Question 1

Compared with dogs,a human's sense of smell is much less developed.Our less developed sense of smell results from our ancestors'

Accepted Answer

A)  strong reliance on olfaction to determine which foods were poisonous. 
B)  inability to detect pleasant odors. 
C)  reliance on vision as the main way of perceiving the world. 
D)  inability to transmit olfactory information to the brain. 
A)  strong reliance on olfaction to determine which foods were poisonous. 
B)  inability to detect pleasant odors. 
C)  reliance on vision as the main way of perceiving the world. 
D)  inability to transmit olfactory information to the brain.

Question 2

Jarvis is standing on the outside platform of the train station.He looks down the tracks,hoping to see his train.As the tracks get farther from him the two sides of the tracks will appear to
________,providing the depth cue of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  remain parallel;linear perspective 
B)  converge;linear perspective 
C)  remain parallel;texture gradient 
D)  converge;texture gradient 
A)  remain parallel;linear perspective 
B)  converge;linear perspective 
C)  remain parallel;texture gradient 
D)  converge;texture gradient

Question 3

Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic quality of taste?

Accepted Answer

A)  sweet 
B)  umami 
C)  salty 
D)  spicy 
A)  sweet 
B)  umami 
C)  salty 
D)  spicy

Question 4

If the muscles of one of your eyes becomes paralyzed,making it impossible to change the point of focus of that eye,which kind of depth cue will become unavailable to you?

Accepted Answer

A)  linear perspective 
B)  binocular disparity 
C)  occlusion 
D)  texture gradients 
A)  linear perspective 
B)  binocular disparity 
C)  occlusion 
D)  texture gradients

Question 5

When people hear a sound,they can tell its location.For example,after hearing a whistle blown,a person could tell you whether the sound originated from his or her right or left side.Likewise,a person could tell you whether the sound came from above or below him or her.How can humans do this? Explain how humans are able to locate where a sound originates.

Accepted Answer

Humans draw from the timing and the inte

Question 6

Prashanth is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is asked to gradually shrink the image of a square on his computer screen until he can just barely see that it is smaller than
A second square on the screen.Prashanth is trying to create a

Accepted Answer

A)  signal detection. 
B)  absolute threshold. 
C)  just-noticeable difference. 
D)  sensory adaptation. 
A)  signal detection. 
B)  absolute threshold. 
C)  just-noticeable difference. 
D)  sensory adaptation.

Question 7

How do the light waves reflected by a blue object differ from those reflected by a red object?

Accepted Answer

A)  The blue object reflects longer wavelength light. 
B)  The blue object reflects shorter wavelength light. 
C)  The blue object reflects higher amplitude light. 
D)  The blue object reflects lower amplitude light. 
A)  The blue object reflects longer wavelength light. 
B)  The blue object reflects shorter wavelength light. 
C)  The blue object reflects higher amplitude light. 
D)  The blue object reflects lower amplitude light.

Question 8

Water splashed on your skin provides ________ stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A)  tactile 
B)  gustatory 
C)  vestibular 
D)  olfactory 
A)  tactile 
B)  gustatory 
C)  vestibular 
D)  olfactory

Question 9

The sense organs' detection of external physical stimuli is called ________,whereas further processing,organizing,and interpreting of those stimuli in the brain is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation;perception 
B)  perception;sensation 
C)  transduction;perception 
D)  perception;transduction 
A)  sensation;perception 
B)  perception;sensation 
C)  transduction;perception 
D)  perception;transduction

Question 10

What is the role of hair cells in hearing? Explain how hair cells are crucial to the process of hearing.

Accepted Answer

Hair cells are the sensory rec

Question 11

The amplitude of a light wave is experienced by us as

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch. 
B)  brightness. 
C)  loudness. 
D)  hue. 
A)  pitch. 
B)  brightness. 
C)  loudness. 
D)  hue.

