Question 1

The layer of light-sensitive pixels in the digital image sensor of a camera is analogous to the layer of photoreceptors in which area of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A) retina 
B) iris 
C) lens 
D) pupil 
A) retina 
B) iris 
C) lens 
D) pupil

Question 2

Perceptual construction proceeds in two major ways, which are __________ processing.

Accepted Answer

A) inductive and intuitive 
B) top-down and bottom-up 
C) deductive and divergent 
D) lateral and vertical 
A) inductive and intuitive 
B) top-down and bottom-up 
C) deductive and divergent 
D) lateral and vertical

Question 3

The theory of hearing that explains how sounds up to about 4,000 hertz reach the brain is the __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The theory of hearing that explains how...

Question 4

When you complete an illusory figure in your mind, so that the figure now has a consistent overall form, you are exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) closure. 
B) sensory completion. 
C) figure-ground organization. 
D) continuation. 
A) closure. 
B) sensory completion. 
C) figure-ground organization. 
D) continuation.

Question 5

A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between San bushmen's experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that

Accepted Answer

A) past experience and perceptual habits play a role in determining human perception. 
B) some principles of perception are universal. 
C) people cannot trust their own senses because they can never provide completely reliable knowledge. 
D) perception has a more powerful effect on experience than experience on perception. 
A) past experience and perceptual habits play a role in determining human perception. 
B) some principles of perception are universal. 
C) people cannot trust their own senses because they can never provide completely reliable knowledge. 
D) perception has a more powerful effect on experience than experience on perception.

Question 6

If you lack cones or if the cones do not function normally, you will

Accepted Answer

A) experience night blindness. 
B) have tunnel vision. 
C) lack peripheral vision. 
D) be color blind. 
A) experience night blindness. 
B) have tunnel vision. 
C) lack peripheral vision. 
D) be color blind.

Question 7

Research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as what age?

Accepted Answer

A) two weeks 
B) six weeks 
C) eight weeks 
D) four months 
A) two weeks 
B) six weeks 
C) eight weeks 
D) four months

Question 8

A person will be able to recognize people of other races better if the person is in a positive mood rather than a negative mood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Advertisers often gain attention when selling a product by

Accepted Answer

A) utilizing the "soft sell." 
B) increasing the viewer's habituation. 
C) using motives, such as anxiety and sex. 
D) creating inattentional blindness to the advertiser's intentions. 
A) utilizing the "soft sell." 
B) increasing the viewer's habituation. 
C) using motives, such as anxiety and sex. 
D) creating inattentional blindness to the advertiser's intentions.

Question 10

Because pigeonholing people, objects, or events can distort one's perceptions, it is important that a person is wary of labels and stereotypes and tries to see people as individuals and events as unique, one-time occurrences. In this way, one's perceptions will not be distorted by

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious transference. 
B) dishabituation. 
C) sensory adaptation. 
D) perceptual sets. 
A) unconscious transference. 
B) dishabituation. 
C) sensory adaptation. 
D) perceptual sets.

Question 11

Acupuncture is the Chinese medical art of relieving pain and illness by inserting thin needles into the body that activate the

Accepted Answer

A) semicircular canals. 
B) kinesthetic system. 
C) large pain fibers. 
D) small pain fibers. 
A) semicircular canals. 
B) kinesthetic system. 
C) large pain fibers. 
D) small pain fibers.

Question 12

The artist Van Gogh cut off the external part of his ear. A psychologist would refer to the part that was cut off as the

Accepted Answer

A) pinna. 
B) cochlea. 
C) auditory ossicle. 
D) stereocilia. 
A) pinna. 
B) cochlea. 
C) auditory ossicle. 
D) stereocilia.

Question 13

About half of the general public believes in the existence of extrasensory perception, while very few psychologists share this belief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Interposition is the pictorial depth cue more commonly known as

Accepted Answer

A) relative motion. 
B) overlap. 
C) linear perspective. 
D) motion parallax. 
A) relative motion. 
B) overlap. 
C) linear perspective. 
D) motion parallax.

Question 15

When two images are fused into one overall image, a three-dimensional sight occurs, which is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation. 
B) convergence. 
C) linear perspective. 
D) stereoscopic vision. 
A) accommodation. 
B) convergence. 
C) linear perspective. 
D) stereoscopic vision.

Question 16

Regarding sensation and perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) We are constantly surrounded by electromagnetic radiation, heat, pressure, vibrations, molecules, and mechanical forces. 
B) The senses are enough to give people a completely accurate "picture" of reality. 
C) During the process of perception, our brain assembles sensations into a meaningful "picture" of events. 
D) Unless your senses translate information into a form your brain can understand, you will experience only a void of silence and darkness. 
A) We are constantly surrounded by electromagnetic radiation, heat, pressure, vibrations, molecules, and mechanical forces. 
B) The senses are enough to give people a completely accurate "picture" of reality. 
C) During the process of perception, our brain assembles sensations into a meaningful "picture" of events. 
D) Unless your senses translate information into a form your brain can understand, you will experience only a void of silence and darkness.

