Question 1

In order for you to enjoy the smell of a flower, molecules called _______ from the flower must land on your olfactory epithelium, which lines the inside of the nose.

Accepted Answer

A)  odorants 
B)  photons 
C)  tastants 
D)  free radicals 
A)  odorants 
B)  photons 
C)  tastants 
D)  free radicals

Question 2

In which of the following scenarios would you be most likely to succumb to a false alarm in signal detection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Listening for the kitchen timer to beep while you are cooking dinner 
B)  Monitoring for the vibration of your phone in your pocket while you are sitting 
C)  Listening for the sound of unknown creatures while you are walking alone in the woods at night 
D)  Listening for raindrops on a quiet afternoon 
A)  Listening for the kitchen timer to beep while you are cooking dinner 
B)  Monitoring for the vibration of your phone in your pocket while you are sitting 
C)  Listening for the sound of unknown creatures while you are walking alone in the woods at night 
D)  Listening for raindrops on a quiet afternoon

Question 3

The cochlea relays information to the brain about sound when

Accepted Answer

A)  sound molecules chemically interact with the hair cells. 
B)  vibrations in the cochlea bend the hairs of the hair cells, producing an action potential in a neuron underneath the hair cells. 
C)  free nerve endings in the cochlea are stimulated. 
D)  Meissner's corpuscles are stimulated. 
A)  sound molecules chemically interact with the hair cells. 
B)  vibrations in the cochlea bend the hairs of the hair cells, producing an action potential in a neuron underneath the hair cells. 
C)  free nerve endings in the cochlea are stimulated. 
D)  Meissner's corpuscles are stimulated.

Question 4

_______ are free nerve endings that are specialized pain receptors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ are free nerve endings that are...

Question 5

The sensory receptors in your skin that are specialized to report information about changes in temperature are the

Accepted Answer

A)  free nerve endings. 
B)  hair follicle receptors. 
C)  Meissner's corpuscles. 
D)  Pacinian corpuscles. 
A)  free nerve endings. 
B)  hair follicle receptors. 
C)  Meissner's corpuscles. 
D)  Pacinian corpuscles.

Question 6

The main difference between binocular and monocular depth cues is that

Accepted Answer

A)  monocular cues are generally more complex than binocular cues. 
B)  monocular cues require information from both eyes, while binocular cues do not. 
C)  binocular cues are used mostly for Gestalt perception, while monocular cues are used for motion. 
D)  binocular cues require information from both eyes, while monocular cues do not. 
A)  monocular cues are generally more complex than binocular cues. 
B)  monocular cues require information from both eyes, while binocular cues do not. 
C)  binocular cues are used mostly for Gestalt perception, while monocular cues are used for motion. 
D)  binocular cues require information from both eyes, while monocular cues do not.

Question 7

Imagine that you are eating your favorite food, but that your nose is stuffy. In general, the food's _______ will likely be less intense than if you had eaten the food without a stuffy nose.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Imagine that you are eating your favorite...

Question 8

The sensory receptors for gustation are located in the

Accepted Answer

A)  eyes. 
B)  ears. 
C)  nose. 
D)  tongue. 
A)  eyes. 
B)  ears. 
C)  nose. 
D)  tongue.

Question 9

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the size cue for monocular depth perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  While walking down a street, you can tell that something is close if it doesn't move as quickly as you move. 
B)  While turning the pages of your book, you perceive the pages as moving rectangles. 
C)  While walking on the beach, you perceive that your friend is far away because he looks very small. 
D)  While riding on the train, the world seems to race past you as if it were moving and you were stationary. 
A)  While walking down a street, you can tell that something is close if it doesn't move as quickly as you move. 
B)  While turning the pages of your book, you perceive the pages as moving rectangles. 
C)  While walking on the beach, you perceive that your friend is far away because he looks very small. 
D)  While riding on the train, the world seems to race past you as if it were moving and you were stationary.

Question 10

The study of how physical events, such as lights and sounds, affect our senses is called

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  psychophysics. 
C)  Gestalt psychology. 
D)  neuropsychology. 
A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  psychophysics. 
C)  Gestalt psychology. 
D)  neuropsychology.

