Question 1

In order for your visual system to process all the parameters of a visual image it is necessary to use

Accepted Answer

A) extra ganglion cells 
B) an opponent process approach 
C) place processing 
D) sequential analysis 
E) parallel processing 
A) extra ganglion cells 
B) an opponent process approach 
C) place processing 
D) sequential analysis 
E) parallel processing

Question 2

Segall et al. (1966) found that, compared to Westerners, when people from other cultures who live in more rounded environments are shown the Muller-Lyer stimuli they...

Accepted Answer

A) are more affected by the illusion. 
B) are less affected by the illusion. 
C) self-report being more affected by the illusion. 
D) make faster responses to the illusion. 
E) make slower responses to the illusion. 
A) are more affected by the illusion. 
B) are less affected by the illusion. 
C) self-report being more affected by the illusion. 
D) make faster responses to the illusion. 
E) make slower responses to the illusion.

Question 3

Our tendency to fill in an incomplete figure and perceive it as more complete than it actually is called the law of

Accepted Answer

A) closure 
B) wholes 
C) completion 
D) continuity 
A) closure 
B) wholes 
C) completion 
D) continuity

Question 4

The Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory was not supported by a phenomenon which occurs if a stimulus is viewed steadily and is then withdrawn. This phenomenon is known as

Accepted Answer

A) an afterimage 
B) temporary colour blindness 
C) a subliminal stimulus 
D) a dual stimulus 
A) an afterimage 
B) temporary colour blindness 
C) a subliminal stimulus 
D) a dual stimulus

Question 5

The coiled, snail-like tube in the inner ear that is filled with fluid is called the

Accepted Answer

A) cochlea 
B) cornea 
C) organ of Corti 
D) stirrup 
A) cochlea 
B) cornea 
C) organ of Corti 
D) stirrup

Question 6

To help maintain dark adaptation during World War II, pilots wore googles with lenses of what colour?

Accepted Answer

A) blue 
B) green 
C) red 
D) yellow 
E) white 
A) blue 
B) green 
C) red 
D) yellow 
E) white

Question 7

You are standing on a sidewalk and a bus drives past you with a billboard on the side. With seemingly no effort, your visual system is able to simultaneously process information about the words on the billboard, the colour and speed of the bus, and how far away from you the bus is. This simultaneous analyzing of information related to different visual characteristics is called

Accepted Answer

A) parallel processing 
B) hierarchical processing 
C) transduction 
D) habituation 
A) parallel processing 
B) hierarchical processing 
C) transduction 
D) habituation

Question 8

The chemical signals found in natural body scents that may influence behaviour in subtle ways are called

Accepted Answer

A) endorphins 
B) opiates 
C) hormones 
D) pheromones 
A) endorphins 
B) opiates 
C) hormones 
D) pheromones

Question 9

Imagine that you are trying to create a computer program to localize sound based on input to two microphones, in a manner similar to how humans use the information reaching each of their ears. What would you need to calculate?

Accepted Answer

A) the difference in timing of sounds reaching each ear 
B) the difference in intensity of sounds reaching each ear 
C) the differences in both timing, and intensity, of sounds reaching each ear 
D) the ear registering the absolute loudest sound 
E) the ear which is stimulated by the sound wave first 
A) the difference in timing of sounds reaching each ear 
B) the difference in intensity of sounds reaching each ear 
C) the differences in both timing, and intensity, of sounds reaching each ear 
D) the ear registering the absolute loudest sound 
E) the ear which is stimulated by the sound wave first

Question 10

What is the difference between a monocular and binocular depth cue? Describe the two binocular depth cues and the following monocular cues: interposition, relative size, and motion parallax.