Question 17

The tendency to fill in gaps in the perception of a figure is the Gestalt organizing principle of ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tendency to fill in gaps in...

Question 18

The five basic tastes listed in the text are

Accepted Answer

A) sweet, salt, sour, bitter, and umami. 
B) salt, metallic, acid, milky, and umami. 
C) acid, salt, meaty, umami, and bitter. 
D) bitter, metallic, waxy, umami, and milky. 
A) sweet, salt, sour, bitter, and umami. 
B) salt, metallic, acid, milky, and umami. 
C) acid, salt, meaty, umami, and bitter. 
D) bitter, metallic, waxy, umami, and milky.

Question 19

Marcus has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In order to sort out which of his experiences are perceptions and which are hallucinations, he must engage in

Accepted Answer

A) stroboscopic movement. 
B) reality testing. 
C) perceptual reconstruction. 
D) illusionary adaptation. 
A) stroboscopic movement. 
B) reality testing. 
C) perceptual reconstruction. 
D) illusionary adaptation.

Question 20

Head rotation is detected by the brain when one's head movements cause fluid to swirl within the semicircular canals and to bend a small "flap" or "float" called the

Accepted Answer

A) oval window. 
B) auditory ossicle. 
C) organ of Corti. 
D) crista. 
A) oval window. 
B) auditory ossicle. 
C) organ of Corti. 
D) crista.

The layer of light-sensitive pixels in the digital image sensor of a camera is analogous to the layer of photoreceptors in which area of the eye?

Perceptual construction proceeds in two major ways, which are __________ processing.

The theory of hearing that explains how sounds up to about 4,000 hertz reach the brain is the __________ theory.

When you complete an illusory figure in your mind, so that the figure now has a consistent overall form, you are exhibiting

A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between San bushmen's experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that

If you lack cones or if the cones do not function normally, you will

Research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as what age?

A person will be able to recognize people of other races better if the person is in a positive mood rather than a negative mood.

Advertisers often gain attention when selling a product by

Because pigeonholing people, objects, or events can distort one's perceptions, it is important that a person is wary of labels and stereotypes and tries to see people as individuals and events as unique, one-time occurrences. In this way, one's perceptions will not be distorted by

Acupuncture is the Chinese medical art of relieving pain and illness by inserting thin needles into the body that activate the

The artist Van Gogh cut off the external part of his ear. A psychologist would refer to the part that was cut off as the

About half of the general public believes in the existence of extrasensory perception, while very few psychologists share this belief.

Interposition is the pictorial depth cue more commonly known as

When two images are fused into one overall image, a three-dimensional sight occurs, which is referred to as

Regarding sensation and perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The tendency to fill in gaps in the perception of a figure is the Gestalt organizing principle of ___________.

The five basic tastes listed in the text are

Marcus has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In order to sort out which of his experiences are perceptions and which are hallucinations, he must engage in

Head rotation is detected by the brain when one's head movements cause fluid to swirl within the semicircular canals and to bend a small "flap" or "float" called the

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Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

The layer of light-sensitive pixels in the digital image sensor of a camera is analogous to the layer of photoreceptors in which area of the eye?

Perceptual construction proceeds in two major ways, which are __________ processing.

The theory of hearing that explains how sounds up to about 4,000 hertz reach the brain is the __________ theory.

When you complete an illusory figure in your mind, so that the figure now has a consistent overall form, you are exhibiting

A general conclusion that one might draw from the relationship between San bushmen's experiences and their perception of the Müller-Lyer illusion is that

If you lack cones or if the cones do not function normally, you will

Research has shown that depth perception begins to develop as early as what age?

A person will be able to recognize people of other races better if the person is in a positive mood rather than a negative mood.

Advertisers often gain attention when selling a product by

Because pigeonholing people, objects, or events can distort one's perceptions, it is important that a person is wary of labels and stereotypes and tries to see people as individuals and events as unique, one-time occurrences. In this way, one's perceptions will not be distorted by

Acupuncture is the Chinese medical art of relieving pain and illness by inserting thin needles into the body that activate the

The artist Van Gogh cut off the external part of his ear. A psychologist would refer to the part that was cut off as the

About half of the general public believes in the existence of extrasensory perception, while very few psychologists share this belief.

Interposition is the pictorial depth cue more commonly known as

When two images are fused into one overall image, a three-dimensional sight occurs, which is referred to as

Regarding sensation and perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The tendency to fill in gaps in the perception of a figure is the Gestalt organizing principle of ___________.

The five basic tastes listed in the text are

Marcus has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In order to sort out which of his experiences are perceptions and which are hallucinations, he must engage in

Head rotation is detected by the brain when one's head movements cause fluid to swirl within the semicircular canals and to bend a small "flap" or "float" called the

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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