Question 1

What systems are involved in the perception of body motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Somatosensory and visual 
B)  Somatosensory and vestibular 
C)  Vestibular and visual 
D)  Body motion recruits only one system; the visual system. 
A)  Somatosensory and visual 
B)  Somatosensory and vestibular 
C)  Vestibular and visual 
D)  Body motion recruits only one system; the visual system.

Question 2

__________ is to hertz as amplitude is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Time; decibel 
B)  Frequency; cycle 
C)  Frequency; decibel 
D)  Peak; seconds 
A)  Time; decibel 
B)  Frequency; cycle 
C)  Frequency; decibel 
D)  Peak; seconds

Question 3

Fibres of the ganglion cells form the optic nerve and travel towards cell nuclei called __________. From here, the fibres project to the__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  photoreceptors; primary visual cortex 
B)  cochlear nuclei; secondary visual cortex 
C)  lateral geniculate nuclei; primary visual cortex 
D)  lateral geniculate nuclei; secondary visual cortex 
A)  photoreceptors; primary visual cortex 
B)  cochlear nuclei; secondary visual cortex 
C)  lateral geniculate nuclei; primary visual cortex 
D)  lateral geniculate nuclei; secondary visual cortex

Question 4

Which are the three criteria to group qualia into different sensory modalities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical, abstract, computational 
B)  Physical, biological, abstract 
C)  Physical, biological, computational 
D)  Chemical, biological, computational 
A)  Physical, abstract, computational 
B)  Physical, biological, abstract 
C)  Physical, biological, computational 
D)  Chemical, biological, computational

Question 5

When an image is "ambiguous" there is insufficient visual information to be able to identify it or make correct inferences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Zöllner illusion (also known as the tilted lines illusion) can be explained by the fact that cortical neurons coding for similar orientations excite each other, amplifying the differences in the signalled orientation of nearby lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How is our ability to attend a new sensory input called?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How is our ability to attend a...

Question 8

With respect to visual ambiguity, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ambiguities can be resolved by bringing in additional information learned from previous experience. 
B)  Ambiguous images can be interpreted in many different ways. 
C)  Ambiguities are not present in the real world. They are artificially created by visual scientists to study perception. 
D)  Ambiguities show that our perception is often influenced by unconscious inferences and conclusions. 
A)  Ambiguities can be resolved by bringing in additional information learned from previous experience. 
B)  Ambiguous images can be interpreted in many different ways. 
C)  Ambiguities are not present in the real world. They are artificially created by visual scientists to study perception. 
D)  Ambiguities show that our perception is often influenced by unconscious inferences and conclusions.

Question 9

Motion sickness and dizziness reveal the fact that body motion perception relies upon both vestibular information and visual cues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The vestibular sense is vital for humans, but some unpleasant phenomena can be attributed to this sense, such as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hallucinations 
B)  vertigo and motion sickness 
C)  tremors 
D)  tinnitus 
A)  hallucinations 
B)  vertigo and motion sickness 
C)  tremors 
D)  tinnitus

Question 11

Describe the phenomenon known as 'the cocktail party effect'.

Accepted Answer

The brain is able to filter ou

Question 12

Neurons in the primary auditory cortex are mapped __________, with cells with similar frequency tunings laying close together on the cortical surface.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatotopically 
B)  retinotopically 
C)  tonotopically 
D)  coherently 
A)  somatotopically 
B)  retinotopically 
C)  tonotopically 
D)  coherently

Question 13

The Fechner's law defines how our perception of the magnitude of a sensory stimulus depends on its physical intensity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

With respect to adaptation and inhibition, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  They serve to reduce uninformative neural activity (i.e. redundancy in cells' responses). 
B)  They describe the same concept. In fact, adaptation and inhibition are synonyms. 
C)  While adaptation is common to all sensory modalities, inhibition is exclusively used by cells in the visual system. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  They serve to reduce uninformative neural activity (i.e. redundancy in cells' responses). 
B)  They describe the same concept. In fact, adaptation and inhibition are synonyms. 
C)  While adaptation is common to all sensory modalities, inhibition is exclusively used by cells in the visual system. 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following items BEST describes what perceptual constancies are?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stable representations 
B)  Unstable representations 
C)  Visual illusions 
D)  After-effects 
A)  Stable representations 
B)  Unstable representations 
C)  Visual illusions 
D)  After-effects

Question 16

Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT

Accepted Answer

A)  S-cones; short wavelenghths 
B)  M-cones; blu 
C)  S-cones; blu 
D)  L-cones; red 
A)  S-cones; short wavelenghths 
B)  M-cones; blu 
C)  S-cones; blu 
D)  L-cones; red

Question 17

Face recognition processing distinguishes between __________ and __________ aspects of faces.

