Question 1

If a key is pressed on a piano, the frequency of the resulting sound waves will determine the , and the amplitude will determine the of the perceived musical note.

Accepted Answer

A) timbre; intensity 
B) intensity; timbre 
C) loudness; pitch 
D) pitch; loudness 
A) timbre; intensity 
B) intensity; timbre 
C) loudness; pitch 
D) pitch; loudness

Question 2

Gervase is staring at the blades of his ceiling fan, searching for inspiration for a paper that he is writing.When he turns off the fan, he is very surprised that the blades appear to be rotating in the opposite direction.To reassure Gervase that he is not hallucinating, you could tell him about

Accepted Answer

A) stroboscopic motion. 
B) motion aftereffects. 
C) compensatory motion. 
D) object constancy. 
A) stroboscopic motion. 
B) motion aftereffects. 
C) compensatory motion. 
D) object constancy.

Question 3

The area where the optic nerve leaves the retina is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) optic chiasm. 
B) ganglion bundle. 
C) fovea. 
D) blind spot. 
A) optic chiasm. 
B) ganglion bundle. 
C) fovea. 
D) blind spot.

Question 4

The primary auditory cortex is located in which brain lobe?

Accepted Answer

A) frontal 
B) temporal 
C) occipital 
D) parietal 
A) frontal 
B) temporal 
C) occipital 
D) parietal

Question 5

In a single person, gustation involves taste buds, located on the .

Accepted Answer

A) 800 to 1,000; tongue 
B) 8,000 to 10,000: tongue, throat, and mouth 
C) 800 to 1,000; tongue, throat, and mouth 
D) 8,000 to 10,000; tongue 
A) 800 to 1,000; tongue 
B) 8,000 to 10,000: tongue, throat, and mouth 
C) 800 to 1,000; tongue, throat, and mouth 
D) 8,000 to 10,000; tongue

Question 6

Pheromone receptors are most like

Accepted Answer

A) auditory hair cells. 
B) olfactory receptors. 
C) photoreceptors. 
D) taste buds. 
A) auditory hair cells. 
B) olfactory receptors. 
C) photoreceptors. 
D) taste buds.

Question 7

According to the textbook, the fact that we find visual illusions so compelling suggests that the mechanisms of perceptual constancy are

Accepted Answer

A) often unreliable. 
B) mainly conscious. 
C) primarily genetic. 
D) largely unconscious. 
A) often unreliable. 
B) mainly conscious. 
C) primarily genetic. 
D) largely unconscious.

Question 8

The law that states that the just noticeable difference between two stimuli is based on a proportion of the original stimulus is law.

Accepted Answer

A) Fechner's 
B) Weber's 
C) Koehler's 
D) Wernicke's 
A) Fechner's 
B) Weber's 
C) Koehler's 
D) Wernicke's

Question 9

Randall does not immediately sense pain when he stays out too long in the snow, but he feels a painful sensation in his frostbitten toes for days afterward.Randall's inability to sense pain immediately is most likely due to damage to his

Accepted Answer

A) somatosensory cortex. 
B) slow fibers. 
C) fast fibers. 
D) thalamus. 
A) somatosensory cortex. 
B) slow fibers. 
C) fast fibers. 
D) thalamus.

Question 10

The size of an object's retinal image is correlated with .

Accepted Answer

A) negatively; the amount of attention we pay to it 
B) negatively; its distance 
C) positively; the amount of attention we pay to it 
D) positively; its distance 
A) negatively; the amount of attention we pay to it 
B) negatively; its distance 
C) positively; the amount of attention we pay to it 
D) positively; its distance

Question 11

Aida eats green vegetables throughout her pregnancy and while she is nursing her baby because she wants her baby to have a preference for these healthy foods.Aida knows that

Accepted Answer

A) culture influences taste preferences. 
B) babies' taste buds adapt to tastes in utero. 
C) babies' sense of taste is much more sensitive than adults'. 
D) babies' sweet receptors can adapt to sense bitter vegetables as sweet. 
A) culture influences taste preferences. 
B) babies' taste buds adapt to tastes in utero. 
C) babies' sense of taste is much more sensitive than adults'. 
D) babies' sweet receptors can adapt to sense bitter vegetables as sweet.

