Question 1

Discuss the thresholds theory of classical psychophysics and explain how this perspective has been modified by the advances of signal detection theory.

Accepted Answer

Classical psychophysics basically says that if a stimulus has enough intensity to cross our absolute threshold (which is the minimal amount of a stimulus necessary for detection), it will be sensed. Signal detection theory claims that the perceiver's physical condition, judgments, and biases also play a role in signal detection.

Question 2

An overweight person who wants to appear thinner would be advised to

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A)  wear light clothing. 
B)  stay away from crowded rooms. 
C)  choose shirts with large horizontal stripes. 
D)  wear dark clothing. 
E)  turn up the room lights. 
A)  wear light clothing. 
B)  stay away from crowded rooms. 
C)  choose shirts with large horizontal stripes. 
D)  wear dark clothing. 
E)  turn up the room lights. D

Question 3

Maricella always uses less seasoning on her food than do the other members of her family. Her sister has just taken an introductory psychology course and says to Maricella, "I know what you are-

Accepted Answer

A)  you are a taster pro." 
B)  you are a taster queen." 
C)  you are a supertaster." 
D)  you are a Gustavus Adolphus." 
E)  you are an anosmic." 
A)  you are a taster pro." 
B)  you are a taster queen." 
C)  you are a supertaster." 
D)  you are a Gustavus Adolphus." 
E)  you are an anosmic." C

Question 4

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon BEST supports the ________ theory of color vision.

Accepted Answer

A)  Grieco trichromatic 
B)  opponent-process 
C)  Helmholtz trichromatic 
D)  Hering's vibration 
E)  Ponzo's 
A)  Grieco trichromatic 
B)  opponent-process 
C)  Helmholtz trichromatic 
D)  Hering's vibration 
E)  Ponzo's

Question 5

These recently discovered cells have been found to funnel light through the layers of the retina to the light-sensitive rods and cones. They are shaped like funnels and made of glia cells. What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  ganglion cells 
B)  amacrine cells 
C)  Karposi's cells 
D)  Müller cells 
E)  bipolar cells 
A)  ganglion cells 
B)  amacrine cells 
C)  Karposi's cells 
D)  Müller cells 
E)  bipolar cells

Question 6

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with

Accepted Answer

A)  separation threshold. 
B)  response threshold. 
C)  difference threshold. 
D)  absolute threshold. 
E)  Weber's law. 
A)  separation threshold. 
B)  response threshold. 
C)  difference threshold. 
D)  absolute threshold. 
E)  Weber's law.

Question 7

A person who has the most common form of color blindness will probably have the hardest time distinguishing between

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A)  red and green. 
B)  yellow and blue. 
C)  tan and pink. 
D)  yellow and red. 
E)  orange and red. 
A)  red and green. 
B)  yellow and blue. 
C)  tan and pink. 
D)  yellow and red. 
E)  orange and red.

Question 8

The eardrum is also called the

Accepted Answer

A)  bass fiddler membrane. 
B)  oval window. 
C)  tympanic membrane. 
D)  cochlea. 
E)  Corti membrane. 
A)  bass fiddler membrane. 
B)  oval window. 
C)  tympanic membrane. 
D)  cochlea. 
E)  Corti membrane.

Question 9

Seeing a face is to sensation as recognizing a friend's face is to

Accepted Answer

A)  kinesthesia. 
B)  olfaction. 
C)  transduction. 
D)  sensation. 
E)  perception. 
A)  kinesthesia. 
B)  olfaction. 
C)  transduction. 
D)  sensation. 
E)  perception.

Question 10

The fact that you perceive your psychology professor as being the same size when viewed from different parts of the classroom is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  size constancy. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  recognition. 
D)  perceptual ambiguity. 
E)  the law of Prägnanz. 
A)  size constancy. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  recognition. 
D)  perceptual ambiguity. 
E)  the law of Prägnanz.

Question 11

John Russell has color blindness. He is most likely to have difficulty doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  distinguishing red from blue 
B)  distinguishing red from green 
C)  distinguishing blue from yellow 
D)  distinguishing red from yellow 
E)  distinguishing light from dark 
A)  distinguishing red from blue 
B)  distinguishing red from green 
C)  distinguishing blue from yellow 
D)  distinguishing red from yellow 
E)  distinguishing light from dark

Question 12

Visual transduction occurs within the

Accepted Answer

A)  fovea. 
B)  cornea. 
C)  iris. 
D)  retina. 
E)  pupil. 
A)  fovea. 
B)  cornea. 
C)  iris. 
D)  retina. 
E)  pupil.

Question 13

Some people may wear dark clothes with stripes that go up and down because they look thinner in these clothes. This is most likely an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a hallucination. 
B)  a distraction. 
C)  a perceptual set. 
D)  an illusion. 
E)  the law of continuity. 
A)  a hallucination. 
B)  a distraction. 
C)  a perceptual set. 
D)  an illusion. 
E)  the law of continuity.

Question 14

A sprinter's readiness to react to the starter gun given his or her anticipation is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  proximal stimuli. 
B)  perceptual sets. 
C)  bottom-up processing. 
D)  difference thresholds. 
E)  phosphenes. 
A)  proximal stimuli. 
B)  perceptual sets. 
C)  bottom-up processing. 
D)  difference thresholds. 
E)  phosphenes.

