Question 1

Compared to a muddy brick red, a fire-engine red is said to be more

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A) assimilated. 
B) aqueous. 
C) saturated. 
D) accommodated. 
A) assimilated. 
B) aqueous. 
C) saturated. 
D) accommodated.

Question 2

During an industrial accident, Carl was badly injured and his left leg had to be amputated. For months after the amputation, Carl experienced phantom limb sensations because his brain had created an internal model of his body called

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A) the neuromatrix. 
B) the limbic system. 
C) a self-archetype. 
D) psychosomatic imagery. 
A) the neuromatrix. 
B) the limbic system. 
C) a self-archetype. 
D) psychosomatic imagery.

Question 3

Regarding the two-step process of perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Much, if not all, of this two-step process is unconscious so that we are usually aware only of the result, the percept. 
B) Each sense translates a specific type of physical energy into patterns of activity in the neurons. 
C) Scientists use introspection to study how messages are streamed back to your brain to form your percept. 
D) The senses act as data reduction systems, sending only the most important information to the brain. 
A) Much, if not all, of this two-step process is unconscious so that we are usually aware only of the result, the percept. 
B) Each sense translates a specific type of physical energy into patterns of activity in the neurons. 
C) Scientists use introspection to study how messages are streamed back to your brain to form your percept. 
D) The senses act as data reduction systems, sending only the most important information to the brain.

Question 4

Repetitious stimuli shown in television commercials tend to be so boring that they fail in capturing our attention.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Red-green color blind individuals do not have a severe difficulty with traffic lights because

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A) the red light is always on top and the green light is brighter than the red. 
B) the "red" traffic signals have blue light mixed in with the red. 
C) the "green" light is really yellow-green. 
D) all of these strategies are utilized. 
A) the red light is always on top and the green light is brighter than the red. 
B) the "red" traffic signals have blue light mixed in with the red. 
C) the "green" light is really yellow-green. 
D) all of these strategies are utilized.

Question 6

The cones of the retina

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A) are responsible for peripheral vision. 
B) are specialized for color sensations and fine details. 
C) function best in dim light conditions. 
D) are much more sensitive to light than the rods are. 
A) are responsible for peripheral vision. 
B) are specialized for color sensations and fine details. 
C) function best in dim light conditions. 
D) are much more sensitive to light than the rods are.

Question 7

Which theory explains how one type of pain will sometimes cancel another?

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A) gate control theory 
B) sensory conflict theory 
C) sensory adaptation theory 
D) lock-and-key theory 
A) gate control theory 
B) sensory conflict theory 
C) sensory adaptation theory 
D) lock-and-key theory

Question 8

An initial guess or plan about how to organize a stimulus pattern is referred to as a

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A) cognitive style. 
B) perceptual hypothesis. 
C) sensory hypothesis. 
D) perceptual closure. 
A) cognitive style. 
B) perceptual hypothesis. 
C) sensory hypothesis. 
D) perceptual closure.

Question 9

Regarding the sensation of various species, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) The eyes of honeybees transduce parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that are invisible to humans. 
B) Bats' ears transduce sound waves that humans cannot hear. 
C) Research has shown that the human eye transduces all of the electromagnetic spectrum to the brain, but the brain is unable to perceive it. 
D) Many fish have special organs that can sense the bioelectric fields of other living things. 
A) The eyes of honeybees transduce parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that are invisible to humans. 
B) Bats' ears transduce sound waves that humans cannot hear. 
C) Research has shown that the human eye transduces all of the electromagnetic spectrum to the brain, but the brain is unable to perceive it. 
D) Many fish have special organs that can sense the bioelectric fields of other living things.

Question 10

In some cultures, people endure tattooing, stretching, cutting, and burning with little apparent pain. This phenomenon can be explained by

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A) a congenital insensitivity to pain. 
B) psychological factors, such as anxiety reduction, control, and attention. 
C) the increase in unpleasant emotions that result in enhanced resilience. 
D) their tendency to focus directly on the pain being experienced. 
A) a congenital insensitivity to pain. 
B) psychological factors, such as anxiety reduction, control, and attention. 
C) the increase in unpleasant emotions that result in enhanced resilience. 
D) their tendency to focus directly on the pain being experienced.

Question 11

Regarding olfaction, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Humans carry genes for about 1,000 types of smell receptors, but only about 400 of them are actually expressed. 
B) Humans can detect at least 10,000 different odors. 
C) The loss of sensitivity to a specific type of odor is known as aphasia. 
D) Specific shapes of molecules have been found to produce different odors, such as floral, camphoric, musky, minty, and etherish. 
A) Humans carry genes for about 1,000 types of smell receptors, but only about 400 of them are actually expressed. 
B) Humans can detect at least 10,000 different odors. 
C) The loss of sensitivity to a specific type of odor is known as aphasia. 
D) Specific shapes of molecules have been found to produce different odors, such as floral, camphoric, musky, minty, and etherish.

Question 12

According to which theory of hearing will an 800-hertz tone produce 800 nerve impulses per second through the auditory nerve?

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A) tonal base 
B) place 
C) amplitude 
D) frequency 
A) tonal base 
B) place 
C) amplitude 
D) frequency

Question 13

Compare and contrast the trichromatic theory of color and the opponent-process theory of color vision, the evidence supporting each, and why both theories are needed in order to explain color vision.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that the trichromati

Question 14

As you focus on your cell phone conversation while driving, you miss the road sign where you needed to make a turn and drive 20 miles out of the way. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) psychokinesis. 
B) inattentional blindness. 
C) retinal disparity. 
D) an apparent-distance illusion. 
A) psychokinesis. 
B) inattentional blindness. 
C) retinal disparity. 
D) an apparent-distance illusion.

