Question 1

Some pictures are intentionally designed so that one can see two different images in the same picture. This is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the perceptual shift 
B)  figure-ground reversal 
C)  proximodistal perception 
D)  an illusion 
A)  the perceptual shift 
B)  figure-ground reversal 
C)  proximodistal perception 
D)  an illusion

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to the amplitude of a light wave such as how high or low the wave is?

Accepted Answer

A)  color 
B)  brightness 
C)  pitch 
D)  hue 
A)  color 
B)  brightness 
C)  pitch 
D)  hue

Question 3

Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  largest detectable stimulus 
B)  smallest detectable stimulus 
C)  largest detectable difference between two stimuli 
D)  change in smallest detectable difference between two stimuli 
A)  largest detectable stimulus 
B)  smallest detectable stimulus 
C)  largest detectable difference between two stimuli 
D)  change in smallest detectable difference between two stimuli

Question 4

The human olfactory system contains about ________ olfactory receptors.

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000 
B)  1,000,000 
C)  10,000,000 
D)  100,000,000 
A)  100,000 
B)  1,000,000 
C)  10,000,000 
D)  100,000,000

Question 5

The purity, richness, or vividness of a hue is known as its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  brightness 
B)  saturation 
C)  additive mix 
D)  depth 
A)  brightness 
B)  saturation 
C)  additive mix 
D)  depth

Question 6

The Müller-Lyer illusion is influenced greatly by one's

Accepted Answer

A)  age. 
B)  gender. 
C)  level of intellect. 
D)  culture. 
A)  age. 
B)  gender. 
C)  level of intellect. 
D)  culture.

Question 7

A spook house in a local carnival offered its potential patrons free admission if they would allow themselves to be blindfolded and then to eat raw worms. Although they were actually fed cold spaghetti, most of the customers believed they were swallowing real worms. What is the MOST plausible explanation for this finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cold spaghetti dulled nerve endings in the taste buds. 
B)  This particular food failed to depolarize adjacent neurons in the tongue. 
C)  Food flavor is really a composite of taste, smell, sight, and texture. 
D)  Sensory receptors in the brain were not activated. 
A)  The cold spaghetti dulled nerve endings in the taste buds. 
B)  This particular food failed to depolarize adjacent neurons in the tongue. 
C)  Food flavor is really a composite of taste, smell, sight, and texture. 
D)  Sensory receptors in the brain were not activated.

Question 8

The differences between the separate images each eye receives are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retinal disparity 
B)  convergence 
C)  binocular inversion 
D)  stereoscopic vision 
A)  retinal disparity 
B)  convergence 
C)  binocular inversion 
D)  stereoscopic vision

Question 9

Each olfactory receptor cell has a half dozen to a dozen little hairs that project out. These are called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  olfactory cones 
B)  olfactory rods 
C)  olfactory buds 
D)  cilia 
A)  olfactory cones 
B)  olfactory rods 
C)  olfactory buds 
D)  cilia

Question 10

In making a large pot of chili for a family reunion, you find that you have to add 1 onion to your pot of chili that already has 5 onions mixed in it to notice a difference. According to Weber's Law, how many onions would you have to add to notice a difference if you are making twice as much chili with 10 onions?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  4 
D)  5 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  4 
D)  5

Question 11

The kinesthetic senses are concerned with ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  touch, pressure, temperature, and pain 
B)  the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other 
C)  movement and body position 
D)  your location as compared to the position of the sun 
A)  touch, pressure, temperature, and pain 
B)  the location of body parts in relation to the ground and to each other 
C)  movement and body position 
D)  your location as compared to the position of the sun

Question 12

Figure-ground is to _______ as dream interpretation is to psychoanalysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  structuralism 
B)  functionalism 
C)  Gestalt 
D)  humanism 
A)  structuralism 
B)  functionalism 
C)  Gestalt 
D)  humanism

Question 13

Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the rods and cones in the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  The moon looks much larger near the horizon than it looks when it is higher in the sky. 
B)  The light from distant stars moving rapidly away from us is shifted toward the red end of the spectrum. 
C)  Stars can be seen only with difficulty during the daytime. 
D)  A dim star viewed at night may disappear when you look directly at it, but reappear when you look to one side of it. 
A)  The moon looks much larger near the horizon than it looks when it is higher in the sky. 
B)  The light from distant stars moving rapidly away from us is shifted toward the red end of the spectrum. 
C)  Stars can be seen only with difficulty during the daytime. 
D)  A dim star viewed at night may disappear when you look directly at it, but reappear when you look to one side of it.