Question 12

In the Ponzo illusion, cues to size and to distance conflict.The fact that an illusion of size is created suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) monocular depth cues cannot operate correctly with conflicting cues to size. 
B) the cues to distance are more accurate here than the cues to size. 
C) perceived size is computed from perceived distance. 
D) perceived distance is computed from perceived size. 
A) monocular depth cues cannot operate correctly with conflicting cues to size. 
B) the cues to distance are more accurate here than the cues to size. 
C) perceived size is computed from perceived distance. 
D) perceived distance is computed from perceived size.

Question 13

Bincheng has been taught to visualize the pain from his migraine headaches as simply a part of his experience of life.While he is engaging in this visualization, an fMRI scan of his brain would be likely to show in activity, while his perceptual experience of pain would likely .

Accepted Answer

A) a change; increase 
B) no change; increase 
C) a change; decrease 
D) no change; decrease 
A) a change; increase 
B) no change; increase 
C) a change; decrease 
D) no change; decrease

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) linear perspective 
B) binocular disparity 
C) occlusion 
D) object constancy 
A) linear perspective 
B) binocular disparity 
C) occlusion 
D) object constancy

Question 15

Culture's influence on taste preferences is most like

Accepted Answer

A) the influence of light waves on photoreceptors. 
B) the influence of distraction on pain. 
C) our ability to distinguish hot from cold. 
D) our ability to discriminate sound frequencies. 
A) the influence of light waves on photoreceptors. 
B) the influence of distraction on pain. 
C) our ability to distinguish hot from cold. 
D) our ability to discriminate sound frequencies.

Question 16

What is the primary purpose of cells in the olfactory bulb?

Accepted Answer

A) to receive nerve impulses and pass them through the thalamus 
B) to receive nerve impulses and relay the signal to other brain areas 
C) to receive odorants and pass them through the thalamus 
D) to receive odorants and relay the signal to other brain areas 
A) to receive nerve impulses and pass them through the thalamus 
B) to receive nerve impulses and relay the signal to other brain areas 
C) to receive odorants and pass them through the thalamus 
D) to receive odorants and relay the signal to other brain areas

Question 17

Supertasters are those who experience especially intense taste sensations.This trait is determined largely by

Accepted Answer

A) the environment. 
B) one's culture. 
C) genetics. 
D) environmental and genetic factors. 
A) the environment. 
B) one's culture. 
C) genetics. 
D) environmental and genetic factors.

Question 18

Ganglion cells that are excited by L cones are inhibited by

Accepted Answer

A) only green colors. 
B) only blue colors. 
C) both green and blue colors. 
D) other L cones. 
A) only green colors. 
B) only blue colors. 
C) both green and blue colors. 
D) other L cones.

Question 19

Pain medications such as Novocain work by

Accepted Answer

A) changing pain stimuli so that they cannot be received by sensory pain neurons. 
B) blocking transmission from sensory pain neurons to the brain. 
C) integrating information from sensory pain neurons and sensory relief neurons. 
D) diverting signals from the sensory pain neurons to the thalamus. 
A) changing pain stimuli so that they cannot be received by sensory pain neurons. 
B) blocking transmission from sensory pain neurons to the brain. 
C) integrating information from sensory pain neurons and sensory relief neurons. 
D) diverting signals from the sensory pain neurons to the thalamus.

Question 20

Rich brought his wife a bouquet of flowers.She can tell the difference between the lilies and the lilacs most likely because of the

Accepted Answer

A) extremely large olfactory bulb that humans possess. 
B) neural projections to her amygdala. 
C) activity of a specific olfactory receptor. 
D) pattern of activity of her olfactory receptors. 
A) extremely large olfactory bulb that humans possess. 
B) neural projections to her amygdala. 
C) activity of a specific olfactory receptor. 
D) pattern of activity of her olfactory receptors.

