Question 1

Camouflage tends to "hide" objects because it breaks up which perceptual pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  closure 
B)  figure-ground 
C)  contiguity 
D)  common region 
A)  closure 
B)  figure-ground 
C)  contiguity 
D)  common region

Question 2

We sense the longest wavelengths of visible light as the color

Accepted Answer

A)  white. 
B)  purple. 
C)  red. 
D)  violet. 
A)  white. 
B)  purple. 
C)  red. 
D)  violet.

Question 3

The science of measuring changes in physical stimuli and relating them to changes in psychological sensations is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The science of measuring changes in physical...

Question 4

The type of sensation you experience depends on which area of the brain is activated.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  transduction. 
B)  sensory localization. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  cerebralization. 
A)  transduction. 
B)  sensory localization. 
C)  sensory adaptation. 
D)  cerebralization.

Question 5

The opponent process theory of color vision explains

Accepted Answer

A)  what happens in the retina. 
B)  how the stereocilia are stimulated and produce visual sensations. 
C)  how the iodopsin breaks down and triggers action potentials. 
D)  what happens in the optic pathways and brain after the information leaves the eye. 
A)  what happens in the retina. 
B)  how the stereocilia are stimulated and produce visual sensations. 
C)  how the iodopsin breaks down and triggers action potentials. 
D)  what happens in the optic pathways and brain after the information leaves the eye.

Question 6

Trichromatic theory states that in the eye, there are three kinds of

Accepted Answer

A)  rods. 
B)  phosphenes. 
C)  ganglion cells. 
D)  cones. 
A)  rods. 
B)  phosphenes. 
C)  ganglion cells. 
D)  cones.

Question 7

The four basic tastes plus the proposed fifth taste listed in the text are

Accepted Answer

A)  sweet, salt, sour, bitter, and umami. 
B)  salt, metallic, acid, milky, and umami. 
C)  acid, salt, meaty, umami, and bitter. 
D)  bitter, metallic, waxy, umami, and milky. 
A)  sweet, salt, sour, bitter, and umami. 
B)  salt, metallic, acid, milky, and umami. 
C)  acid, salt, meaty, umami, and bitter. 
D)  bitter, metallic, waxy, umami, and milky.

Question 8

Research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as two weeks of age but is not complete until about six months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Much, if not all, of the two-step process of sensation and perception is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​unconscious. 
B)  ​learned. 
C)  ​best explained through introspection. 
D)  ​best explained through the subjective methodology used by the parapsychologists. 
A)  ​unconscious. 
B)  ​learned. 
C)  ​best explained through introspection. 
D)  ​best explained through the subjective methodology used by the parapsychologists.

Question 10

Which theory of olfaction states that odors are related to the shapes of chemical molecules?

Accepted Answer

A)  trichromatic 
B)  lock-and-key 
C)  opponent process 
D)  gate control 
A)  trichromatic 
B)  lock-and-key 
C)  opponent process 
D)  gate control

Question 11

You are walking late at night when you note movement coming up behind you on your left side.You spin around and accidently scare the jogger.Your ability to detect this movement demonstrates your excellent peripheral vision, which is due to the area of the retina that is 20 degrees from center and has a large number of

Accepted Answer

A)  phosphenes. 
B)  cones. 
C)  rods. 
D)  stereocilia. 
A)  phosphenes. 
B)  cones. 
C)  rods. 
D)  stereocilia.

Question 12

Amputees often dream of intact, fully functional limbs without any phantom limb experiences at all because during sleep, sensory inputs from the area of the missing limb are

Accepted Answer

A)  activated. 
B)  suppressed. 
C)  pass through pain gates to the brain. 
D)  pass through the central biasing system. 
A)  activated. 
B)  suppressed. 
C)  pass through pain gates to the brain. 
D)  pass through the central biasing system.

Question 13

The proposed fifth basic taste is referred to by the Japanese as

Accepted Answer

A)  etherish. 
B)  metalli. 
C)  umami. 
D)  origami. 
A)  etherish. 
B)  metalli. 
C)  umami. 
D)  origami.

Question 14

Regarding sound waves, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sound waves are produced by vibrating objects. 
B)  The amplitude is the number of sound waves per second and corresponds to the perceived pitch of a sound. 
C)  Compressions are the valleys within the sound waves. 
D)  Rarefactions are the peaks within the sound waves. 
A)  Sound waves are produced by vibrating objects. 
B)  The amplitude is the number of sound waves per second and corresponds to the perceived pitch of a sound. 
C)  Compressions are the valleys within the sound waves. 
D)  Rarefactions are the peaks within the sound waves.

Question 15

Which theory of color vision explains that coding one color in a pair, such as red, seems to block the other color, green, from coming through, thus, making it impossible to see a reddish green color?