Question 15

Place theory argues that sounds of different frequencies induce vibration in different areas of the

Accepted Answer

A)  pinna. 
B)  basilar membrane. 
C)  auditory nerve. 
D)  temporal lobe. 
E)  chorionic membrane. 
A)  pinna. 
B)  basilar membrane. 
C)  auditory nerve. 
D)  temporal lobe. 
E)  chorionic membrane.

Question 16

Your dog has been lost for three days. When you hear a bark, you assume that it is Fido because of

Accepted Answer

A)  location constancy. 
B)  closure. 
C)  the law of common fate. 
D)  olfaction. 
E)  top-down processing. 
A)  location constancy. 
B)  closure. 
C)  the law of common fate. 
D)  olfaction. 
E)  top-down processing.

Question 17

An aircraft pilot with only one eye is able to guide the plane during takeoff and landing using the depth cues of

Accepted Answer

A)  relative size. 
B)  interposition. 
C)  light and shadow. 
D)  atmospheric perspective. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  relative size. 
B)  interposition. 
C)  light and shadow. 
D)  atmospheric perspective. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 18

When most people look at the black-and-white Hermann grid illusion,

Accepted Answer

A)  they see other colors where there are none. 
B)  the inhibiting process causes them to see gray dots. 
C)  the boxes blur together and it is difficult to determine boundaries. 
D)  the black boxes are seen as white, and the white lines are seen as black. 
E)  they see two alternating patterns appear and disappear. 
A)  they see other colors where there are none. 
B)  the inhibiting process causes them to see gray dots. 
C)  the boxes blur together and it is difficult to determine boundaries. 
D)  the black boxes are seen as white, and the white lines are seen as black. 
E)  they see two alternating patterns appear and disappear.

Question 19

Adults from the mainland United States are tricked by the Ponzo illusion, whereas Guam citizens are often not fooled by it. This is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt psychology. 
B)  learning-based inference. 
C)  heredity. 
D)  the law of continuity. 
E)  the law of Prägnanz. 
A)  Gestalt psychology. 
B)  learning-based inference. 
C)  heredity. 
D)  the law of continuity. 
E)  the law of Prägnanz.

Question 20

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch 
B)  volume 
C)  purity 
D)  timbre 
E)  saturation 
A)  pitch 
B)  volume 
C)  purity 
D)  timbre 
E)  saturation

Discuss the thresholds theory of classical psychophysics and explain how this perspective has been modified by the advances of signal detection theory.

An overweight person who wants to appear thinner would be advised to

Maricella always uses less seasoning on her food than do the other members of her family. Her sister has just taken an introductory psychology course and says to Maricella, "I know what you are-

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon BEST supports the ________ theory of color vision.

These recently discovered cells have been found to funnel light through the layers of the retina to the light-sensitive rods and cones. They are shaped like funnels and made of glia cells. What are they?

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with

A person who has the most common form of color blindness will probably have the hardest time distinguishing between

The eardrum is also called the

Seeing a face is to sensation as recognizing a friend's face is to

The fact that you perceive your psychology professor as being the same size when viewed from different parts of the classroom is known as

John Russell has color blindness. He is most likely to have difficulty doing which of the following?

Visual transduction occurs within the

Some people may wear dark clothes with stripes that go up and down because they look thinner in these clothes. This is most likely an example of

A sprinter's readiness to react to the starter gun given his or her anticipation is an example of

Place theory argues that sounds of different frequencies induce vibration in different areas of the

Your dog has been lost for three days. When you hear a bark, you assume that it is Fido because of

An aircraft pilot with only one eye is able to guide the plane during takeoff and landing using the depth cues of

When most people look at the black-and-white Hermann grid illusion,

Adults from the mainland United States are tricked by the Ponzo illusion, whereas Guam citizens are often not fooled by it. This is best explained by

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Discuss the thresholds theory of classical psychophysics and explain how this perspective has been modified by the advances of signal detection theory.

An overweight person who wants to appear thinner would be advised to

Maricella always uses less seasoning on her food than do the other members of her family. Her sister has just taken an introductory psychology course and says to Maricella, "I know what you are-

If you stare for 30 seconds at a red object and then look at a blank sheet of white paper, you will see a greenish image of the object. This phenomenon BEST supports the ________ theory of color vision.

These recently discovered cells have been found to funnel light through the layers of the retina to the light-sensitive rods and cones. They are shaped like funnels and made of glia cells. What are they?

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with

A person who has the most common form of color blindness will probably have the hardest time distinguishing between

The eardrum is also called the

Seeing a face is to sensation as recognizing a friend's face is to

The fact that you perceive your psychology professor as being the same size when viewed from different parts of the classroom is known as

John Russell has color blindness. He is most likely to have difficulty doing which of the following?

Visual transduction occurs within the

Some people may wear dark clothes with stripes that go up and down because they look thinner in these clothes. This is most likely an example of

A sprinter's readiness to react to the starter gun given his or her anticipation is an example of

Place theory argues that sounds of different frequencies induce vibration in different areas of the

Your dog has been lost for three days. When you hear a bark, you assume that it is Fido because of

An aircraft pilot with only one eye is able to guide the plane during takeoff and landing using the depth cues of

When most people look at the black-and-white Hermann grid illusion,

Adults from the mainland United States are tricked by the Ponzo illusion, whereas Guam citizens are often not fooled by it. This is best explained by

Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

Stress, Health, and Well-Being

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