If a key is pressed on a piano, the frequency of the resulting sound waves will determine the , and the amplitude will determine the of the perceived musical note.

Gervase is staring at the blades of his ceiling fan, searching for inspiration for a paper that he is writing.When he turns off the fan, he is very surprised that the blades appear to be rotating in the opposite direction.To reassure Gervase that he is not hallucinating, you could tell him about

The area where the optic nerve leaves the retina is referred to as the

The primary auditory cortex is located in which brain lobe?

In a single person, gustation involves taste buds, located on the .

Pheromone receptors are most like

According to the textbook, the fact that we find visual illusions so compelling suggests that the mechanisms of perceptual constancy are

The law that states that the just noticeable difference between two stimuli is based on a proportion of the original stimulus is law.

Randall does not immediately sense pain when he stays out too long in the snow, but he feels a painful sensation in his frostbitten toes for days afterward.Randall's inability to sense pain immediately is most likely due to damage to his

The size of an object's retinal image is correlated with .

Aida eats green vegetables throughout her pregnancy and while she is nursing her baby because she wants her baby to have a preference for these healthy foods.Aida knows that

In the Ponzo illusion, cues to size and to distance conflict.The fact that an illusion of size is created suggests that

Bincheng has been taught to visualize the pain from his migraine headaches as simply a part of his experience of life.While he is engaging in this visualization, an fMRI scan of his brain would be likely to show in activity, while his perceptual experience of pain would likely .

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

Culture's influence on taste preferences is most like

What is the primary purpose of cells in the olfactory bulb?

Supertasters are those who experience especially intense taste sensations.This trait is determined largely by

Ganglion cells that are excited by L cones are inhibited by

Pain medications such as Novocain work by

Rich brought his wife a bouquet of flowers.She can tell the difference between the lilies and the lilacs most likely because of the

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Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

If a key is pressed on a piano, the frequency of the resulting sound waves will determine the , and the amplitude will determine the of the perceived musical note.

Gervase is staring at the blades of his ceiling fan, searching for inspiration for a paper that he is writing.When he turns off the fan, he is very surprised that the blades appear to be rotating in the opposite direction.To reassure Gervase that he is not hallucinating, you could tell him about

The area where the optic nerve leaves the retina is referred to as the

The primary auditory cortex is located in which brain lobe?

In a single person, gustation involves taste buds, located on the .

Pheromone receptors are most like

According to the textbook, the fact that we find visual illusions so compelling suggests that the mechanisms of perceptual constancy are

The law that states that the just noticeable difference between two stimuli is based on a proportion of the original stimulus is law.

Randall does not immediately sense pain when he stays out too long in the snow, but he feels a painful sensation in his frostbitten toes for days afterward.Randall's inability to sense pain immediately is most likely due to damage to his

The size of an object's retinal image is correlated with .

Aida eats green vegetables throughout her pregnancy and while she is nursing her baby because she wants her baby to have a preference for these healthy foods.Aida knows that

In the Ponzo illusion, cues to size and to distance conflict.The fact that an illusion of size is created suggests that

Bincheng has been taught to visualize the pain from his migraine headaches as simply a part of his experience of life.While he is engaging in this visualization, an fMRI scan of his brain would be likely to show in activity, while his perceptual experience of pain would likely .

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

Culture's influence on taste preferences is most like

What is the primary purpose of cells in the olfactory bulb?

Supertasters are those who experience especially intense taste sensations.This trait is determined largely by

Ganglion cells that are excited by L cones are inhibited by

Pain medications such as Novocain work by

Rich brought his wife a bouquet of flowers.She can tell the difference between the lilies and the lilacs most likely because of the

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Wellbeing

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