Accepted Answer

A)  three-opponent 
B)  trichromatic 
C)  opponent-process 
D)  afterimage 
A)  three-opponent 
B)  trichromatic 
C)  opponent-process 
D)  afterimage

Question 16

The purported ability of precognition may take the form of prophetic dreams that foretell the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of an ambiguous stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  a spotted dog on a spotted background 
B)  an old picture of a long forgotten friend 
C)  multi-colored army fatigue uniforms 
D)  a group of clouds 
A)  a spotted dog on a spotted background 
B)  an old picture of a long forgotten friend 
C)  multi-colored army fatigue uniforms 
D)  a group of clouds

Question 18

The scientific term for farsightedness is

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperopia. 
B)  myopia. 
C)  retinitis. 
D)  astigmatism. 
A)  hyperopia. 
B)  myopia. 
C)  retinitis. 
D)  astigmatism.

Question 19

In Edgar Mitchell's telepathy experiment in space, the below-average trials of his receivers were

Accepted Answer

A)  acknowledged as "failures" and evidence that psi abilities do not exist. 
B)  reinterpreted as "successes" and represented intentional "psi missing." 
C)  found to be caused by the vacuum of space inhibiting psi abilities. 
D)  classified as a rare run of luck. 
A)  acknowledged as "failures" and evidence that psi abilities do not exist. 
B)  reinterpreted as "successes" and represented intentional "psi missing." 
C)  found to be caused by the vacuum of space inhibiting psi abilities. 
D)  classified as a rare run of luck.

Question 20

Like most experiences, seeing a "sunrise" is actually a mental model of an external event that is actively created by your brain.Thus, seeing a "sunrise" is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  attentional creation. 
B)  sensational creation. 
C)  perceptual construction. 
D)  assimilated construction. 
A)  attentional creation. 
B)  sensational creation. 
C)  perceptual construction. 
D)  assimilated construction.

Camouflage tends to "hide" objects because it breaks up which perceptual pattern?

We sense the longest wavelengths of visible light as the color

The science of measuring changes in physical stimuli and relating them to changes in psychological sensations is called __________.

The type of sensation you experience depends on which area of the brain is activated.This is known as

The opponent process theory of color vision explains

Trichromatic theory states that in the eye, there are three kinds of

The four basic tastes plus the proposed fifth taste listed in the text are

Research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as two weeks of age but is not complete until about six months.

Much, if not all, of the two-step process of sensation and perception is

Which theory of olfaction states that odors are related to the shapes of chemical molecules?

Amputees often dream of intact, fully functional limbs without any phantom limb experiences at all because during sleep, sensory inputs from the area of the missing limb are

The proposed fifth basic taste is referred to by the Japanese as

Regarding sound waves, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which theory of color vision explains that coding one color in a pair, such as red, seems to block the other color, green, from coming through, thus, making it impossible to see a reddish green color?

The purported ability of precognition may take the form of prophetic dreams that foretell the future.

Which of the following is an example of an ambiguous stimulus?

The scientific term for farsightedness is

In Edgar Mitchell's telepathy experiment in space, the below-average trials of his receivers were

Like most experiences, seeing a "sunrise" is actually a mental model of an external event that is actively created by your brain.Thus, seeing a "sunrise" is a(n)

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Exam 4: Sensation and Perception.

Camouflage tends to "hide" objects because it breaks up which perceptual pattern?

We sense the longest wavelengths of visible light as the color

The science of measuring changes in physical stimuli and relating them to changes in psychological sensations is called __________.

The type of sensation you experience depends on which area of the brain is activated.This is known as

The opponent process theory of color vision explains

Trichromatic theory states that in the eye, there are three kinds of

The four basic tastes plus the proposed fifth taste listed in the text are

Research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as two weeks of age but is not complete until about six months.

Much, if not all, of the two-step process of sensation and perception is

Which theory of olfaction states that odors are related to the shapes of chemical molecules?

Amputees often dream of intact, fully functional limbs without any phantom limb experiences at all because during sleep, sensory inputs from the area of the missing limb are

The proposed fifth basic taste is referred to by the Japanese as

Regarding sound waves, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which theory of color vision explains that coding one color in a pair, such as red, seems to block the other color, green, from coming through, thus, making it impossible to see a reddish green color?

The purported ability of precognition may take the form of prophetic dreams that foretell the future.

Which of the following is an example of an ambiguous stimulus?

The scientific term for farsightedness is

In Edgar Mitchell's telepathy experiment in space, the below-average trials of his receivers were

Like most experiences, seeing a "sunrise" is actually a mental model of an external event that is actively created by your brain.Thus, seeing a "sunrise" is a(n)

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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