Question 1

The retina contains about:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million photoreceptors 
B)  10 million photoreceptors 
C)  100 million photoreceptors 
D)  1 billion photoreceptors 
A)  1 million photoreceptors 
B)  10 million photoreceptors 
C)  100 million photoreceptors 
D)  1 billion photoreceptors

Question 2

What technique allows to detect changes in neural activity in the brain by measuring changes in blood oxygenation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Computer tomography 
B)  Transcranial direct current stimulation 
C)  Electroencephalogram 
D)  Functional magnetic resonance imaging 
A)  Computer tomography 
B)  Transcranial direct current stimulation 
C)  Electroencephalogram 
D)  Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Question 3

The first distinction of dorsal and ventral pathways was proposed in the 1980', following investigations on neurological patients who were unable to perceive motion after brain damage in the parietal lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the name of the tiny hair filaments that can be observed on the surface of auditory receptors?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the tiny...

Question 5

In which part of the brain you can find a topographical map of the body?

Accepted Answer

The somato

Question 6

The term __________ refers to our tendency to view objects as if they were unchanging, even though the actual visual sensations we receive are constantly shifting.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute threshold 
B)  just noticeable difference 
C)  perceptual constancy 
D)  top-down processing 
A)  absolute threshold 
B)  just noticeable difference 
C)  perceptual constancy 
D)  top-down processing

Question 7

In the experiment conducted by Kaltzky, Lederman, and Metzger (1985), blindfolded participants had to identify 100 common objects by active touch alone. Recognition accuracy was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  at chance level 
B)  about 60% 
C)  about 90% 
D)  higher than 95% 
A)  at chance level 
B)  about 60% 
C)  about 90% 
D)  higher than 95%

Question 8

Which book by David Marr is thought to have contributed to the emergence of the field of computational neuroscience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Numeracy 
B)  Vision 
C)  Asperger's 
D)  Psychophysics 
A)  Numeracy 
B)  Vision 
C)  Asperger's 
D)  Psychophysics

Question 9

Sensory neurons cannot simultaneously separate out information about different stimulus properties. This principle of neural coding is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tuning 
B)  Firing 
C)  Population coding 
D)  Univariance 
A)  Tuning 
B)  Firing 
C)  Population coding 
D)  Univariance

Question 10

Describe the Weber's law.

Accepted Answer

The just-noticeable difference

Question 11

The saccule and utricle are the two chambers of the vestibular apparatus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

With respect to the auditory form of grouping known as 'streaming', which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Streaming grouping reflects the probability that two components could stem from a single source. 
B)  When the two frequencies are similar and the interval between the two tones is not too big, the listener hears a melody. 
C)  A two-tone siren is an example of a train of pulses at different frequencies which are perceived as a single sound. 
D)  Regardless of the similarity and rate of alternation of two tones' frequencies, listeners will always perceive a train of pulses as a single tone. 
A)  Streaming grouping reflects the probability that two components could stem from a single source. 
B)  When the two frequencies are similar and the interval between the two tones is not too big, the listener hears a melody. 
C)  A two-tone siren is an example of a train of pulses at different frequencies which are perceived as a single sound. 
D)  Regardless of the similarity and rate of alternation of two tones' frequencies, listeners will always perceive a train of pulses as a single tone.

Question 13

Body motion is supported by bimodal neurons in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  Lateral temporal cortex 
C)  Superior temporal cortex 
D)  Fusiform gyrus 
A)  Orbitofrontal cortex 
B)  Lateral temporal cortex 
C)  Superior temporal cortex 
D)  Fusiform gyrus

Question 14

What term describes how your eyes rotate by exactly the correct amount to compensate for your head's movements?

Accepted Answer

Reflex/Ves

Question 15

Describe how a ganglion cell is able to compare the responses of different classes of cones to infer a precise light wavelength.

