Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following allows you to drive a car, ride a bicycle, thread a needle, and navigate around a room as well as preventing the world from looking like a flat surface?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 41

Because Orlando knows that his perceptions are not automatically accurate, he tries to actively look for additional evidence to check his perceptions by asking questions, seeking clarifications, and finding alternate channels of information. Orlando is engaged in

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Question 42

Regarding the sense of touch, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Question 43

The area of the retina is about the size and thickness of a postage stamp.

(True/False)

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Question 44

Patterns that break up figure-ground organization are known as

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Question 45

Regarding gustation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Question 46

Skin senses, kinesthetic senses, and vestibular senses comprise which sense system?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 47

Regarding olfaction and gustation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Question 48

Explain the difference in illusions and hallucinations and when they typically occur, and describe under what circumstances "sane hallucinations" occur.

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Question 49

By looking out a window and moving your head from side to side, nearby objects appear to move a sizeable distance, while more distant objects appear to move only slightly. This demonstrates

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Question 50

Interposition occurs when smog, fog, dust, or haze make distant objects appear hazy, washed out in color, and lacking in detail.

(True/False)

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Question 51

If your eyeball is too long, the resulting condition is called

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Question 52

The receptors in the inner ear for balance, gravity, and acceleration are part of which sense?

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Question 53

Within one's eye, the light-sensitive cells are called

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Question 54

Which of the following are part of the organ of Corti and when bent trigger nerve impulses, which flow to the brain?

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Question 55

When Pham is having a dispute with her friends or family members, she tries to take the other person's perspective and ask herself, "How does this look to her or him?" By doing this, Pham is trying to

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Question 56

When you put a picture puzzle together that you have never seen before, you will be mainly using __________ processing.

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Question 57

The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color, or form is known as the Gestalt principle of

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Question 58

Taste buds are mainly located

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Question 59

The skin has approximately how many nerve endings for pain?

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Question 60

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Which of the following allows you to drive a car, ride a bicycle, thread a needle, and navigate around a room as well as preventing the world from looking like a flat surface?

Because Orlando knows that his perceptions are not automatically accurate, he tries to actively look for additional evidence to check his perceptions by asking questions, seeking clarifications, and finding alternate channels of information. Orlando is engaged in

Regarding the sense of touch, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The area of the retina is about the size and thickness of a postage stamp.

Patterns that break up figure-ground organization are known as

Regarding gustation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Skin senses, kinesthetic senses, and vestibular senses comprise which sense system?

Regarding olfaction and gustation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Explain the difference in illusions and hallucinations and when they typically occur, and describe under what circumstances "sane hallucinations" occur.

By looking out a window and moving your head from side to side, nearby objects appear to move a sizeable distance, while more distant objects appear to move only slightly. This demonstrates

Interposition occurs when smog, fog, dust, or haze make distant objects appear hazy, washed out in color, and lacking in detail.

If your eyeball is too long, the resulting condition is called

The receptors in the inner ear for balance, gravity, and acceleration are part of which sense?

Within one's eye, the light-sensitive cells are called

Which of the following are part of the organ of Corti and when bent trigger nerve impulses, which flow to the brain?

When Pham is having a dispute with her friends or family members, she tries to take the other person's perspective and ask herself, "How does this look to her or him?" By doing this, Pham is trying to

When you put a picture puzzle together that you have never seen before, you will be mainly using __________ processing.

The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color, or form is known as the Gestalt principle of

Taste buds are mainly located

The skin has approximately how many nerve endings for pain?

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