Question 1

Which of the following sequences correctly indicates the pathway of nerve impulses on their way from the eye to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  ganglion cells, bipolar cells, photoreceptor cells, optic nerve 
B)  bipolar cells, photoreceptor cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve 
C)  photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve 
D)  photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells, optic nerve, ganglion cells 
A)  ganglion cells, bipolar cells, photoreceptor cells, optic nerve 
B)  bipolar cells, photoreceptor cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve 
C)  photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve 
D)  photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells, optic nerve, ganglion cells

Question 2

The components in the sense organs that respond to energy are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensor cells 
B)  receptor cells 
C)  transducers 
D)  effector cells 
A)  sensor cells 
B)  receptor cells 
C)  transducers 
D)  effector cells

Question 3

What is the pupil of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the white part of the eye. 
B)  It is the colored part of the eye. 
C)  It is the location of the visual receptors. 
D)  It is the small opening in the center of the eye. 
A)  It is the white part of the eye. 
B)  It is the colored part of the eye. 
C)  It is the location of the visual receptors. 
D)  It is the small opening in the center of the eye.

Question 4

The vestibular sacs control the body's sense of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gravity and movement 
B)  body rotation 
C)  pain 
D)  pressure 
A)  gravity and movement 
B)  body rotation 
C)  pain 
D)  pressure

Question 5

A piece of paper looks white in both the noonday sun and under moonlight, even though there is less light being reflected off the paper under moonlight. This form of perceptual constancy is called __________ constancy.

Accepted Answer

A)  size 
B)  shape 
C)  brightness 
D)  color 
A)  size 
B)  shape 
C)  brightness 
D)  color

Question 6

Emily enters a dark movie theater from the bright sunlight. Which of the following is occurring in her retinal system?

Accepted Answer

A)  a slow shift from cone vision to rod vision 
B)  a rapid shift from cone vision to rod vision 
C)  a slow shift from rod vision to cone vision 
D)  a rapid shift from rod vision to cone vision 
A)  a slow shift from cone vision to rod vision 
B)  a rapid shift from cone vision to rod vision 
C)  a slow shift from rod vision to cone vision 
D)  a rapid shift from rod vision to cone vision

Question 7

Closure is the tendency to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceive objects, or figures, on some background 
B)  complete figures that are incomplete 
C)  perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping 
D)  perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern 
A)  perceive objects, or figures, on some background 
B)  complete figures that are incomplete 
C)  perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping 
D)  perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern

Question 8

List and explain two binocular cues for depth perception and two monocular cues. Why do we have two different types of cues for depth?

Accepted Answer

Binocular cues for depth perception invo

Question 9

From experience, you know that commercial jets typically fly around 500 miles per hour at a height of 30,000 feet. However, as you watch one fly high overhead, it seems to slowly pass by. What monocular depth cue best explains this?

Accepted Answer

A)  motion parallax 
B)  linear perspective 
C)  overlap 
D)  texture gradient 
A)  motion parallax 
B)  linear perspective 
C)  overlap 
D)  texture gradient

Question 10

Briefly explain the concept of the absolute threshold.

Accepted Answer

The concept of the absolute threshold re

Question 11

__________ is an age-related decline in the ability of the lens to accommodate to different distances of visual stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  Presbyopia 
B)  Cataract 
C)  Glaucoma 
D)  Retinitis pigmentosa 
A)  Presbyopia 
B)  Cataract 
C)  Glaucoma 
D)  Retinitis pigmentosa

Question 12

Hunters who wear camouflage so that they can blend in with their surroundings are relying on which principle of perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  figure-ground relationships 
B)  expectancy 
C)  shape constancy 
D)  depth perception 
A)  figure-ground relationships 
B)  expectancy 
C)  shape constancy 
D)  depth perception

Question 13

The differences between the separate images each eye receives are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  binocular disparity 
B)  convergence 
C)  binocular inversion 
D)  stereoscopic vision 
A)  binocular disparity 
B)  convergence 
C)  binocular inversion 
D)  stereoscopic vision

Question 14

Microsaccades are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tiny vibrations of the eye that prevent images from fading 
B)  the tiny bones in the ear that transmit sound waves to the cochlea 
C)  the photoreceptors in the eye responsible for night vision 
D)  pain receptors in the limbs 
A)  tiny vibrations of the eye that prevent images from fading 
B)  the tiny bones in the ear that transmit sound waves to the cochlea 
C)  the photoreceptors in the eye responsible for night vision 
D)  pain receptors in the limbs

Question 15

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  brightness 
B)  saturation 
C)  hue 
D)  fine detail 
A)  brightness 
B)  saturation 
C)  hue 
D)  fine detail