Question 11

A scientist hypothesizes that a given touch receptor cell will respond to contact of the thumb on a rough surface. To which of the following features of a touch receptor does this hypothesis refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  A vague border 
B)  Its receptive field 
C)  A combination of submodalities that are being reported 
D)  A free nerve ending 
A)  A vague border 
B)  Its receptive field 
C)  A combination of submodalities that are being reported 
D)  A free nerve ending

Question 12

According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, which of the following people would be the most likely to suffer from colorblindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rod, who has all of his cones intact and functioning normally 
B)  Steve, who has fewer rods than most people 
C)  Angel, whose short-wavelength cones have exceptional sensitivity 
D)  Cornell, whose long-wavelength cones lack sensitivity 
A)  Rod, who has all of his cones intact and functioning normally 
B)  Steve, who has fewer rods than most people 
C)  Angel, whose short-wavelength cones have exceptional sensitivity 
D)  Cornell, whose long-wavelength cones lack sensitivity

Question 13

Among the various touch receptors, free nerve endings have a role in sensing _______, and Pacinian corpuscles have a role in sensing _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  touch; pain 
B)  pain; vibration 
C)  vibration; pressure 
D)  pressure; touch 
A)  touch; pain 
B)  pain; vibration 
C)  vibration; pressure 
D)  pressure; touch

Question 14

Which of the following would be an effective way to determine a just noticeable difference (JND)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piling five-pound bean bags on your friend's foot until he reaches his pain threshold 
B)  Turning a radio on and off repeatedly until your roommate stops noticing it 
C)  Lifting the lid from a pot of cooking stew and inhaling deeply 
D)  Reducing the intensity of a light beam against a wall until you can no longer detect it 
A)  Piling five-pound bean bags on your friend's foot until he reaches his pain threshold 
B)  Turning a radio on and off repeatedly until your roommate stops noticing it 
C)  Lifting the lid from a pot of cooking stew and inhaling deeply 
D)  Reducing the intensity of a light beam against a wall until you can no longer detect it

Question 15

The concept of labeled lines refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  a separate set of nerves transmits information from each sensory receptor organ to the brain. 
B)  the brain operates like a telephone switchboard. 
C)  separate areas of the thalamus process all of the sensory information at once. 
D)  each neuron in your body can be labeled according to the shape and size of its axon. 
A)  a separate set of nerves transmits information from each sensory receptor organ to the brain. 
B)  the brain operates like a telephone switchboard. 
C)  separate areas of the thalamus process all of the sensory information at once. 
D)  each neuron in your body can be labeled according to the shape and size of its axon.

Question 16

Among the various touch receptors, _______ have a role in sensing touch and _______ have a role in sensing vibration.

Accepted Answer

A)  free nerve endings; Meissner's corpuscles 
B)  Pacinian corpuscles; free nerve endings 
C)  Meissner's corpuscles; Merkel's discs 
D)  Merkel's discs; Pacinian corpuscles 
A)  free nerve endings; Meissner's corpuscles 
B)  Pacinian corpuscles; free nerve endings 
C)  Meissner's corpuscles; Merkel's discs 
D)  Merkel's discs; Pacinian corpuscles

Question 17

A receptive field is

Accepted Answer

A)  the location within a neuron where perception occurs. 
B)  the region of space where stimuli affect the activity of a cell in a sensory system. 
C)  part of a neuron's axon. 
D)  the location of a neuron within a sensory organ. 
A)  the location within a neuron where perception occurs. 
B)  the region of space where stimuli affect the activity of a cell in a sensory system. 
C)  part of a neuron's axon. 
D)  the location of a neuron within a sensory organ.

Question 18

Which of the following examples best illustrates an application of the Gestalt rule of continuity?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the movie theater, you perceive that an actor is moving rather than just appearing first in one place and then in another place on the screen. 
B)  It is difficult to read the word "term" when written T eR m. 
C)  It is difficult not to think of your family members as a group. 
D)  Though you know all of your friends' names, it is hard for you to remember exactly where they live. 
A)  In the movie theater, you perceive that an actor is moving rather than just appearing first in one place and then in another place on the screen. 
B)  It is difficult to read the word "term" when written T eR m. 
C)  It is difficult not to think of your family members as a group. 
D)  Though you know all of your friends' names, it is hard for you to remember exactly where they live.

