Question 1

You are about to undergo a painful medical procedure.Which of the following would NOT be likely to reduce your pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  listening to music through headphones 
B)  using counterirritation 
C)  having the painful parts of the procedure occur without any warning 
D)  having the doctor explain everything that will happen 
A)  listening to music through headphones 
B)  using counterirritation 
C)  having the painful parts of the procedure occur without any warning 
D)  having the doctor explain everything that will happen

Question 2

Tony feels like he is wearing blinders because he has suffered a loss of peripheral vision known as myopia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Interposition is the pictorial depth cue more commonly known as

Accepted Answer

A)  relative motion. 
B)  overlap. 
C)  linear perspective. 
D)  motion parallax. 
A)  relative motion. 
B)  overlap. 
C)  linear perspective. 
D)  motion parallax.

Question 4

The fact that we see afterimages is supported by the opponent-process theory of color vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Regarding difference thresholds, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Difference thresholds occur when we can first detect some stimulus. 
B)  Difference thresholds occur when we can first detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus. 
C)  Difference thresholds involve the decrease in sensory response to an unchanging stimulus. 
D)  Difference thresholds involve the mental process of organizing sensations into meaningful patterns. 
A)  Difference thresholds occur when we can first detect some stimulus. 
B)  Difference thresholds occur when we can first detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus. 
C)  Difference thresholds involve the decrease in sensory response to an unchanging stimulus. 
D)  Difference thresholds involve the mental process of organizing sensations into meaningful patterns.

Question 6

A person will be able to recognize people of other races better if the person is in a positive mood rather than a negative mood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Saturated or pure hues are produced by which type of wavelengths?

Accepted Answer

A)  wide band 
B)  narrow band 
C)  combination 
D)  high amplitude 
A)  wide band 
B)  narrow band 
C)  combination 
D)  high amplitude

Question 8

Most recent research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as two weeks of age with its development not being complete until about what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  six months 
B)  nine months 
C)  one year 
D)  two years 
A)  six months 
B)  nine months 
C)  one year 
D)  two years

Question 9

Sensory localization is beginning to make it possible to artificially restore sight, hearing, or other senses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ears of bats can transduce and hear sound waves that humans cannot.This allows them to fly in complete darkness by using

Accepted Answer

A)  feature detectors. 
B)  depth cues. 
C)  hyperopia. 
D)  echolocation. 
A)  feature detectors. 
B)  depth cues. 
C)  hyperopia. 
D)  echolocation.

Question 11

Because each form of iodopsin is most sensitive to light in roughly the red, green, or blue region, the three types of cones fire nerve impulses at different rates to produce various color sensations, according to which theory of color vision?

Accepted Answer

A)  gate-control 
B)  opponent-process 
C)  primary stage 
D)  trichromatic 
A)  gate-control 
B)  opponent-process 
C)  primary stage 
D)  trichromatic

Question 12

To maintain personal objectivity requires

Accepted Answer

A)  frequent reality testing. 
B)  empathic responding. 
C)  confidence and high self-esteem. 
D)  being open to suggestion. 
A)  frequent reality testing. 
B)  empathic responding. 
C)  confidence and high self-esteem. 
D)  being open to suggestion.

Question 13

Name the four basic taste sensations, describe the new fifth taste, tell how sensitive humans are to each taste and how this difference in sensitivity may have prevented poisonings, and explain why there are so many different flavors if only four (or five)tastes exist.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that there are four

Question 14

A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between San bushmen's experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that

Accepted Answer

A)  past experience and perceptual habits play a role in determining human perception. 
B)  some principles of perception are universal. 
C)  people cannot trust their own senses because they can never provide completely reliable knowledge. 
D)  perception has a more powerful effect on experience than experience on perception. 
A)  past experience and perceptual habits play a role in determining human perception. 
B)  some principles of perception are universal. 
C)  people cannot trust their own senses because they can never provide completely reliable knowledge. 
D)  perception has a more powerful effect on experience than experience on perception.

Question 15

With regard to our senses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The flavor of food includes the quality of texture and temperature. 
B)  The flavor of food can involve pain. 
C)  We are most sensitive to sweet, and least sensitive to sour taste sensations. 
D)  Smell is important in determining the variety of taste flavors. 
A)  The flavor of food includes the quality of texture and temperature. 
B)  The flavor of food can involve pain. 
C)  We are most sensitive to sweet, and least sensitive to sour taste sensations. 
D)  Smell is important in determining the variety of taste flavors.

