Question 1

Weber's Law states that a just noticeable change in a stimulus magnitude is ________ the original stimulus magnitude.

Accepted Answer

A)  proportional to 
B)  equal to 
C)  greater than 
D)  less than 
A)  proportional to 
B)  equal to 
C)  greater than 
D)  less than

Question 2

________ are receptors that are best for seeing details.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cones 
B)  Rods 
C)  Bipolar cells 
D)  Ganglion cells 
A)  Cones 
B)  Rods 
C)  Bipolar cells 
D)  Ganglion cells

Question 3

You are seated at a small table talking to a friend opposite you who is drinking coffee. As she lifts the cup off the saucer and raises it to her mouth, the image made on your retina by the bottom of the cup actually changes shape, but you still "see" it as round due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  good continuation. 
B)  movement parallax. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  proximity. 
A)  good continuation. 
B)  movement parallax. 
C)  perceptual constancy. 
D)  proximity.

Question 4

A person can have between ________ taste buds in his or her mouth.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 to 1,000 
B)  20,000 to 50,000 
C)  6,000,000 to 120,000,000 
D)  500 to 10,000 
A)  100 to 1,000 
B)  20,000 to 50,000 
C)  6,000,000 to 120,000,000 
D)  500 to 10,000

Question 5

Which pairing of name and property of light is

Accepted Answer

A)  Helmholtz; particle nature (photon) 
B)  Holstein; wave nature 
C)  Newton; wave nature 
D)  Einstein; wave packet (photon) 
A)  Helmholtz; particle nature (photon) 
B)  Holstein; wave nature 
C)  Newton; wave nature 
D)  Einstein; wave packet (photon)

Question 6

The trichromatic receptor theory explains how different color receptors in the eye combine to produce color vision. However, this theory does NOT explain:

Accepted Answer

A)  negative afterimages. 
B)  how color receptors respond differently to different colors. 
C)  how many color receptors the retina must utilize in order to produce color vision. 
D)  color vision. 
A)  negative afterimages. 
B)  how color receptors respond differently to different colors. 
C)  how many color receptors the retina must utilize in order to produce color vision. 
D)  color vision.

Question 7

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute threshold 
B)  difference threshold 
C)  just noticeable difference 
D)  psychophysical threshold 
A)  absolute threshold 
B)  difference threshold 
C)  just noticeable difference 
D)  psychophysical threshold

Question 8

In nearsightedness, the image is focused:

Accepted Answer

A)  on the retina. 
B)  behind the retina. 
C)  in front of the retina. 
D)  on the fovea. 
A)  on the retina. 
B)  behind the retina. 
C)  in front of the retina. 
D)  on the fovea.

Question 9

According to Weber's Law, how many grams would have to be added to a 150 gram weight to get a just noticeable difference?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 g 
B)  3 g 
C)  8.5 g 
D)  25 g 
A)  1 g 
B)  3 g 
C)  8.5 g 
D)  25 g

Question 10

Substance P is related to the sense of balance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The problem with the trichromatic theory of color vision is that it did not adequately explain why staring at the reversed American flag produced an afterimage of a flag with the correct colors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The gestalt principle of proximity is the tendency ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  to perceive objects, or figures, on some background 
B)  to complete figures that are incomplete 
C)  to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping 
D)  to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern 
A)  to perceive objects, or figures, on some background 
B)  to complete figures that are incomplete 
C)  to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping 
D)  to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern

Question 13

Which of the following is a characteristic of both light waves and sound waves?

