  retina

Question 2

What you expect to perceive determines, to a large extent, what you actually see, hear, feel, taste, and smell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements would be true of people who have lost the sight in one eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  They could use binocular disparity as a depth cue. 
B)  They could not perceive in three dimensions. 
C)  They could use convergence as a depth cue. 
D)  They could use monocular depth cues. 
A)  They could use binocular disparity as a depth cue. 
B)  They could not perceive in three dimensions. 
C)  They could use convergence as a depth cue. 
D)  They could use monocular depth cues.

Question 4

Explain size, shape, brightness, and colour constancy. Give two examples of how strange your world would appear if these perceptual constancies did not occur.

Accepted Answer

After explaining each constancy, example

Question 5

Two major theories that attempt to explain colour vision are

Accepted Answer

A)  the opponent-process theory and wavelength theory. 
B)  the trichromatic theory and wavelength theory. 
C)  the trichromatic theory and the opponent-process theory. 
D)  the sensory receptor theory and wavelength theory. 
A)  the opponent-process theory and wavelength theory. 
B)  the trichromatic theory and wavelength theory. 
C)  the trichromatic theory and the opponent-process theory. 
D)  the sensory receptor theory and wavelength theory.

Question 6

Psychologists define the absolute threshold as the minimum amount of sensory stimulation that can be detected

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent of the time. 
B)  50 percent of the time. 
C)  75 percent of the time. 
D)  100 percent of the time 
A)  25 percent of the time. 
B)  50 percent of the time. 
C)  75 percent of the time. 
D)  100 percent of the time

Question 7

Our ability to identify foods with similar texture is most influenced by our sense of taste.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Rods and cones are to vision as ________ are to hearing.

Accepted Answer

A)  eardrums 
B)  hair cells 
C)  pinnae 
D)  oval windows 
A)  eardrums 
B)  hair cells 
C)  pinnae 
D)  oval windows

Question 9

The point at which the optic nerve exits the eye is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  sclera. 
B)  retina. 
C)  fovea. 
D)  blind spot. 
A)  sclera. 
B)  retina. 
C)  fovea. 
D)  blind spot.

Question 10

The Gestalt psychologists suggested that each of the following principles are important for organizing perception, except

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity. 
B)  proximity. 
C)  closure. 
D)  simplicity. 
A)  similarity. 
B)  proximity. 
C)  closure. 
D)  simplicity.

Question 11

Concerning the relative merits of place theory and frequency theory, the commonly accepted theory is

Accepted Answer

A)  a combination of place and frequency theories. 
B)  frequency theory. 
C)  neither theory. 
D)  place theory. 
A)  a combination of place and frequency theories. 
B)  frequency theory. 
C)  neither theory. 
D)  place theory.

Question 12

How many basic tastes exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  6 
C)  5 
D)  3 
A)  4 
B)  6 
C)  5 
D)  3

Question 13

Most people who are colour-blind see no colours except black, white, and shades of grey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Hue refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  actual colour we view. 
B)  purity of the colour we view. 
C)  brightness of the colour we view. 
D)  saturation of the colour we view. 
A)  actual colour we view. 
B)  purity of the colour we view. 
C)  brightness of the colour we view. 
D)  saturation of the colour we view.

Question 16

How are sensory stimuli from the environment experienced as sensations?

Accepted Answer

The body's sense organs are equipped wit

Question 17

Which of these statements accurately describes the visual pathway?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information from the right half of each eye goes to the right hemisphere and from the left half to the left hemisphere. 
B)  Information from the right eye goes to the right hemisphere and from the left eye to the left hemisphere. 
C)  Information from the right eye goes to the left hemisphere and from the left eye to the right hemisphere. 
D)  Information from the right half of each eye goes to the left hemisphere and from the left half to the right hemisphere. 
A)  Information from the right half of each eye goes to the right hemisphere and from the left half to the left hemisphere. 
B)  Information from the right eye goes to the right hemisphere and from the left eye to the left hemisphere. 
C)  Information from the right eye goes to the left hemisphere and from the left eye to the right hemisphere. 
D)  Information from the right half of each eye goes to the left hemisphere and from the left half to the right hemisphere.

Question 18

Another name for the tympanic membrane is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Eustachian tube. 
B)  oval window. 
C)  cochlea. 
D)  eardrum. 
A)  Eustachian tube. 
B)  oval window. 
C)  cochlea. 
D)  eardrum.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

As light enters the outer surface of the eye, what structure bends the rays of light so that they travel through the pupils?

What you expect to perceive determines, to a large extent, what you actually see, hear, feel, taste, and smell.

Which of the following statements would be true of people who have lost the sight in one eye?

Explain size, shape, brightness, and colour constancy. Give two examples of how strange your world would appear if these perceptual constancies did not occur.

Two major theories that attempt to explain colour vision are

Psychologists define the absolute threshold as the minimum amount of sensory stimulation that can be detected

Our ability to identify foods with similar texture is most influenced by our sense of taste.

Rods and cones are to vision as ________ are to hearing.

The point at which the optic nerve exits the eye is called the

The Gestalt psychologists suggested that each of the following principles are important for organizing perception, except

Concerning the relative merits of place theory and frequency theory, the commonly accepted theory is

How many basic tastes exist?

Most people who are colour-blind see no colours except black, white, and shades of grey.

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

Hue refers to the

How are sensory stimuli from the environment experienced as sensations?

Which of these statements accurately describes the visual pathway?

Another name for the tympanic membrane is the

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

Weber's law best fits sensory stimuli that are

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As light enters the outer surface of the eye, what structure bends the rays of light so that they travel through the pupils?

What you expect to perceive determines, to a large extent, what you actually see, hear, feel, taste, and smell.

Which of the following statements would be true of people who have lost the sight in one eye?

Explain size, shape, brightness, and colour constancy. Give two examples of how strange your world would appear if these perceptual constancies did not occur.

Two major theories that attempt to explain colour vision are

Psychologists define the absolute threshold as the minimum amount of sensory stimulation that can be detected

Our ability to identify foods with similar texture is most influenced by our sense of taste.

Rods and cones are to vision as ________ are to hearing.

The point at which the optic nerve exits the eye is called the

The Gestalt psychologists suggested that each of the following principles are important for organizing perception, except

Concerning the relative merits of place theory and frequency theory, the commonly accepted theory is

How many basic tastes exist?

Most people who are colour-blind see no colours except black, white, and shades of grey.

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

Hue refers to the

How are sensory stimuli from the environment experienced as sensations?

Which of these statements accurately describes the visual pathway?

Another name for the tympanic membrane is the

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

Weber's law best fits sensory stimuli that are

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

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