Question 1

Perceiving that the size of an object remains the same even though the retinal image changes is called

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A)  perceptual closure. 
B)  size constancy. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  psychophysics. 
A)  perceptual closure. 
B)  size constancy. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  psychophysics.

Question 2

In order to artificially restore sight, researchers have used a miniature television camera to send electrical signals directly to the brain, bypassing damaged eyes and optic nerves.This system involved the use of sensory

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation. 
B)  localization. 
C)  gating. 
D)  assimilation. 
A)  adaptation. 
B)  localization. 
C)  gating. 
D)  assimilation.

Question 3

Which of the following would be good advice to help a person to minimize motion sickness?

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A)  Fix your vision on a nearby moving object. 
B)  Lie down if you can. 
C)  Breathe rapidly in short breaths. 
D)  Move your head from side to side. 
A)  Fix your vision on a nearby moving object. 
B)  Lie down if you can. 
C)  Breathe rapidly in short breaths. 
D)  Move your head from side to side.

Question 4

After close to 130 years of investigations, it is still impossible to say conclusively whether psi events occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The skin has approximately how many nerve endings for touch and pressure?

Accepted Answer

A)  200,000 
B)  500,000 
C)  one million 
D)  three million 
A)  200,000 
B)  500,000 
C)  one million 
D)  three million

Question 6

If you lack cones or if the cones do not function normally, you will

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A)  experience night blindness. 
B)  have tunnel vision. 
C)  lack peripheral vision. 
D)  be color blind. 
A)  experience night blindness. 
B)  have tunnel vision. 
C)  lack peripheral vision. 
D)  be color blind.

Question 7

Visible light is made up of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths of

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A)  400-700 nanometers. 
B)  20 to 20,000 C.P.S. 
C)  300-800 decibels. 
D)  20 to 20,000 hectometers. 
A)  400-700 nanometers. 
B)  20 to 20,000 C.P.S. 
C)  300-800 decibels. 
D)  20 to 20,000 hectometers.

Question 8

Presbyopia is a condition of the eyes caused by aging in which the person cannot

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A)  focus on distant objects. 
B)  see very well in bright illumination. 
C)  focus on objects near the eyes. 
D)  see clearly because the lens is pigmented. 
A)  focus on distant objects. 
B)  see very well in bright illumination. 
C)  focus on objects near the eyes. 
D)  see clearly because the lens is pigmented.

Question 9

The cones of the retina

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A)  number about five million in each human eye. 
B)  are specialized for seeing black and white sensations. 
C)  occur most commonly in the periphery of the retina. 
D)  allow us to see in dim light. 
A)  number about five million in each human eye. 
B)  are specialized for seeing black and white sensations. 
C)  occur most commonly in the periphery of the retina. 
D)  allow us to see in dim light.

Question 10

Marian is 44 years old and is getting glasses for the first time because she cannot read the small print in the telephone book like she could when she was younger.Marian has been diagnosed with presbyopia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Messages carried from small, slow fibers tend to

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A)  close the spinal gate directly. 
B)  pass through the pain gate and on to a central biasing system. 
C)  inhibit the production of endorphins. 
D)  cause rapid sensory adaptation. 
A)  close the spinal gate directly. 
B)  pass through the pain gate and on to a central biasing system. 
C)  inhibit the production of endorphins. 
D)  cause rapid sensory adaptation.

Question 12

When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room.This is a good example of

Accepted Answer

A)  selective adaptation. 
B)  selective attention. 
C)  sensory overload. 
D)  sensory deceleration. 
A)  selective adaptation. 
B)  selective attention. 
C)  sensory overload. 
D)  sensory deceleration.

Question 13

Noise-induced hearing loss is a form of which type of hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorineural 
B)  compression 
C)  conductive 
D)  tympanic 
A)  sensorineural 
B)  compression 
C)  conductive 
D)  tympanic

Question 14

The pitch or tone of a sound is due to the number of waves per second, which is called the __________ of the sound waves.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The pitch or tone of a sound...

Question 15

A person who can distinguish some colors but has an inability to distinguish red from green or yellow from blue is said to have

Accepted Answer

A)  myopia. 
B)  hyperopia. 
C)  color agnosia. 
D)  color weakness. 
A)  myopia. 
B)  hyperopia. 
C)  color agnosia. 
D)  color weakness.

Question 16

Which type(s)of hearing loss can be overcome with a hearing aid, which makes sounds louder and clearer?

