Question 1

_____ states that the more intense the original stimulus,the greater the change in intensity required to produce a just noticeable difference.

Accepted Answer

A)  Matching law 
B)  Weber's law 
C)  Signal detection theory 
D)  Sensory adaptation 
A)  Matching law 
B)  Weber's law 
C)  Signal detection theory 
D)  Sensory adaptation

Question 2

People see the figure ( )as an oval rather than two separate curving lines.Which Gestalt principle accounts for this outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity 
B)  good continuation 
C)  parallelism 
D)  closure 
A)  similarity 
B)  good continuation 
C)  parallelism 
D)  closure

Question 3

On Monday,Manuel interviewed for a job that he really wants.The interviewer told Manuel that he would call on Friday to tell Manuel if he got the job.On late Friday afternoon,Manuel is in the shower,straining to hear the phone above the noise of the water.Whenever he hears a sound,he thinks it is the phone.Manuel is showing _____,a concept described in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  response bias; psychophysics 
B)  sensory adaptation; psychophysics 
C)  response bias; signal detection theory 
D)  sensory adaptation; signal detection theory 
A)  response bias; psychophysics 
B)  sensory adaptation; psychophysics 
C)  response bias; signal detection theory 
D)  sensory adaptation; signal detection theory

Question 4

The law that states that the just noticeable difference between two stimuli is based on a proportion of the original stimulus is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fechner's law 
B)  Weber's law 
C)  Koehler's law 
D)  Wernicke's law 
A)  Fechner's law 
B)  Weber's law 
C)  Koehler's law 
D)  Wernicke's law

Question 5

If a key is pressed on a piano,the frequency of the resulting sound will determine the _____,and the amplitude will determine the _____ of the perceived musical note.

Accepted Answer

A)  timbre; intensity 
B)  intensity; timbre 
C)  loudness; pitch 
D)  pitch; loudness 
A)  timbre; intensity 
B)  intensity; timbre 
C)  loudness; pitch 
D)  pitch; loudness

Question 6

Gervase is staring at the blades of his ceiling fan,searching for inspiration for a paper that he is writing.When he turns off the fan,he is very surprised that the blades appear to be rotating in the opposite direction.To reassure Gervase that he is not hallucinating,you could tell him about:

Accepted Answer

A)  stroboscopic motion 
B)  motion aftereffects 
C)  compensatory motion 
D)  motion parallax 
A)  stroboscopic motion 
B)  motion aftereffects 
C)  compensatory motion 
D)  motion parallax

Question 7

Jason is doing a psychology experiment in which he is seated in an absolutely dark room.An initially undetected point of light in front of him is gradually made more intense.With each increase,he is asked if he can see the light.In this experiment,Jason's _____ is being measured.

Accepted Answer

A)  difference threshold 
B)  absolute threshold 
C)  just noticeable difference 
D)  psychophysical limit 
A)  difference threshold 
B)  absolute threshold 
C)  just noticeable difference 
D)  psychophysical limit

Question 8

After being in a car crash,Yuri has the selective inability to recognize faces.He is most likely suffering from _____ due to damage to his _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  agnosia; primary visual cortex 
B)  agnosia; fusiform gyrus 
C)  prosopagnosia; primary visual cortex 
D)  prosopagnosia; fusiform gyrus 
A)  agnosia; primary visual cortex 
B)  agnosia; fusiform gyrus 
C)  prosopagnosia; primary visual cortex 
D)  prosopagnosia; fusiform gyrus

Question 9

Temperature receptors that signify heat when they are activated:

Accepted Answer

A)  also signify cold when they are inhibited 
B)  generally signify cold when they are inactive 
C)  oppose the activity of receptors signifying cold 
D)  may respond simultaneously with receptors signifying cold 
A)  also signify cold when they are inhibited 
B)  generally signify cold when they are inactive 
C)  oppose the activity of receptors signifying cold 
D)  may respond simultaneously with receptors signifying cold

Question 10

Placido is listening to an opera.When the soprano sings,his neurons respond to her voice primarily in the _____; when the bass sings,Placido's neurons respond to his voice primarily in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  back of the primary auditory cortex; front of the primary auditory cortex 
B)  front of the primary auditory cortex; back of the primary auditory cortex 
C)  right thalamus; left thalamus 
D)  left thalamus; right thalamus 
A)  back of the primary auditory cortex; front of the primary auditory cortex 
B)  front of the primary auditory cortex; back of the primary auditory cortex 
C)  right thalamus; left thalamus 
D)  left thalamus; right thalamus

Question 11

The pain control gate is located in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus 
B)  haptic receptors 
C)  spinal cord 
D)  frontal lobe 
A)  thalamus 
B)  haptic receptors 
C)  spinal cord 
D)  frontal lobe