Accepted Answer

Each cell combines the signals it receiv

Question 16

Auditory analysis of complex sounds arriving at the two ears divides them up into contributions from different sound sources based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial location, spectral content, and frequency 
B)  amplitude, pitch, and frequency 
C)  amplitude, spatial location, and onset 
D)  spatial location, spectral content, and onset 
A)  spatial location, spectral content, and frequency 
B)  amplitude, pitch, and frequency 
C)  amplitude, spatial location, and onset 
D)  spatial location, spectral content, and onset

Question 17

Which term defines the ability of the sensory system to combine different sensory information through extensive connections between neural systems serving different modalities?

Accepted Answer

Multimodal

Question 18

Multisensory perception relies on a number of different neural networks, involving only subcortical structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Sweet is the taste associated with monosodium glutamate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How is the primary visual cortex also known as?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How is the primary visual cortex also...

The retina contains about:

What technique allows to detect changes in neural activity in the brain by measuring changes in blood oxygenation?

The first distinction of dorsal and ventral pathways was proposed in the 1980', following investigations on neurological patients who were unable to perceive motion after brain damage in the parietal lobe.

What is the name of the tiny hair filaments that can be observed on the surface of auditory receptors?

In which part of the brain you can find a topographical map of the body?

The term __________ refers to our tendency to view objects as if they were unchanging, even though the actual visual sensations we receive are constantly shifting.

In the experiment conducted by Kaltzky, Lederman, and Metzger (1985), blindfolded participants had to identify 100 common objects by active touch alone. Recognition accuracy was __________.

Which book by David Marr is thought to have contributed to the emergence of the field of computational neuroscience?

Sensory neurons cannot simultaneously separate out information about different stimulus properties. This principle of neural coding is known as __________.

Describe the Weber's law.

The saccule and utricle are the two chambers of the vestibular apparatus.

With respect to the auditory form of grouping known as 'streaming', which of the following statements is FALSE?

Body motion is supported by bimodal neurons in the __________.

What term describes how your eyes rotate by exactly the correct amount to compensate for your head's movements?

Describe how a ganglion cell is able to compare the responses of different classes of cones to infer a precise light wavelength.

Auditory analysis of complex sounds arriving at the two ears divides them up into contributions from different sound sources based on __________.

Which term defines the ability of the sensory system to combine different sensory information through extensive connections between neural systems serving different modalities?

Multisensory perception relies on a number of different neural networks, involving only subcortical structures.

Sweet is the taste associated with monosodium glutamate.

How is the primary visual cortex also known as?

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The retina contains about:

What technique allows to detect changes in neural activity in the brain by measuring changes in blood oxygenation?

The first distinction of dorsal and ventral pathways was proposed in the 1980', following investigations on neurological patients who were unable to perceive motion after brain damage in the parietal lobe.

What is the name of the tiny hair filaments that can be observed on the surface of auditory receptors?

In which part of the brain you can find a topographical map of the body?

The term __________ refers to our tendency to view objects as if they were unchanging, even though the actual visual sensations we receive are constantly shifting.

In the experiment conducted by Kaltzky, Lederman, and Metzger (1985), blindfolded participants had to identify 100 common objects by active touch alone. Recognition accuracy was __________.

Which book by David Marr is thought to have contributed to the emergence of the field of computational neuroscience?

Sensory neurons cannot simultaneously separate out information about different stimulus properties. This principle of neural coding is known as __________.

Describe the Weber's law.

The saccule and utricle are the two chambers of the vestibular apparatus.

With respect to the auditory form of grouping known as 'streaming', which of the following statements is FALSE?

Body motion is supported by bimodal neurons in the __________.

What term describes how your eyes rotate by exactly the correct amount to compensate for your head's movements?

Describe how a ganglion cell is able to compare the responses of different classes of cones to infer a precise light wavelength.

Auditory analysis of complex sounds arriving at the two ears divides them up into contributions from different sound sources based on __________.

Which term defines the ability of the sensory system to combine different sensory information through extensive connections between neural systems serving different modalities?

Multisensory perception relies on a number of different neural networks, involving only subcortical structures.

Sweet is the taste associated with monosodium glutamate.

How is the primary visual cortex also known as?

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

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