Question 16

The place in the retina where the axons of all the ganglion cells come together to leave the eye is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fovea 
B)  blind spot 
C)  optic chiasm 
D)  optic nerve 
A)  fovea 
B)  blind spot 
C)  optic chiasm 
D)  optic nerve

Question 17

The eyes convert light energy into neural responses that we experience as sight. The conversion of light energy into sight is done by receptor cells in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  iris 
B)  pupil 
C)  blind spot 
D)  retina 
A)  iris 
B)  pupil 
C)  blind spot 
D)  retina

Question 18

The cilia in the nasal cavity act in a manner similar to taste buds in that they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  respond to various wavelengths of smell 
B)  contain pressure-sensitive elements that detect certain molecules 
C)  contain receptor sites that are stimulated by different molecules 
D)  only respond to five basic smells 
A)  respond to various wavelengths of smell 
B)  contain pressure-sensitive elements that detect certain molecules 
C)  contain receptor sites that are stimulated by different molecules 
D)  only respond to five basic smells

Question 19

Railroad tracks converging in the distance best illustrate which monocular cue(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  texture gradient 
B)  linear perspective 
C)  texture gradient and linear perspective 
D)  clearness and texture gradient 
A)  texture gradient 
B)  linear perspective 
C)  texture gradient and linear perspective 
D)  clearness and texture gradient

Question 20

Proprioceptors signal __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic pain 
B)  skin sensations 
C)  olfactory sensations 
D)  the location of our body parts in space 
A)  somatic pain 
B)  skin sensations 
C)  olfactory sensations 
D)  the location of our body parts in space

Which of the following sequences correctly indicates the pathway of nerve impulses on their way from the eye to the brain?

The components in the sense organs that respond to energy are called __________.

What is the pupil of the eye?

The vestibular sacs control the body's sense of __________.

A piece of paper looks white in both the noonday sun and under moonlight, even though there is less light being reflected off the paper under moonlight. This form of perceptual constancy is called __________ constancy.

Emily enters a dark movie theater from the bright sunlight. Which of the following is occurring in her retinal system?

Closure is the tendency to __________.

List and explain two binocular cues for depth perception and two monocular cues. Why do we have two different types of cues for depth?

From experience, you know that commercial jets typically fly around 500 miles per hour at a height of 30,000 feet. However, as you watch one fly high overhead, it seems to slowly pass by. What monocular depth cue best explains this?

Briefly explain the concept of the absolute threshold.

__________ is an age-related decline in the ability of the lens to accommodate to different distances of visual stimuli.

Hunters who wear camouflage so that they can blend in with their surroundings are relying on which principle of perception?

The differences between the separate images each eye receives are known as __________.

Microsaccades are __________.

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is __________.

The place in the retina where the axons of all the ganglion cells come together to leave the eye is called the __________.

The eyes convert light energy into neural responses that we experience as sight. The conversion of light energy into sight is done by receptor cells in the __________.

The cilia in the nasal cavity act in a manner similar to taste buds in that they __________.

Railroad tracks converging in the distance best illustrate which monocular cue(s)?

Proprioceptors signal __________.

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Exam 3: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following sequences correctly indicates the pathway of nerve impulses on their way from the eye to the brain?

The components in the sense organs that respond to energy are called __________.

What is the pupil of the eye?

The vestibular sacs control the body's sense of __________.

A piece of paper looks white in both the noonday sun and under moonlight, even though there is less light being reflected off the paper under moonlight. This form of perceptual constancy is called __________ constancy.

Emily enters a dark movie theater from the bright sunlight. Which of the following is occurring in her retinal system?

Closure is the tendency to __________.

List and explain two binocular cues for depth perception and two monocular cues. Why do we have two different types of cues for depth?

From experience, you know that commercial jets typically fly around 500 miles per hour at a height of 30,000 feet. However, as you watch one fly high overhead, it seems to slowly pass by. What monocular depth cue best explains this?

Briefly explain the concept of the absolute threshold.

__________ is an age-related decline in the ability of the lens to accommodate to different distances of visual stimuli.

Hunters who wear camouflage so that they can blend in with their surroundings are relying on which principle of perception?

The differences between the separate images each eye receives are known as __________.

Microsaccades are __________.

The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is __________.

The place in the retina where the axons of all the ganglion cells come together to leave the eye is called the __________.

The eyes convert light energy into neural responses that we experience as sight. The conversion of light energy into sight is done by receptor cells in the __________.

The cilia in the nasal cavity act in a manner similar to taste buds in that they __________.

Railroad tracks converging in the distance best illustrate which monocular cue(s)?

Proprioceptors signal __________.

The Science of Psychology

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Consciousness

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Memory

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