Question 12

The area where the optic nerve leaves the retina is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  optic chiasm 
B)  ganglion bundle 
C)  fovea 
D)  blind spot 
A)  optic chiasm 
B)  ganglion bundle 
C)  fovea 
D)  blind spot

Question 13

Regarding visual illusions,which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illusions are largely irrelevant to understanding normal perceptual processes. 
B)  Illusions help reveal normal perceptual processes. 
C)  Most visual perception is actually illusory. 
D)  Illusions show that perception is mostly a bottom-up process. 
A)  Illusions are largely irrelevant to understanding normal perceptual processes. 
B)  Illusions help reveal normal perceptual processes. 
C)  Most visual perception is actually illusory. 
D)  Illusions show that perception is mostly a bottom-up process.

Question 14

How are taste buds distributed throughout the tongue and mouth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Different regions of the tongue and mouth are more sensitive to certain tastes. 
B)  The taste buds are distributed fairly uniformly throughout the tongue and mouth. 
C)  Most of the taste buds are localized to particular regions of the tongue and mouth. 
D)  Depending on the taste quality, the taste buds can be either localized or spread uniformly. 
A)  Different regions of the tongue and mouth are more sensitive to certain tastes. 
B)  The taste buds are distributed fairly uniformly throughout the tongue and mouth. 
C)  Most of the taste buds are localized to particular regions of the tongue and mouth. 
D)  Depending on the taste quality, the taste buds can be either localized or spread uniformly.

Question 15

Aditi is looking out the passenger-side window of a moving car.She is staring intently at a scarecrow in the middle of a large cornfield.The rows of corn between Aditi and the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _____.The rows of corn beyond the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  opposite direction from Aditi; same direction as Aditi 
B)  same direction as Aditi; opposite direction from Aditi 
C)  opposite direction from Aditi; opposite direction from Aditi 
D)  same direction as Aditi; same direction as Aditi 
A)  opposite direction from Aditi; same direction as Aditi 
B)  same direction as Aditi; opposite direction from Aditi 
C)  opposite direction from Aditi; opposite direction from Aditi 
D)  same direction as Aditi; same direction as Aditi

Question 16

If the muscles of one eye are paralyzed,making it impossible to change the point of focus of that eye,which kind of depth cue will become unavailable?

Accepted Answer

A)  linear perspective 
B)  disparity 
C)  occlusion 
D)  motion parallax 
A)  linear perspective 
B)  disparity 
C)  occlusion 
D)  motion parallax

Question 17

According to gate control theory,pain:

Accepted Answer

A)  is overwhelmingly biological 
B)  is mainly psychological 
C)  is largely immune to cultural influences 
D)  reflects an interaction among biological, psychological, and cultural influences 
A)  is overwhelmingly biological 
B)  is mainly psychological 
C)  is largely immune to cultural influences 
D)  reflects an interaction among biological, psychological, and cultural influences

Question 18

Prashanth is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is asked to gradually shrink the image of a square on his computer screen until he can see that it is smaller than a second square on the screen.Prashanth is trying to create a _____ in order to allow measurement of a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  just noticeable difference; absolute threshold 
B)  psychophysical difference; absolute threshold 
C)  just noticeable difference; difference threshold 
D)  psychophysical difference; difference threshold 
A)  just noticeable difference; absolute threshold 
B)  psychophysical difference; absolute threshold 
C)  just noticeable difference; difference threshold 
D)  psychophysical difference; difference threshold

Question 19

A depth cue based on the relative movements of objects at various distances from the observer is termed motion:

Accepted Answer

A)  gradient 
B)  constancy 
C)  parallax 
D)  disparity 
A)  gradient 
B)  constancy 
C)  parallax 
D)  disparity

Question 20

Sadafa loves Indian food,but is careful about what he eats because it hurts his tongue when he eats very spicy food.Sadafa most likely is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a supertaster and has few taste buds in his mouth 
B)  a supertaster with a very large number of taste buds in his mouth 
C)  not a supertaster and has a large number of pain receptors in his mouth 
D)  not a supertaster and has few pain receptors in his mouth 
A)  a supertaster and has few taste buds in his mouth 
B)  a supertaster with a very large number of taste buds in his mouth 
C)  not a supertaster and has a large number of pain receptors in his mouth 
D)  not a supertaster and has few pain receptors in his mouth

_____ states that the more intense the original stimulus,the greater the change in intensity required to produce a just noticeable difference.

People see the figure ( )as an oval rather than two separate curving lines.Which Gestalt principle accounts for this outcome?

The law that states that the just noticeable difference between two stimuli is based on a proportion of the original stimulus is:

If a key is pressed on a piano,the frequency of the resulting sound will determine the _,and the amplitude will determine the _ of the perceived musical note.