Question 19

Vision and hearing are different

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory receptors. 
B)  adequate stimuli. 
C)  waves of energy. 
D)  sensory modalities. 
A)  sensory receptors. 
B)  adequate stimuli. 
C)  waves of energy. 
D)  sensory modalities.

Question 20

Tiny bones called _______ transmit vibrations to the inner ear.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle canals 
B)  ventricles 
C)  ossicles 
D)  tympana 
A)  middle canals 
B)  ventricles 
C)  ossicles 
D)  tympana

In order for you to enjoy the smell of a flower, molecules called _______ from the flower must land on your olfactory epithelium, which lines the inside of the nose.

In which of the following scenarios would you be most likely to succumb to a false alarm in signal detection?

The cochlea relays information to the brain about sound when

_______ are free nerve endings that are specialized pain receptors.

The sensory receptors in your skin that are specialized to report information about changes in temperature are the

The main difference between binocular and monocular depth cues is that

Imagine that you are eating your favorite food, but that your nose is stuffy. In general, the food's _______ will likely be less intense than if you had eaten the food without a stuffy nose.

The sensory receptors for gustation are located in the

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the size cue for monocular depth perception?

The study of how physical events, such as lights and sounds, affect our senses is called

A scientist hypothesizes that a given touch receptor cell will respond to contact of the thumb on a rough surface. To which of the following features of a touch receptor does this hypothesis refer?

According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, which of the following people would be the most likely to suffer from colorblindness?

Among the various touch receptors, free nerve endings have a role in sensing _, and Pacinian corpuscles have a role in sensing _.

Which of the following would be an effective way to determine a just noticeable difference (JND)?

The concept of labeled lines refers to the fact that

Among the various touch receptors, _ have a role in sensing touch and _ have a role in sensing vibration.

A receptive field is

Which of the following examples best illustrates an application of the Gestalt rule of continuity?

Vision and hearing are different

Tiny bones called _______ transmit vibrations to the inner ear.

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In order for you to enjoy the smell of a flower, molecules called _______ from the flower must land on your olfactory epithelium, which lines the inside of the nose.

In which of the following scenarios would you be most likely to succumb to a false alarm in signal detection?

The cochlea relays information to the brain about sound when

_______ are free nerve endings that are specialized pain receptors.

The sensory receptors in your skin that are specialized to report information about changes in temperature are the

The main difference between binocular and monocular depth cues is that

Imagine that you are eating your favorite food, but that your nose is stuffy. In general, the food's _______ will likely be less intense than if you had eaten the food without a stuffy nose.

The sensory receptors for gustation are located in the

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the size cue for monocular depth perception?

The study of how physical events, such as lights and sounds, affect our senses is called

A scientist hypothesizes that a given touch receptor cell will respond to contact of the thumb on a rough surface. To which of the following features of a touch receptor does this hypothesis refer?

According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, which of the following people would be the most likely to suffer from colorblindness?

Among the various touch receptors, free nerve endings have a role in sensing _______, and Pacinian corpuscles have a role in sensing _______.

Which of the following would be an effective way to determine a just noticeable difference (JND)?

The concept of labeled lines refers to the fact that

Among the various touch receptors, _______ have a role in sensing touch and _______ have a role in sensing vibration.

A receptive field is

Which of the following examples best illustrates an application of the Gestalt rule of continuity?

Vision and hearing are different

Tiny bones called _______ transmit vibrations to the inner ear.

Introduction: Principles of Psychology

Psychology As a Science

The Neuroscience of Behavior

Genes, Environment, and Behavior

Developmental Psychology

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Cognition

Intelligence

Motivation and the Regulation of Behavior

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Personality

Social Psychology

Clinical Psychology

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Among the various touch receptors, free nerve endings have a role in sensing _, and Pacinian corpuscles have a role in sensing _.

Among the various touch receptors, _ have a role in sensing touch and _ have a role in sensing vibration.