Question 14

An illusion ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is the same thing as a vision 
B)  is due to the action of the rods versus the cones in the retina 
C)  is a perception that does not correspond to reality 
D)  corresponds directly to something that you dreamed 
A)  is the same thing as a vision 
B)  is due to the action of the rods versus the cones in the retina 
C)  is a perception that does not correspond to reality 
D)  corresponds directly to something that you dreamed

Question 15

The sense of smell is also known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  olfaction 
B)  the salivary sense 
C)  chemical infarctation 
D)  gustation 
A)  olfaction 
B)  the salivary sense 
C)  chemical infarctation 
D)  gustation

Question 16

Shadowing is a cue to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  linear perspective 
B)  width perception 
C)  depth perception 
D)  color perception 
A)  linear perspective 
B)  width perception 
C)  depth perception 
D)  color perception

Question 17

As sounds become louder, their ______ increases.

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency 
B)  pitch 
C)  amplitude 
D)  hertz 
A)  frequency 
B)  pitch 
C)  amplitude 
D)  hertz

Question 18

The relation between the amount of physical energy in a stimulus and the sensory experience of that stimulus is studied by:

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding psychology. 
B)  psychophysics. 
C)  sensory physiology. 
D)  transduction psychology. 
A)  encoding psychology. 
B)  psychophysics. 
C)  sensory physiology. 
D)  transduction psychology.

Question 19

The senses that monitor our equilibrium and awareness of body position in space are the __________ senses.

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibular 
B)  olfactory 
C)  cutaneous 
D)  kinesthetic 
A)  vestibular 
B)  olfactory 
C)  cutaneous 
D)  kinesthetic

Question 20

The pupil is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  opening in the center of the iris 
B)  white of the eye 
C)  colored part of the eye 
D)  lining in the back of the eyeball 
A)  opening in the center of the iris 
B)  white of the eye 
C)  colored part of the eye 
D)  lining in the back of the eyeball

Some pictures are intentionally designed so that one can see two different images in the same picture. This is called ______.

Which of the following terms refers to the amplitude of a light wave such as how high or low the wave is?

Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the ________.

The human olfactory system contains about ________ olfactory receptors.

The purity, richness, or vividness of a hue is known as its __________.

The Müller-Lyer illusion is influenced greatly by one's

The differences between the separate images each eye receives are known as __________.

Each olfactory receptor cell has a half dozen to a dozen little hairs that project out. These are called _________.

The kinesthetic senses are concerned with ______________.

Figure-ground is to _______ as dream interpretation is to psychoanalysis.

Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the rods and cones in the retina?

An illusion ________.

The sense of smell is also known as __________.

Shadowing is a cue to _______.

As sounds become louder, their ______ increases.

The relation between the amount of physical energy in a stimulus and the sensory experience of that stimulus is studied by:

The senses that monitor our equilibrium and awareness of body position in space are the __________ senses.

The pupil is the ________.

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Some pictures are intentionally designed so that one can see two different images in the same picture. This is called ______.

Which of the following terms refers to the amplitude of a light wave such as how high or low the wave is?

Ernst Weber provided a formulation that is used to determine the ________.

The human olfactory system contains about ________ olfactory receptors.

The purity, richness, or vividness of a hue is known as its __________.

The Müller-Lyer illusion is influenced greatly by one's

The differences between the separate images each eye receives are known as __________.

Each olfactory receptor cell has a half dozen to a dozen little hairs that project out. These are called _________.

The kinesthetic senses are concerned with ______________.

Figure-ground is to _______ as dream interpretation is to psychoanalysis.

Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the rods and cones in the retina?

An illusion ________.

The sense of smell is also known as __________.

Shadowing is a cue to _______.

As sounds become louder, their ______ increases.

The relation between the amount of physical energy in a stimulus and the sensory experience of that stimulus is studied by:

The senses that monitor our equilibrium and awareness of body position in space are the __________ senses.

The pupil is the ________.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters