Question 1

Hunter's notch refers to a(n)

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A)  heredity cochlea defect. 
B)  specific type of hearing loss. 
C)  decibel level of gunfire. 
D)  ear protection device. 
A)  heredity cochlea defect. 
B)  specific type of hearing loss. 
C)  decibel level of gunfire. 
D)  ear protection device.

Question 2

The organization of information starting with low-level features and building into a complete perception is known as

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A)  perceptual expectancy. 
B)  top-down processing. 
C)  bottom-up processing. 
D)  perceptual habituation. 
A)  perceptual expectancy. 
B)  top-down processing. 
C)  bottom-up processing. 
D)  perceptual habituation.

Question 3

Which of the following processes can be consciously controlled?

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A)  sensory coding 
B)  selective attention 
C)  sensory adaptation 
D)  sensory analysis 
A)  sensory coding 
B)  selective attention 
C)  sensory adaptation 
D)  sensory analysis

Question 4

College students are downloading very high-pitched ring tones for their cell phones because their middle-aged professors cannot hear these high pitches due to

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A)  accumulated damage to the auditory ossicles. 
B)  numerous punctures to their eardrums over time. 
C)  having numerous ear infections that created chronic fluid build-up in their middle ears. 
D)  noise-induced damage to the hair cells in the cochlea. 
A)  accumulated damage to the auditory ossicles. 
B)  numerous punctures to their eardrums over time. 
C)  having numerous ear infections that created chronic fluid build-up in their middle ears. 
D)  noise-induced damage to the hair cells in the cochlea.

Question 5

The text suggests that enhanced perceptual accuracy would be achieved

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A)  through habituation. 
B)  through the construction of perceptual sets. 
C)  by being aware of motives and expectations that can influence your perceptions. 
D)  by engaging in more routine top-down processing. 
A)  through habituation. 
B)  through the construction of perceptual sets. 
C)  by being aware of motives and expectations that can influence your perceptions. 
D)  by engaging in more routine top-down processing.

Question 6

Regarding the incidence of red-green color weakness, what percent of Caucasian males have this weakness?

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A)  one percent 
B)  eight percent 
C)  15 percent 
D)  22 percent 
A)  one percent 
B)  eight percent 
C)  15 percent 
D)  22 percent

Question 7

The dramatic increase in retinal sensitivity that occurs after entering the dark is called

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A)  the Ishihara effect. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  cone enhancement. 
D)  dark adaptation. 
A)  the Ishihara effect. 
B)  retinal disparity. 
C)  cone enhancement. 
D)  dark adaptation.

Question 8

Sense receptors are biological transducers, which means that they

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A)  select from a broad range of stimulation. 
B)  analyze the environment into important features. 
C)  convert one form of energy to another. 
D)  detect only a limited range of energies. 
A)  select from a broad range of stimulation. 
B)  analyze the environment into important features. 
C)  convert one form of energy to another. 
D)  detect only a limited range of energies.

Question 9

Humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow believed that some people perceive themselves and others with unusual accuracy.Hecharacterized these people as especially alive, open, aware, and mentally healthy and found that their perceptual styles were marked by a lack of self-consciousness; freedom from selecting, criticizing, or evaluating; a general "surrender" to experience; and an immersion in

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A)  the unconscious. 
B)  past experiences. 
C)  the present. 
D)  future possibilities. 
A)  the unconscious. 
B)  past experiences. 
C)  the present. 
D)  future possibilities.

Question 10

Mark has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.In order to sort out which of his experiences are perceptions and which are hallucinations, he must engage in

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A)  stroboscopic movement. 
B)  reality testing. 
C)  perceptual reconstruction. 
D)  illusionary adaptation. 
A)  stroboscopic movement. 
B)  reality testing. 
C)  perceptual reconstruction. 
D)  illusionary adaptation.

Question 11

White light is

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A)  made up of the longest wavelengths. 
B)  made up of the shortest wavelengths. 
C)  a mixture of many wavelengths. 
D)  the absence of any wavelength. 
A)  made up of the longest wavelengths. 
B)  made up of the shortest wavelengths. 
C)  a mixture of many wavelengths. 
D)  the absence of any wavelength.

Question 12

The binocular cue of convergence occurs

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A)  because the eyes are about 2.5 inches apart. 
B)  when the lens in each eye bends or bulges to focus on nearby objects. 
C)  just as easily in a person with only one eye. 
D)  when trying to focus on an object less than 50 feet in distance. 
A)  because the eyes are about 2.5 inches apart. 
B)  when the lens in each eye bends or bulges to focus on nearby objects. 
C)  just as easily in a person with only one eye. 
D)  when trying to focus on an object less than 50 feet in distance.

Question 13

The rods contain a light-sensitive visual pigment that is important for night vision and is called

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A)  rhodopsin. 
B)  iodopsin. 
C)  umami. 
D)  phosphene. 
A)  rhodopsin. 
B)  iodopsin. 
C)  umami. 
D)  phosphene.

Question 14

Humans respond to different wavelengths of light by experiencing differing

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A)  hues. 
B)  levels of brightness. 
C)  amounts of saturation. 
D)  amplitudes. 
A)  hues. 
B)  levels of brightness. 
C)  amounts of saturation. 
D)  amplitudes.

Question 15

The captain of a small fishing boat complains that on exceptionally clear days distances are harder to judge.This is probably due to the loss of which depth cue?

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodation 
B)  relative size 
C)  aerial perspective 
D)  convergence 
A)  accommodation 
B)  relative size 
C)  aerial perspective 
D)  convergence

Question 16

Regarding size constancy, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Size constancy is a completely innate ability. 
B)  Size constancy is completely based on prior experience and learning. 
C)  Some aspects of size constancy are innate, while size constancy is also affected by learning. 
D)  Scientists have not conducted research to determine whether size constancy is innate or learned. 
A)  Size constancy is a completely innate ability. 
B)  Size constancy is completely based on prior experience and learning. 
C)  Some aspects of size constancy are innate, while size constancy is also affected by learning. 
D)  Scientists have not conducted research to determine whether size constancy is innate or learned.

Question 17

The most effective means of reducing a child's pain during dental work is likely to be

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A)  teaching techniques of sensory assimilation. 
B)  assuring the child that the dental work will not be painful. 
C)  using distraction or counterirritation. 
D)  teaching the child to focus on the perceived source of the pain. 
A)  teaching techniques of sensory assimilation. 
B)  assuring the child that the dental work will not be painful. 
C)  using distraction or counterirritation. 
D)  teaching the child to focus on the perceived source of the pain.

Question 18

If you focus on your fingertip and bring it toward your eyes until they almost cross, you will actually feel the muscles that control eye movement working harder as your fingertip gets closer through a process known as

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  convergence. 
D)  overlap. 
A)  habituation. 
B)  linear perspective. 
C)  convergence. 
D)  overlap.

Question 19

The active and constructive nature of perceptual organization can be demonstrated by looking at patterns that allow more than one interpretation.These patterns are called

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A)  visual aberrations. 
B)  illusory figures. 
C)  ambiguous stimuli. 
D)  impossible figures. 
A)  visual aberrations. 
B)  illusory figures. 
C)  ambiguous stimuli. 
D)  impossible figures.

Question 20

The ability to see a line on a piece of paper is considered to be

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A)  native. 
B)  empirical. 
C)  extrinsic. 
D)  exogenous. 
A)  native. 
B)  empirical. 
C)  extrinsic. 
D)  exogenous.

Hunter's notch refers to a(n)

The organization of information starting with low-level features and building into a complete perception is known as

Which of the following processes can be consciously controlled?

College students are downloading very high-pitched ring tones for their cell phones because their middle-aged professors cannot hear these high pitches due to

The text suggests that enhanced perceptual accuracy would be achieved

Regarding the incidence of red-green color weakness, what percent of Caucasian males have this weakness?

The dramatic increase in retinal sensitivity that occurs after entering the dark is called

Sense receptors are biological transducers, which means that they

Mark has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.In order to sort out which of his experiences are perceptions and which are hallucinations, he must engage in

White light is

The binocular cue of convergence occurs

The rods contain a light-sensitive visual pigment that is important for night vision and is called

Humans respond to different wavelengths of light by experiencing differing

The captain of a small fishing boat complains that on exceptionally clear days distances are harder to judge.This is probably due to the loss of which depth cue?

Regarding size constancy, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The most effective means of reducing a child's pain during dental work is likely to be

If you focus on your fingertip and bring it toward your eyes until they almost cross, you will actually feel the muscles that control eye movement working harder as your fingertip gets closer through a process known as

The active and constructive nature of perceptual organization can be demonstrated by looking at patterns that allow more than one interpretation.These patterns are called

The ability to see a line on a piece of paper is considered to be

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Hunter's notch refers to a(n)

The organization of information starting with low-level features and building into a complete perception is known as

Which of the following processes can be consciously controlled?

College students are downloading very high-pitched ring tones for their cell phones because their middle-aged professors cannot hear these high pitches due to

The text suggests that enhanced perceptual accuracy would be achieved

Regarding the incidence of red-green color weakness, what percent of Caucasian males have this weakness?

The dramatic increase in retinal sensitivity that occurs after entering the dark is called

Sense receptors are biological transducers, which means that they

Mark has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.In order to sort out which of his experiences are perceptions and which are hallucinations, he must engage in

White light is

The binocular cue of convergence occurs

The rods contain a light-sensitive visual pigment that is important for night vision and is called

Humans respond to different wavelengths of light by experiencing differing

The captain of a small fishing boat complains that on exceptionally clear days distances are harder to judge.This is probably due to the loss of which depth cue?

Regarding size constancy, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The most effective means of reducing a child's pain during dental work is likely to be

If you focus on your fingertip and bring it toward your eyes until they almost cross, you will actually feel the muscles that control eye movement working harder as your fingertip gets closer through a process known as

The active and constructive nature of perceptual organization can be demonstrated by looking at patterns that allow more than one interpretation.These patterns are called

The ability to see a line on a piece of paper is considered to be

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