Accepted Answer

A)  conductive 
B)  noise-induced 
C)  sensorineural 
D)  all of these 
A)  conductive 
B)  noise-induced 
C)  sensorineural 
D)  all of these

Question 17

The three auditory ossicles are the malleus, incus, and the

Accepted Answer

A)  stapes. 
B)  anvil. 
C)  cochlea. 
D)  organ of Corti. 
A)  stapes. 
B)  anvil. 
C)  cochlea. 
D)  organ of Corti.

Question 18

Enhanced perceptual accuracy can be achieved through

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious transference. 
B)  actively attending to stimuli. 
C)  attempting to do three or four things simultaneously. 
D)  altered states of consciousness. 
A)  unconscious transference. 
B)  actively attending to stimuli. 
C)  attempting to do three or four things simultaneously. 
D)  altered states of consciousness.

Question 19

Regarding ESP research and its findings, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Randi is offering a one million dollar prize to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of psi events under standardized conditions. 
B)  A close look at psi experiments often reveals serious problems of evidence, procedure, and scientific rigor. 
C)  A skeptic of ESP is a person who is against the parapsychology research. 
D)  The results of more than 1.5 million ESP trials done through the mass media found no significant ESP effect. 
A)  James Randi is offering a one million dollar prize to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of psi events under standardized conditions. 
B)  A close look at psi experiments often reveals serious problems of evidence, procedure, and scientific rigor. 
C)  A skeptic of ESP is a person who is against the parapsychology research. 
D)  The results of more than 1.5 million ESP trials done through the mass media found no significant ESP effect.

Question 20

Regarding the decibel rating system for sounds, every 20 decibels has the effect of increasing the sound pressure by a factor of

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  five 
C)  10 
D)  20 
A)  two 
B)  five 
C)  10 
D)  20

Perceiving that the size of an object remains the same even though the retinal image changes is called

In order to artificially restore sight, researchers have used a miniature television camera to send electrical signals directly to the brain, bypassing damaged eyes and optic nerves.This system involved the use of sensory

Which of the following would be good advice to help a person to minimize motion sickness?

After close to 130 years of investigations, it is still impossible to say conclusively whether psi events occur.

The skin has approximately how many nerve endings for touch and pressure?

If you lack cones or if the cones do not function normally, you will

Visible light is made up of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths of

Presbyopia is a condition of the eyes caused by aging in which the person cannot

The cones of the retina

Marian is 44 years old and is getting glasses for the first time because she cannot read the small print in the telephone book like she could when she was younger.Marian has been diagnosed with presbyopia.

Messages carried from small, slow fibers tend to

When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room.This is a good example of

Noise-induced hearing loss is a form of which type of hearing loss?

The pitch or tone of a sound is due to the number of waves per second, which is called the __________ of the sound waves.

A person who can distinguish some colors but has an inability to distinguish red from green or yellow from blue is said to have

Which type(s)of hearing loss can be overcome with a hearing aid, which makes sounds louder and clearer?

The three auditory ossicles are the malleus, incus, and the

Enhanced perceptual accuracy can be achieved through

Regarding ESP research and its findings, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the decibel rating system for sounds, every 20 decibels has the effect of increasing the sound pressure by a factor of

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Exam 4: Sensation and Perception.

Perceiving that the size of an object remains the same even though the retinal image changes is called

In order to artificially restore sight, researchers have used a miniature television camera to send electrical signals directly to the brain, bypassing damaged eyes and optic nerves.This system involved the use of sensory

Which of the following would be good advice to help a person to minimize motion sickness?

After close to 130 years of investigations, it is still impossible to say conclusively whether psi events occur.

The skin has approximately how many nerve endings for touch and pressure?

If you lack cones or if the cones do not function normally, you will

Visible light is made up of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths of

Presbyopia is a condition of the eyes caused by aging in which the person cannot

The cones of the retina

Marian is 44 years old and is getting glasses for the first time because she cannot read the small print in the telephone book like she could when she was younger.Marian has been diagnosed with presbyopia.

Messages carried from small, slow fibers tend to

When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room.This is a good example of

Noise-induced hearing loss is a form of which type of hearing loss?

The pitch or tone of a sound is due to the number of waves per second, which is called the __________ of the sound waves.

A person who can distinguish some colors but has an inability to distinguish red from green or yellow from blue is said to have

Which type(s)of hearing loss can be overcome with a hearing aid, which makes sounds louder and clearer?

The three auditory ossicles are the malleus, incus, and the

Enhanced perceptual accuracy can be achieved through

Regarding ESP research and its findings, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the decibel rating system for sounds, every 20 decibels has the effect of increasing the sound pressure by a factor of

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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