Question 16

Which principle of perception explains why we see the implied shapes of a "triangle" and a "star" in the illustration?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The layer of light-sensitive pixels in the digital image sensor of a camera is analogous to the layer of photoreceptors in which area of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  retina 
B)  iris 
C)  lens 
D)  pupil 
A)  retina 
B)  iris 
C)  lens 
D)  pupil

Question 18

In tests of facial recognition, people

Accepted Answer

A)  are much better at recognizing faces of other races than their own race. 
B)  show a consistent other-race effect. 
C)  are able to recognize the faces of people from other races better if they are in a negative mood. 
D)  exhibit all of these. 
A)  are much better at recognizing faces of other races than their own race. 
B)  show a consistent other-race effect. 
C)  are able to recognize the faces of people from other races better if they are in a negative mood. 
D)  exhibit all of these.

Question 19

Sean makes a sketch of his parents' house and front yard.One can tell from the sketch that there is a low hedge in front of a small tree, which is in front of the house because the hedge blocks out part of the tree's trunk and the tree blocks out part of the large picture window on the house.These aforementioned aspects of Sean's sketch demonstrate

Accepted Answer

A)  retinal disparity. 
B)  light and shadow. 
C)  interposition. 
D)  height in the picture plan. 
A)  retinal disparity. 
B)  light and shadow. 
C)  interposition. 
D)  height in the picture plan.

Question 20

Brightness constancy occurs, in part,

Accepted Answer

A)  due to the failures in the visual system to deal with illumination changes. 
B)  because the proportion of light an object reflects is constant. 
C)  because of the gate control theory of vision. 
D)  because of all of these. 
A)  due to the failures in the visual system to deal with illumination changes. 
B)  because the proportion of light an object reflects is constant. 
C)  because of the gate control theory of vision. 
D)  because of all of these.

You are about to undergo a painful medical procedure.Which of the following would NOT be likely to reduce your pain?

Tony feels like he is wearing blinders because he has suffered a loss of peripheral vision known as myopia.

Interposition is the pictorial depth cue more commonly known as

The fact that we see afterimages is supported by the opponent-process theory of color vision.

Regarding difference thresholds, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A person will be able to recognize people of other races better if the person is in a positive mood rather than a negative mood.

Saturated or pure hues are produced by which type of wavelengths?

Most recent research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as two weeks of age with its development not being complete until about what age?

Sensory localization is beginning to make it possible to artificially restore sight, hearing, or other senses.

The ears of bats can transduce and hear sound waves that humans cannot.This allows them to fly in complete darkness by using

Because each form of iodopsin is most sensitive to light in roughly the red, green, or blue region, the three types of cones fire nerve impulses at different rates to produce various color sensations, according to which theory of color vision?

To maintain personal objectivity requires

Name the four basic taste sensations, describe the new fifth taste, tell how sensitive humans are to each taste and how this difference in sensitivity may have prevented poisonings, and explain why there are so many different flavors if only four (or five)tastes exist.

A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between San bushmen's experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that

With regard to our senses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which principle of perception explains why we see the implied shapes of a "triangle" and a "star" in the illustration?

The layer of light-sensitive pixels in the digital image sensor of a camera is analogous to the layer of photoreceptors in which area of the eye?

In tests of facial recognition, people

Brightness constancy occurs, in part,

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You are about to undergo a painful medical procedure.Which of the following would NOT be likely to reduce your pain?

Tony feels like he is wearing blinders because he has suffered a loss of peripheral vision known as myopia.

Interposition is the pictorial depth cue more commonly known as

The fact that we see afterimages is supported by the opponent-process theory of color vision.

Regarding difference thresholds, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A person will be able to recognize people of other races better if the person is in a positive mood rather than a negative mood.

Saturated or pure hues are produced by which type of wavelengths?

Most recent research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as two weeks of age with its development not being complete until about what age?

Sensory localization is beginning to make it possible to artificially restore sight, hearing, or other senses.

The ears of bats can transduce and hear sound waves that humans cannot.This allows them to fly in complete darkness by using

Because each form of iodopsin is most sensitive to light in roughly the red, green, or blue region, the three types of cones fire nerve impulses at different rates to produce various color sensations, according to which theory of color vision?

To maintain personal objectivity requires

Name the four basic taste sensations, describe the new fifth taste, tell how sensitive humans are to each taste and how this difference in sensitivity may have prevented poisonings, and explain why there are so many different flavors if only four (or five)tastes exist.

A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between San bushmen's experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that

With regard to our senses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which principle of perception explains why we see the implied shapes of a "triangle" and a "star" in the illustration?

The layer of light-sensitive pixels in the digital image sensor of a camera is analogous to the layer of photoreceptors in which area of the eye?

In tests of facial recognition, people

Brightness constancy occurs, in part,

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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