Accepted Answer

invariant/

Question 18

How many types of receptors do we have?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  4 
C)  7 
D)  6 
A)  5 
B)  4 
C)  7 
D)  6

Question 19

If the JND for a standard weight of 1,000 g was found to be 50 g, then the JND for a standard weight of 4,000 g would be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  250 g 
B)  200 g 
C)  100 g 
D)  150 g 
A)  250 g 
B)  200 g 
C)  100 g 
D)  150 g

Question 20

The visual cortex uses a strategy called 'population coding' to detect familiar faces in a crowd.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What systems are involved in the perception of body motion?

is to hertz as amplitude is to .

Fibres of the ganglion cells form the optic nerve and travel towards cell nuclei called . From here, the fibres project to the.

Which are the three criteria to group qualia into different sensory modalities?

When an image is "ambiguous" there is insufficient visual information to be able to identify it or make correct inferences.

The Zöllner illusion (also known as the tilted lines illusion) can be explained by the fact that cortical neurons coding for similar orientations excite each other, amplifying the differences in the signalled orientation of nearby lines.

How is our ability to attend a new sensory input called?

With respect to visual ambiguity, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

Motion sickness and dizziness reveal the fact that body motion perception relies upon both vestibular information and visual cues.

The vestibular sense is vital for humans, but some unpleasant phenomena can be attributed to this sense, such as __________.

Describe the phenomenon known as 'the cocktail party effect'.

Neurons in the primary auditory cortex are mapped __________, with cells with similar frequency tunings laying close together on the cortical surface.

The Fechner's law defines how our perception of the magnitude of a sensory stimulus depends on its physical intensity.

With respect to adaptation and inhibition, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Which of the following items BEST describes what perceptual constancies are?

Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT

Face recognition processing distinguishes between and aspects of faces.

How many types of receptors do we have?

If the JND for a standard weight of 1,000 g was found to be 50 g, then the JND for a standard weight of 4,000 g would be __________.

The visual cortex uses a strategy called 'population coding' to detect familiar faces in a crowd.

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Exam 7: Sensation and Perception

What systems are involved in the perception of body motion?

__________ is to hertz as amplitude is to __________.

Fibres of the ganglion cells form the optic nerve and travel towards cell nuclei called __________. From here, the fibres project to the__________.

Which are the three criteria to group qualia into different sensory modalities?

When an image is "ambiguous" there is insufficient visual information to be able to identify it or make correct inferences.

The Zöllner illusion (also known as the tilted lines illusion) can be explained by the fact that cortical neurons coding for similar orientations excite each other, amplifying the differences in the signalled orientation of nearby lines.

How is our ability to attend a new sensory input called?

With respect to visual ambiguity, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

Motion sickness and dizziness reveal the fact that body motion perception relies upon both vestibular information and visual cues.

The vestibular sense is vital for humans, but some unpleasant phenomena can be attributed to this sense, such as __________.

Describe the phenomenon known as 'the cocktail party effect'.

Neurons in the primary auditory cortex are mapped __________, with cells with similar frequency tunings laying close together on the cortical surface.

The Fechner's law defines how our perception of the magnitude of a sensory stimulus depends on its physical intensity.

With respect to adaptation and inhibition, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Which of the following items BEST describes what perceptual constancies are?

Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT

Face recognition processing distinguishes between __________ and __________ aspects of faces.

How many types of receptors do we have?

If the JND for a standard weight of 1,000 g was found to be 50 g, then the JND for a standard weight of 4,000 g would be __________.

The visual cortex uses a strategy called 'population coding' to detect familiar faces in a crowd.

The Science of Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Evolutionary and Genetic Foundations of Psychology

Neuroscience, the Brain, and Behaviour

Motivation

Consciousness: Conscious Versus Unconscious Processes

Learning

Memory

Emotion

Cognitive Development

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Personality

Mental Health and Psychopathology

The Treatment of Mental Health Problems

Social Development

Social Cognition and Attitudes

Interpersonal, Group, and Intergroup Processes

Filters

is to hertz as amplitude is to .

Fibres of the ganglion cells form the optic nerve and travel towards cell nuclei called . From here, the fibres project to the.

Face recognition processing distinguishes between and aspects of faces.