Question 1

Normal conversation is usually __________ decibels.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  80 
A)  20 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  80

Question 2

When struck by light, the visual pigments in the rods

Accepted Answer

A)  recombine. 
B)  multiply. 
C)  bleach. 
D)  become more sensitive. 
A)  recombine. 
B)  multiply. 
C)  bleach. 
D)  become more sensitive.

Question 3

You are reading the Chapter on sensation and perception.You look away from this book, casting your gaze somewhere else in the room.Seemingly in an instant, your eyes come to rest upon some other aspect of your room, such as a lamp or your bed.Which of the following would best allow us to understand how this unconscious process occurs?​

Accepted Answer

A)  introspection 
B)  psychoanalysis 
C)  ​parapsychology 
D)  psychophysics 
A)  introspection 
B)  psychoanalysis 
C)  ​parapsychology 
D)  psychophysics

Question 4

Damage caused by exposing the hair cells of the inner ear to excessively loud sounds is called a __________ hearing loss.

Accepted Answer

A)  noise-induced 
B)  compression 
C)  conductive 
D)  tympanic 
A)  noise-induced 
B)  compression 
C)  conductive 
D)  tympanic

Question 5

The purported ability to predict future events is called

Accepted Answer

A)  clairvoyance. 
B)  precognition. 
C)  psychokinesis. 
D)  telepathy. 
A)  clairvoyance. 
B)  precognition. 
C)  psychokinesis. 
D)  telepathy.

Question 6

Creative people habituate

Accepted Answer

A)  more slowly than average. 
B)  more rapidly than average. 
C)  more often during creative production. 
D)  to unfamiliar stimuli. 
A)  more slowly than average. 
B)  more rapidly than average. 
C)  more often during creative production. 
D)  to unfamiliar stimuli.

Question 7

The Müller-Lyer illusion is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A)  size-distance invariance. 
B)  perceptual habits. 
C)  a lifetime of experience with the corners of rooms and buildings. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  size-distance invariance. 
B)  perceptual habits. 
C)  a lifetime of experience with the corners of rooms and buildings. 
D)  all of these.

Question 8

Because our senses select, analyze, and filter information until only the most important information remains, our senses are considered __________ systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent 
B)  data reduction 
C)  somesthetic 
D)  replicating 
A)  convergent 
B)  data reduction 
C)  somesthetic 
D)  replicating

Question 9

Regarding extrasensory perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  ESP and other paranormal events are treated as accepted facts in many movies and television programs. 
B)  About half of the general public believes in the existence of ESP. 
C)  The majority of psychologists believe in the existence of ESP. 
D)  Precognition may take the form of prophetic dreams that foretell the future. 
A)  ESP and other paranormal events are treated as accepted facts in many movies and television programs. 
B)  About half of the general public believes in the existence of ESP. 
C)  The majority of psychologists believe in the existence of ESP. 
D)  Precognition may take the form of prophetic dreams that foretell the future.

Question 10

Cochlear implants are most appropriate for treating

Accepted Answer

A)  conductive hearing loss. 
B)  sensorineural hearing loss. 
C)  hearing loss causes by damage to the auditory ossicles. 
D)  anosmia. 
A)  conductive hearing loss. 
B)  sensorineural hearing loss. 
C)  hearing loss causes by damage to the auditory ossicles. 
D)  anosmia.

Question 11

The "seat of your pants phenomenon" and the "cocktail party effect" are excellent examples of the process of ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The "seat of your pants phenomenon" and...

Question 12

Because pigeonholing people, objects, or events can distort one's perceptions, it is important that a person is wary of labels and stereotypes and tries to see people as individuals and events as unique, one-time occurrences.In this way, one's perceptions will not be distorted by

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious transference. 
B)  dishabituation. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  perceptual sets. 
A)  unconscious transference. 
B)  dishabituation. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  perceptual sets.

Question 13

Regarding color weakness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A color weakness involving yellow and blue is rarer than a color weakness involving red and green. 
B)  More Asian, African, and Native American males than Caucasian males have red-green color weakness. 
C)  Less than one percent of females have a red-green color weakness. 
D)  People who have a red-green color weakness see reds and greens as the same color, usually a yellowish-brown. 
A)  A color weakness involving yellow and blue is rarer than a color weakness involving red and green. 
B)  More Asian, African, and Native American males than Caucasian males have red-green color weakness. 
C)  Less than one percent of females have a red-green color weakness. 
D)  People who have a red-green color weakness see reds and greens as the same color, usually a yellowish-brown.

Question 14

Areas outside the fovea that receive light create for us a large region of peripheral vision with these areas being made up mainly of

Accepted Answer

A)  cones. 
B)  rods. 
C)  basal ganglia. 
D)  stereocilia. 
A)  cones. 
B)  rods. 
C)  basal ganglia. 
D)  stereocilia.