Accepted Answer

The main difference between a monocular

Question 11

Valerie is amazingly quick to interpret others' behaviours as indicating that they do not think highly of her. Valerie's tendency is most strongly related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Subliminal perception 
B) Synesthesia 
C) Bottom-up processing 
D) A perceptual set 
A) Subliminal perception 
B) Synesthesia 
C) Bottom-up processing 
D) A perceptual set

Question 12

Let's say that you run a deprivation experiment in which kittens were raised from birth in an environment containing only stripes at a 45 degree angle. Based on the research by Blakemore and Cooper (1970), how will this affect cells in their visual cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) No effect at all-the cells will respond to lines at all angles. 
B) The cells will only respond to lines at a 45 degree angle. 
C) The cells will only respond to vertical lines. 
D) The cells will only respond to horizontal lines. 
E) The cells will respond to both horizontal and vertical lines. 
A) No effect at all-the cells will respond to lines at all angles. 
B) The cells will only respond to lines at a 45 degree angle. 
C) The cells will only respond to vertical lines. 
D) The cells will only respond to horizontal lines. 
E) The cells will respond to both horizontal and vertical lines.

Question 13

The Gestalt law of proximity asserts that we perceive objects that look similar as being together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Using the image on the box, Tovah is putting together a jigsaw puzzle. The picture of the completed puzzle allows her to guess how and where the pieces fit. We can refer to Tovah's interpretation of individual pieces in light of the expectation created by the box picture as

Accepted Answer

A) top-down processing. 
B) bottom-up processing. 
C) selective attention. 
D) perceptual organization. 
E) top-bottom processing. 
A) top-down processing. 
B) bottom-up processing. 
C) selective attention. 
D) perceptual organization. 
E) top-bottom processing.

Question 15

When a stimulus is so small that the sensory receptors can detect it, yet there is no conscious awareness of the stimulus, it is called a

Accepted Answer

A) threshold stimulus 
B) minimum stimulus 
C) subliminal stimulus 
D) preconscious stimulus 
A) threshold stimulus 
B) minimum stimulus 
C) subliminal stimulus 
D) preconscious stimulus

Question 16

At the level of the visual receptors in the retina, which theory seems to explain colour vision the best?

Accepted Answer

A) Trichromatic theory 
B) Opponent-process theory 
C) Top-down processing theory 
D) Independent processing theory 
E) Retinal dysplasia theory 
A) Trichromatic theory 
B) Opponent-process theory 
C) Top-down processing theory 
D) Independent processing theory 
E) Retinal dysplasia theory

Question 17

Pain receptors are found throughout _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) every structure in the body 
B) most structures in the body, but not the brain 
C) the skin, but not other organs 
D) the brain 
A) every structure in the body 
B) most structures in the body, but not the brain 
C) the skin, but not other organs 
D) the brain

Question 18

A perceptual set is best defined as a

Accepted Answer

A) mental representation or image 
B) readiness to perceive stimuli in a particular way 
C) perceptual law that governs how stimuli are organized 
D) tendency to organize incoming stimuli into a central foreground figure and a background 
A) mental representation or image 
B) readiness to perceive stimuli in a particular way 
C) perceptual law that governs how stimuli are organized 
D) tendency to organize incoming stimuli into a central foreground figure and a background

Question 19

One day you are driving home from school and you're rather hungry. As you drive along, it seems that you notice everything that has anything to do with food, such as restaurants, grocery stores, and billboards. This example best demonstrates the impact of _____________ on attention.

Accepted Answer

A) personal factors 
B) environmental factors 
C) parallel processing 
D) bottom-up processing 
A) personal factors 
B) environmental factors 
C) parallel processing 
D) bottom-up processing

Question 20

Stimuli for hearing are _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) electromagnetic energy 
B) mechanical energy 
C) chemical energy 
D) thermal energy 
A) electromagnetic energy 
B) mechanical energy 
C) chemical energy 
D) thermal energy

In order for your visual system to process all the parameters of a visual image it is necessary to use

Segall et al. (1966) found that, compared to Westerners, when people from other cultures who live in more rounded environments are shown the Muller-Lyer stimuli they...