Question 15

A nurse finds that children feel less pain if he gives them reassurance before giving an injection. He should also consider doing any of the following EXCEPT

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A) asking them to concentrate on humming a favorite tune. 
B) asking them to be looking at the stickers and deciding which two they want after the injection. 
C) informing them of what he is going to do and answering their questions. 
D) telling the children to think angry thoughts while they focus on the painful injection. 
A) asking them to concentrate on humming a favorite tune. 
B) asking them to be looking at the stickers and deciding which two they want after the injection. 
C) informing them of what he is going to do and answering their questions. 
D) telling the children to think angry thoughts while they focus on the painful injection.

Question 16

Which would represent the greatest loss to a professional wine taster or chef?

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A) vestibular loss 
B) injury to the pinna 
C) olfactory loss 
D) injury to the cochlea 
A) vestibular loss 
B) injury to the pinna 
C) olfactory loss 
D) injury to the cochlea

Question 17

When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room. This is a good example of

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A) selective adaptation. 
B) selective attention. 
C) sensory overload. 
D) sensory deceleration. 
A) selective adaptation. 
B) selective attention. 
C) sensory overload. 
D) sensory deceleration.

Question 18

You enter the dark theater from the brightly lighted lobby, and you are temporarily unable to see where to walk. After a short time, you can see the entire room as your retinas have undergone

Accepted Answer

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 19

A friend of yours knocks on his head with one hand while knocking on a wooden table (out of sight)with the other. The knocking sound is perfectly timed with the movements of his visible hand. This leads to the irresistible perception that his head is made of wood and illustrates the Gestalt principle of

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A) contiguity. 
B) nearness. 
C) continuation. 
D) common region. 
A) contiguity. 
B) nearness. 
C) continuation. 
D) common region.

Question 20

Regarding the gate control theory and acupuncture, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) Messages carried by large, fast nerve fibers seem to close the spinal gate directly. 
B) Messages from small, slow fibers go through the pain gate and on to a "central biasing system." 
C) The acupuncture needles activate the large, fast nerve fibers and close the spinal gate directly. 
D) Acupuncture produces short-term pain relief, but the claims of this procedure curing illnesses is much more debatable. 
A) Messages carried by large, fast nerve fibers seem to close the spinal gate directly. 
B) Messages from small, slow fibers go through the pain gate and on to a "central biasing system." 
C) The acupuncture needles activate the large, fast nerve fibers and close the spinal gate directly. 
D) Acupuncture produces short-term pain relief, but the claims of this procedure curing illnesses is much more debatable.

Compared to a muddy brick red, a fire-engine red is said to be more

During an industrial accident, Carl was badly injured and his left leg had to be amputated. For months after the amputation, Carl experienced phantom limb sensations because his brain had created an internal model of his body called

Regarding the two-step process of perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Repetitious stimuli shown in television commercials tend to be so boring that they fail in capturing our attention.

Red-green color blind individuals do not have a severe difficulty with traffic lights because

The cones of the retina

Which theory explains how one type of pain will sometimes cancel another?

An initial guess or plan about how to organize a stimulus pattern is referred to as a

Regarding the sensation of various species, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In some cultures, people endure tattooing, stretching, cutting, and burning with little apparent pain. This phenomenon can be explained by

Regarding olfaction, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to which theory of hearing will an 800-hertz tone produce 800 nerve impulses per second through the auditory nerve?

Compare and contrast the trichromatic theory of color and the opponent-process theory of color vision, the evidence supporting each, and why both theories are needed in order to explain color vision.

As you focus on your cell phone conversation while driving, you miss the road sign where you needed to make a turn and drive 20 miles out of the way. This is an example of

A nurse finds that children feel less pain if he gives them reassurance before giving an injection. He should also consider doing any of the following EXCEPT

Which would represent the greatest loss to a professional wine taster or chef?

When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room. This is a good example of

You enter the dark theater from the brightly lighted lobby, and you are temporarily unable to see where to walk. After a short time, you can see the entire room as your retinas have undergone

Regarding the gate control theory and acupuncture, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Compared to a muddy brick red, a fire-engine red is said to be more

During an industrial accident, Carl was badly injured and his left leg had to be amputated. For months after the amputation, Carl experienced phantom limb sensations because his brain had created an internal model of his body called

Regarding the two-step process of perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Repetitious stimuli shown in television commercials tend to be so boring that they fail in capturing our attention.

Red-green color blind individuals do not have a severe difficulty with traffic lights because

The cones of the retina

Which theory explains how one type of pain will sometimes cancel another?

An initial guess or plan about how to organize a stimulus pattern is referred to as a

Regarding the sensation of various species, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In some cultures, people endure tattooing, stretching, cutting, and burning with little apparent pain. This phenomenon can be explained by

Regarding olfaction, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to which theory of hearing will an 800-hertz tone produce 800 nerve impulses per second through the auditory nerve?

Compare and contrast the trichromatic theory of color and the opponent-process theory of color vision, the evidence supporting each, and why both theories are needed in order to explain color vision.

As you focus on your cell phone conversation while driving, you miss the road sign where you needed to make a turn and drive 20 miles out of the way. This is an example of

A nurse finds that children feel less pain if he gives them reassurance before giving an injection. He should also consider doing any of the following EXCEPT

Which would represent the greatest loss to a professional wine taster or chef?

When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room. This is a good example of

You enter the dark theater from the brightly lighted lobby, and you are temporarily unable to see where to walk. After a short time, you can see the entire room as your retinas have undergone

Regarding the gate control theory and acupuncture, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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