Accepted Answer

A)  hue 
B)  decibels 
C)  amplitude 
D)  wavelength 
A)  hue 
B)  decibels 
C)  amplitude 
D)  wavelength

Question 14

A person with red-green color blindness will see the world in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  blacks, whites, and grays 
B)  muted reds and greens 
C)  blues, yellows, and grays 
D)  yellows, greens, and grays 
A)  blacks, whites, and grays 
B)  muted reds and greens 
C)  blues, yellows, and grays 
D)  yellows, greens, and grays

Question 15

Our ________ enable us to make sense of the sensations that we are continually experiencing.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory organs 
B)  motor abilities 
C)  perceptual abilities 
D)  sensory abilities 
A)  sensory organs 
B)  motor abilities 
C)  perceptual abilities 
D)  sensory abilities

Question 16

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that we _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have one canal to sense motion in each of the three planes 
B)  can see the world in three dimensions 
C)  can detect sound locations in the three-dimensional world 
D)  have an extra if one is broken 
A)  have one canal to sense motion in each of the three planes 
B)  can see the world in three dimensions 
C)  can detect sound locations in the three-dimensional world 
D)  have an extra if one is broken

Question 17

Flavor arises from:

Accepted Answer

A)  taste only. 
B)  taste and sight. 
C)  taste and texture. 
D)  taste and smell. 
A)  taste only. 
B)  taste and sight. 
C)  taste and texture. 
D)  taste and smell.

Question 18

The tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity 
B)  continuity 
C)  contiguity 
D)  common region 
A)  proximity 
B)  continuity 
C)  contiguity 
D)  common region

Question 19

Compare and contrast the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision. How has this debate been resolved?

Accepted Answer

The trichromatic theory of color vision,

Question 20

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  closure 
B)  constancy 
C)  reversibility 
D)  coherency 
A)  closure 
B)  constancy 
C)  reversibility 
D)  coherency

Weber's Law states that a just noticeable change in a stimulus magnitude is ________ the original stimulus magnitude.

________ are receptors that are best for seeing details.

You are seated at a small table talking to a friend opposite you who is drinking coffee. As she lifts the cup off the saucer and raises it to her mouth, the image made on your retina by the bottom of the cup actually changes shape, but you still "see" it as round due to:

A person can have between ________ taste buds in his or her mouth.

Which pairing of name and property of light is

The trichromatic receptor theory explains how different color receptors in the eye combine to produce color vision. However, this theory does NOT explain:

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ________.

In nearsightedness, the image is focused:

According to Weber's Law, how many grams would have to be added to a 150 gram weight to get a just noticeable difference?

Substance P is related to the sense of balance.

The problem with the trichromatic theory of color vision is that it did not adequately explain why staring at the reversed American flag produced an afterimage of a flag with the correct colors.

The gestalt principle of proximity is the tendency ________.

Which of the following is a characteristic of both light waves and sound waves?

A person with red-green color blindness will see the world in ________.

Our ________ enable us to make sense of the sensations that we are continually experiencing.

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that we _________.

Flavor arises from:

The tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern is known as ________.

Compare and contrast the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision. How has this debate been resolved?

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called _______.

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Weber's Law states that a just noticeable change in a stimulus magnitude is ________ the original stimulus magnitude.

________ are receptors that are best for seeing details.

You are seated at a small table talking to a friend opposite you who is drinking coffee. As she lifts the cup off the saucer and raises it to her mouth, the image made on your retina by the bottom of the cup actually changes shape, but you still "see" it as round due to:

A person can have between ________ taste buds in his or her mouth.

Which pairing of name and property of light is

The trichromatic receptor theory explains how different color receptors in the eye combine to produce color vision. However, this theory does NOT explain:

The lowest intensity of a particular stimulus that enables the average person to detect that stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ________.

In nearsightedness, the image is focused:

According to Weber's Law, how many grams would have to be added to a 150 gram weight to get a just noticeable difference?

Substance P is related to the sense of balance.

The problem with the trichromatic theory of color vision is that it did not adequately explain why staring at the reversed American flag produced an afterimage of a flag with the correct colors.

The gestalt principle of proximity is the tendency ________.

Which of the following is a characteristic of both light waves and sound waves?

A person with red-green color blindness will see the world in ________.

Our ________ enable us to make sense of the sensations that we are continually experiencing.

The reason that there are three semicircular canals is so that we _________.

Flavor arises from:

The tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern is known as ________.

Compare and contrast the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision. How has this debate been resolved?

Our tendency to see objects as relatively stable and unchanging despite changing sensory information is called _______.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

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Memory

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Psychological Therapies

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