Question 15

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​DNA evidence hasexonerated less than 20 percent of people who were wrongfully convicted of a major crime in the United States based on eyewitness testimony. 
B)  ​Being highly confident of one's eyewitness testimony is not a good predictor of how accurate this testimony will be. 
C)  ​Too many jurors tend to assume that eyewitness testimony is nearly infallible with U.S.judges also being vulnerable to overoptimism regarding eyewitness testimony. 
D)  ​Eyewitness accuracy is virtually the same for witnessing a crime as it is for being a victim. 
A)  ​DNA evidence hasexonerated less than 20 percent of people who were wrongfully convicted of a major crime in the United States based on eyewitness testimony. 
B)  ​Being highly confident of one's eyewitness testimony is not a good predictor of how accurate this testimony will be. 
C)  ​Too many jurors tend to assume that eyewitness testimony is nearly infallible with U.S.judges also being vulnerable to overoptimism regarding eyewitness testimony. 
D)  ​Eyewitness accuracy is virtually the same for witnessing a crime as it is for being a victim.

Question 16

Although a mild electric current is applied to the skin to alleviate milder pain, extreme pain can be treated by applying the current directly to the

Accepted Answer

A)  injured area of the body. 
B)  opposite side of the body from where the pain is occurring. 
C)  hippocampus in the brain. 
D)  spinal cord. 
A)  injured area of the body. 
B)  opposite side of the body from where the pain is occurring. 
C)  hippocampus in the brain. 
D)  spinal cord.

Question 17

Events that seem to defy accepted scientific laws are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Events that seem to defy accepted scientific...

Question 18

Some perceptions are based on prior experience, or they are said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  native. 
B)  empirical. 
C)  intrinsic. 
D)  endogenous. 
A)  native. 
B)  empirical. 
C)  intrinsic. 
D)  endogenous.

Question 19

Converting important features of the world into neural messages understood by the brain is called

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory coding. 
B)  sensory accommodation. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  sensory gating. 
A)  sensory coding. 
B)  sensory accommodation. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  sensory gating.

Question 20

Individuals who have Charles Bonnet syndrome are mentally disturbed and lack the ability to engage in reality testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Normal conversation is usually __________ decibels.

When struck by light, the visual pigments in the rods

Damage caused by exposing the hair cells of the inner ear to excessively loud sounds is called a __________ hearing loss.

The purported ability to predict future events is called

Creative people habituate

The Müller-Lyer illusion is best explained by

Because our senses select, analyze, and filter information until only the most important information remains, our senses are considered __________ systems.

Regarding extrasensory perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Cochlear implants are most appropriate for treating

The "seat of your pants phenomenon" and the "cocktail party effect" are excellent examples of the process of ___________.

Because pigeonholing people, objects, or events can distort one's perceptions, it is important that a person is wary of labels and stereotypes and tries to see people as individuals and events as unique, one-time occurrences.In this way, one's perceptions will not be distorted by

Regarding color weakness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Areas outside the fovea that receive light create for us a large region of peripheral vision with these areas being made up mainly of

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Although a mild electric current is applied to the skin to alleviate milder pain, extreme pain can be treated by applying the current directly to the

Events that seem to defy accepted scientific laws are known as __________.

Some perceptions are based on prior experience, or they are said to be

Converting important features of the world into neural messages understood by the brain is called

Individuals who have Charles Bonnet syndrome are mentally disturbed and lack the ability to engage in reality testing.

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Memory.

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Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

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Therapies.

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Exam 4: Sensation and Perception.

Normal conversation is usually __________ decibels.

When struck by light, the visual pigments in the rods

Damage caused by exposing the hair cells of the inner ear to excessively loud sounds is called a __________ hearing loss.

The purported ability to predict future events is called

Creative people habituate

The Müller-Lyer illusion is best explained by

Because our senses select, analyze, and filter information until only the most important information remains, our senses are considered __________ systems.

Regarding extrasensory perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Cochlear implants are most appropriate for treating

The "seat of your pants phenomenon" and the "cocktail party effect" are excellent examples of the process of ___________.

Because pigeonholing people, objects, or events can distort one's perceptions, it is important that a person is wary of labels and stereotypes and tries to see people as individuals and events as unique, one-time occurrences.In this way, one's perceptions will not be distorted by

Regarding color weakness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Areas outside the fovea that receive light create for us a large region of peripheral vision with these areas being made up mainly of

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Although a mild electric current is applied to the skin to alleviate milder pain, extreme pain can be treated by applying the current directly to the

Events that seem to defy accepted scientific laws are known as __________.

Some perceptions are based on prior experience, or they are said to be

Converting important features of the world into neural messages understood by the brain is called

Individuals who have Charles Bonnet syndrome are mentally disturbed and lack the ability to engage in reality testing.

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.

Filters

Regarding eyewitness testimony, which of the following statements is FALSE?