Our tendency to fill in an incomplete figure and perceive it as more complete than it actually is called the law of

The Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory was not supported by a phenomenon which occurs if a stimulus is viewed steadily and is then withdrawn. This phenomenon is known as

The coiled, snail-like tube in the inner ear that is filled with fluid is called the

To help maintain dark adaptation during World War II, pilots wore googles with lenses of what colour?

The chemical signals found in natural body scents that may influence behaviour in subtle ways are called

Imagine that you are trying to create a computer program to localize sound based on input to two microphones, in a manner similar to how humans use the information reaching each of their ears. What would you need to calculate?

What is the difference between a monocular and binocular depth cue? Describe the two binocular depth cues and the following monocular cues: interposition, relative size, and motion parallax.

Valerie is amazingly quick to interpret others' behaviours as indicating that they do not think highly of her. Valerie's tendency is most strongly related to which of the following?

Let's say that you run a deprivation experiment in which kittens were raised from birth in an environment containing only stripes at a 45 degree angle. Based on the research by Blakemore and Cooper (1970), how will this affect cells in their visual cortex?

The Gestalt law of proximity asserts that we perceive objects that look similar as being together.

Using the image on the box, Tovah is putting together a jigsaw puzzle. The picture of the completed puzzle allows her to guess how and where the pieces fit. We can refer to Tovah's interpretation of individual pieces in light of the expectation created by the box picture as

When a stimulus is so small that the sensory receptors can detect it, yet there is no conscious awareness of the stimulus, it is called a

At the level of the visual receptors in the retina, which theory seems to explain colour vision the best?

Pain receptors are found throughout _______________.

A perceptual set is best defined as a

One day you are driving home from school and you're rather hungry. As you drive along, it seems that you notice everything that has anything to do with food, such as restaurants, grocery stores, and billboards. This example best demonstrates the impact of _____________ on attention.

Stimuli for hearing are _______________.

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Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

In order for your visual system to process all the parameters of a visual image it is necessary to use

Segall et al. (1966) found that, compared to Westerners, when people from other cultures who live in more rounded environments are shown the Muller-Lyer stimuli they...

Our tendency to fill in an incomplete figure and perceive it as more complete than it actually is called the law of

The Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory was not supported by a phenomenon which occurs if a stimulus is viewed steadily and is then withdrawn. This phenomenon is known as

The coiled, snail-like tube in the inner ear that is filled with fluid is called the

To help maintain dark adaptation during World War II, pilots wore googles with lenses of what colour?

The chemical signals found in natural body scents that may influence behaviour in subtle ways are called

Imagine that you are trying to create a computer program to localize sound based on input to two microphones, in a manner similar to how humans use the information reaching each of their ears. What would you need to calculate?

What is the difference between a monocular and binocular depth cue? Describe the two binocular depth cues and the following monocular cues: interposition, relative size, and motion parallax.

Valerie is amazingly quick to interpret others' behaviours as indicating that they do not think highly of her. Valerie's tendency is most strongly related to which of the following?

Let's say that you run a deprivation experiment in which kittens were raised from birth in an environment containing only stripes at a 45 degree angle. Based on the research by Blakemore and Cooper (1970), how will this affect cells in their visual cortex?

The Gestalt law of proximity asserts that we perceive objects that look similar as being together.

Using the image on the box, Tovah is putting together a jigsaw puzzle. The picture of the completed puzzle allows her to guess how and where the pieces fit. We can refer to Tovah's interpretation of individual pieces in light of the expectation created by the box picture as

When a stimulus is so small that the sensory receptors can detect it, yet there is no conscious awareness of the stimulus, it is called a

At the level of the visual receptors in the retina, which theory seems to explain colour vision the best?

Pain receptors are found throughout _______________.

A perceptual set is best defined as a

One day you are driving home from school and you're rather hungry. As you drive along, it seems that you notice everything that has anything to do with food, such as restaurants, grocery stores, and billboards. This example best demonstrates the impact of _____________ on attention.

Stimuli for hearing are _______________.

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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