Question 1

Olfaction is the sense of

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A)  touch. 
B)  smell. 
C)  taste. 
D)  balance. 
A)  touch. 
B)  smell. 
C)  taste. 
D)  balance.

Question 2

The olfactory, or smell, receptors are located in the

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A)  olfactory bulbs. 
B)  olfactory nerve. 
C)  olfactory epithelium. 
D)  olfactory tract. 
A)  olfactory bulbs. 
B)  olfactory nerve. 
C)  olfactory epithelium. 
D)  olfactory tract.

Question 3

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

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The three dimensions of colour that we e

Question 4

The process through which the senses detect sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain is called

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A)  perception. 
B)  reception. 
C)  consciousness. 
D)  sensation. 
A)  perception. 
B)  reception. 
C)  consciousness. 
D)  sensation.

Question 5

Convergence and binocular disparity are the two most important ________ cues to depth or distance.

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A)  monocular 
B)  binocular 
C)  top-down 
D)  psychokinesis 
A)  monocular 
B)  binocular 
C)  top-down 
D)  psychokinesis

Question 6

Each skin receptor responds only to touch, pressure, warmth, or cold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

With regard to driving and talking on a cell phone, which of the following conclusions is not suggested by the research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drivers who are using a hands-free device are not at any increased risk. 
B)  Drivers slow down when talking on the phone. 
C)  Drivers have slower reaction times when engaged in driving and phoning. 
D)  Drives talking on cell phones sometimes stop at green lights. 
A)  Drivers who are using a hands-free device are not at any increased risk. 
B)  Drivers slow down when talking on the phone. 
C)  Drivers have slower reaction times when engaged in driving and phoning. 
D)  Drives talking on cell phones sometimes stop at green lights.

Question 8

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 9

Describe the activity of visual processing in the primary visual cortex that is suggested by the research of Hubel and Wiesel.

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Hubel and Wiesel were able to read the a

Question 10

An illusion is

Accepted Answer

A)  an impossible figure. 
B)  a figure-ground reversal. 
C)  an imaginary sensation. 
D)  a misperception of a real stimulus. 
A)  an impossible figure. 
B)  a figure-ground reversal. 
C)  an imaginary sensation. 
D)  a misperception of a real stimulus.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a good or beneficial form of pain?

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A)  A chronic backache, that remains constant for months 
B)  The sharp sense of pain as we bite our tongue while eagerly chewing our food 
C)  A sudden temporary pain in a muscle as we try to lift a heavy object 
D)  The sense of burning heat as our hand gets too near to the burner on the stove 
A)  A chronic backache, that remains constant for months 
B)  The sharp sense of pain as we bite our tongue while eagerly chewing our food 
C)  A sudden temporary pain in a muscle as we try to lift a heavy object 
D)  The sense of burning heat as our hand gets too near to the burner on the stove

Question 12

Which of your senses provide information about body position, movement, and acceleration?

Accepted Answer

A)  gustatory 
B)  haptic 
C)  vestibular 
D)  kinesthetic 
A)  gustatory 
B)  haptic 
C)  vestibular 
D)  kinesthetic

Question 13

The variables that determine a person's ability to maintain size constancy do not include

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A)  the size of the retinal image of the object. 
B)  the distance between the object and the person. 
C)  previous experience with the true size of the object. 
D)  the presence of surrounding objects. 
A)  the size of the retinal image of the object. 
B)  the distance between the object and the person. 
C)  previous experience with the true size of the object. 
D)  the presence of surrounding objects.

Question 14

Which of the following is the correct order for light as it moves toward the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  lens, cornea, pupil 
B)  pupil, lens, cornea 
C)  cornea, pupil, lens 
D)  pupil, cornea, lens 
A)  lens, cornea, pupil 
B)  pupil, lens, cornea 
C)  cornea, pupil, lens 
D)  pupil, cornea, lens

Question 15

Camouflage blurs the distinction between

Accepted Answer

A)  continuation and closure. 
B)  sensation and perception. 
C)  proximity and similarity. 
D)  figure and ground. 
A)  continuation and closure. 
B)  sensation and perception. 
C)  proximity and similarity. 
D)  figure and ground.

Question 16

The point at which you can barely sense a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the difference threshold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The fact that you perceive the shape of a book as a book whether it is flat on a table, standing on its edge, or held open is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  shape constancy. 
B)  good continuation. 
C)  size constancy. 
D)  size-distance invariance. 
A)  shape constancy. 
B)  good continuation. 
C)  size constancy. 
D)  size-distance invariance.

Question 18

Which of the following colours has the longest wavelength (i.e., is highest in nanometres)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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 20

According to the explanation given in the text, the negative afterimage is best explained by which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  place theory. 
B)  opponent-process theory. 
C)  signal detection theory. 
D)  trichromatic theory of colour vision. 
A)  place theory. 
B)  opponent-process theory. 
C)  signal detection theory. 
D)  trichromatic theory of colour vision.

Olfaction is the sense of

The olfactory, or smell, receptors are located in the

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

The process through which the senses detect sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain is called

Convergence and binocular disparity are the two most important ________ cues to depth or distance.

Each skin receptor responds only to touch, pressure, warmth, or cold.

With regard to driving and talking on a cell phone, which of the following conclusions is not suggested by the research?

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

Describe the activity of visual processing in the primary visual cortex that is suggested by the research of Hubel and Wiesel.

An illusion is

Which of the following is not a good or beneficial form of pain?

Which of your senses provide information about body position, movement, and acceleration?

The variables that determine a person's ability to maintain size constancy do not include

Which of the following is the correct order for light as it moves toward the retina?

Camouflage blurs the distinction between

The point at which you can barely sense a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the difference threshold.

The fact that you perceive the shape of a book as a book whether it is flat on a table, standing on its edge, or held open is an example of

Which of the following colours has the longest wavelength (i.e., is highest in nanometres)?

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

According to the explanation given in the text, the negative afterimage is best explained by which of the following theories?

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Olfaction is the sense of

The olfactory, or smell, receptors are located in the

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

The process through which the senses detect sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain is called

Convergence and binocular disparity are the two most important ________ cues to depth or distance.

Each skin receptor responds only to touch, pressure, warmth, or cold.

With regard to driving and talking on a cell phone, which of the following conclusions is not suggested by the research?

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

Describe the activity of visual processing in the primary visual cortex that is suggested by the research of Hubel and Wiesel.

An illusion is

Which of the following is not a good or beneficial form of pain?

Which of your senses provide information about body position, movement, and acceleration?

The variables that determine a person's ability to maintain size constancy do not include

Which of the following is the correct order for light as it moves toward the retina?

Camouflage blurs the distinction between

The point at which you can barely sense a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the difference threshold.

The fact that you perceive the shape of a book as a book whether it is flat on a table, standing on its edge, or held open is an example of

Which of the following colours has the longest wavelength (i.e., is highest in nanometres)?

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

According to the explanation given in the text, the negative afterimage is best explained by which of the following theories?

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

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Therapies

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