Question 12

Which of the following has been shown to help people manage pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  distraction 
B)  complaining 
C)  focusing on the pain 
D)  crying 
A)  distraction 
B)  complaining 
C)  focusing on the pain 
D)  crying

Question 13

Reversible figures occur because

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt laws do not apply to them. 
B)  the figures contain internally contradictory cues. 
C)  the correct assignment of figure and ground is ambiguous. 
D)  sensory information leads to different cognitive interpretations. 
A)  Gestalt laws do not apply to them. 
B)  the figures contain internally contradictory cues. 
C)  the correct assignment of figure and ground is ambiguous. 
D)  sensory information leads to different cognitive interpretations.

Question 14

Jason is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is seated in a completely dark room. An initially undetected point of light is gradually made brighter.With each increase,he is asked
If he can see the light.In this experiment,Jason's ________ is being measured.

Accepted Answer

A)  difference threshold 
B)  absolute threshold 
C)  just-noticeable difference 
D)  transduction 
A)  difference threshold 
B)  absolute threshold 
C)  just-noticeable difference 
D)  transduction

Compared with dogs,a human's sense of smell is much less developed.Our less developed sense of smell results from our ancestors'

Jarvis is standing on the outside platform of the train station.He looks down the tracks,hoping to see his train.As the tracks get farther from him the two sides of the tracks will appear to ,providing the depth cue of .

Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic quality of taste?

If the muscles of one of your eyes becomes paralyzed,making it impossible to change the point of focus of that eye,which kind of depth cue will become unavailable to you?

Prashanth is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is asked to gradually shrink the image of a square on his computer screen until he can just barely see that it is smaller than A second square on the screen.Prashanth is trying to create a

How do the light waves reflected by a blue object differ from those reflected by a red object?

Water splashed on your skin provides ________ stimulation.

The sense organs' detection of external physical stimuli is called ,whereas further processing,organizing,and interpreting of those stimuli in the brain is called .

What is the role of hair cells in hearing? Explain how hair cells are crucial to the process of hearing.

The amplitude of a light wave is experienced by us as

Which of the following has been shown to help people manage pain?

Reversible figures occur because

Jason is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is seated in a completely dark room. An initially undetected point of light is gradually made brighter.With each increase,he is asked If he can see the light.In this experiment,Jason's ________ is being measured.

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Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Compared with dogs,a human's sense of smell is much less developed.Our less developed sense of smell results from our ancestors'

Jarvis is standing on the outside platform of the train station.He looks down the tracks,hoping to see his train.As the tracks get farther from him the two sides of the tracks will appear to ________,providing the depth cue of ________.

Which of the following characteristics is NOT a basic quality of taste?

If the muscles of one of your eyes becomes paralyzed,making it impossible to change the point of focus of that eye,which kind of depth cue will become unavailable to you?

Prashanth is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is asked to gradually shrink the image of a square on his computer screen until he can just barely see that it is smaller than A second square on the screen.Prashanth is trying to create a

How do the light waves reflected by a blue object differ from those reflected by a red object?

Water splashed on your skin provides ________ stimulation.

The sense organs' detection of external physical stimuli is called ________,whereas further processing,organizing,and interpreting of those stimuli in the brain is called ________.

What is the role of hair cells in hearing? Explain how hair cells are crucial to the process of hearing.

The amplitude of a light wave is experienced by us as

Which of the following has been shown to help people manage pain?

Reversible figures occur because

Jason is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is seated in a completely dark room. An initially undetected point of light is gradually made brighter.With each increase,he is asked If he can see the light.In this experiment,Jason's ________ is being measured.

Introducing the World of Psychology

The Role of Biology in Psychology

Consciousness

Development Across the Life Span

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, gender, and Sexuality

Health and Well-Being

Social Psychology

Self and Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatments

Filters

Jarvis is standing on the outside platform of the train station.He looks down the tracks,hoping to see his train.As the tracks get farther from him the two sides of the tracks will appear to ,providing the depth cue of .

The sense organs' detection of external physical stimuli is called ,whereas further processing,organizing,and interpreting of those stimuli in the brain is called .