Gervase is staring at the blades of his ceiling fan,searching for inspiration for a paper that he is writing.When he turns off the fan,he is very surprised that the blades appear to be rotating in the opposite direction.To reassure Gervase that he is not hallucinating,you could tell him about:

Jason is doing a psychology experiment in which he is seated in an absolutely dark room.An initially undetected point of light in front of him is gradually made more intense.With each increase,he is asked if he can see the light.In this experiment,Jason's _____ is being measured.

After being in a car crash,Yuri has the selective inability to recognize faces.He is most likely suffering from _ due to damage to his _.

Temperature receptors that signify heat when they are activated:

Placido is listening to an opera.When the soprano sings,his neurons respond to her voice primarily in the _; when the bass sings,Placido's neurons respond to his voice primarily in the _.

The pain control gate is located in the:

The area where the optic nerve leaves the retina is referred to as the:

Regarding visual illusions,which of the following statements is most accurate?

How are taste buds distributed throughout the tongue and mouth?

Aditi is looking out the passenger-side window of a moving car.She is staring intently at a scarecrow in the middle of a large cornfield.The rows of corn between Aditi and the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _.The rows of corn beyond the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _.

If the muscles of one eye are paralyzed,making it impossible to change the point of focus of that eye,which kind of depth cue will become unavailable?

According to gate control theory,pain:

Prashanth is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is asked to gradually shrink the image of a square on his computer screen until he can see that it is smaller than a second square on the screen.Prashanth is trying to create a _ in order to allow measurement of a _.

A depth cue based on the relative movements of objects at various distances from the observer is termed motion:

Sadafa loves Indian food,but is careful about what he eats because it hurts his tongue when he eats very spicy food.Sadafa most likely is:

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_____ states that the more intense the original stimulus,the greater the change in intensity required to produce a just noticeable difference.

People see the figure ( )as an oval rather than two separate curving lines.Which Gestalt principle accounts for this outcome?

The law that states that the just noticeable difference between two stimuli is based on a proportion of the original stimulus is:

If a key is pressed on a piano,the frequency of the resulting sound will determine the _____,and the amplitude will determine the _____ of the perceived musical note.

Gervase is staring at the blades of his ceiling fan,searching for inspiration for a paper that he is writing.When he turns off the fan,he is very surprised that the blades appear to be rotating in the opposite direction.To reassure Gervase that he is not hallucinating,you could tell him about:

Jason is doing a psychology experiment in which he is seated in an absolutely dark room.An initially undetected point of light in front of him is gradually made more intense.With each increase,he is asked if he can see the light.In this experiment,Jason's _____ is being measured.

After being in a car crash,Yuri has the selective inability to recognize faces.He is most likely suffering from _____ due to damage to his _____.

Temperature receptors that signify heat when they are activated:

Placido is listening to an opera.When the soprano sings,his neurons respond to her voice primarily in the _____; when the bass sings,Placido's neurons respond to his voice primarily in the _____.

The pain control gate is located in the:

The area where the optic nerve leaves the retina is referred to as the:

Regarding visual illusions,which of the following statements is most accurate?

How are taste buds distributed throughout the tongue and mouth?

Aditi is looking out the passenger-side window of a moving car.She is staring intently at a scarecrow in the middle of a large cornfield.The rows of corn between Aditi and the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _____.The rows of corn beyond the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _____.

If the muscles of one eye are paralyzed,making it impossible to change the point of focus of that eye,which kind of depth cue will become unavailable?

According to gate control theory,pain:

Prashanth is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is asked to gradually shrink the image of a square on his computer screen until he can see that it is smaller than a second square on the screen.Prashanth is trying to create a _____ in order to allow measurement of a _____.

A depth cue based on the relative movements of objects at various distances from the observer is termed motion:

Sadafa loves Indian food,but is careful about what he eats because it hurts his tongue when he eats very spicy food.Sadafa most likely is:

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If a key is pressed on a piano,the frequency of the resulting sound will determine the _,and the amplitude will determine the _ of the perceived musical note.

After being in a car crash,Yuri has the selective inability to recognize faces.He is most likely suffering from _ due to damage to his _.

Placido is listening to an opera.When the soprano sings,his neurons respond to her voice primarily in the _; when the bass sings,Placido's neurons respond to his voice primarily in the _.

Aditi is looking out the passenger-side window of a moving car.She is staring intently at a scarecrow in the middle of a large cornfield.The rows of corn between Aditi and the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _.The rows of corn beyond the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _.

Prashanth is participating in a psychology experiment in which he is asked to gradually shrink the image of a square on his computer screen until he can see that it is smaller than a second square on the screen.Prashanth is trying to create a _ in order to allow measurement of a _.