Question 1

Which of these is an example of "color constancy"?​

Accepted Answer

A) People in cultures throughout the world have words for red, green, yellow, and blue. 
B) ​You continue to see color shortly after the lights are turned off. 
C) ​A banana still looks yellow in a room illuminated with green light. 
D) ​The color seen with the left eye matches the color seen with the right eye. 
A) People in cultures throughout the world have words for red, green, yellow, and blue. 
B) ​You continue to see color shortly after the lights are turned off. 
C) ​A banana still looks yellow in a room illuminated with green light. 
D) ​The color seen with the left eye matches the color seen with the right eye.

Question 2

What is the blind spot of the retina?​

Accepted Answer

A) It is a spot that is almost always damaged by oxygen deficit at birth. 
B) ​It is the part of the retina that is farthest from the fovea. 
C) ​It is the point where the lens cannot focus an image. 
D) ​It is the point where the optic nerve exits the retina. 
A) It is a spot that is almost always damaged by oxygen deficit at birth. 
B) ​It is the part of the retina that is farthest from the fovea. 
C) ​It is the point where the lens cannot focus an image. 
D) ​It is the point where the optic nerve exits the retina.

Question 3

Compared to the fovea,the periphery of the retina is more sensitive to what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Color 
B) ​Detail 
C) ​Familiar objects 
D) ​Faint light 
A) Color 
B) ​Detail 
C) ​Familiar objects 
D) ​Faint light

Question 4

How do you estimate how far you are from a sound source?​

Accepted Answer

A) You compare the responses of the left and right ears. 
B) ​You attend to reverberations (echoes). 
C) ​You attend to the velocity of the action potentials. 
D) ​You attend to the timbre of the sound. 
A) You compare the responses of the left and right ears. 
B) ​You attend to reverberations (echoes). 
C) ​You attend to the velocity of the action potentials. 
D) ​You attend to the timbre of the sound.

Question 5

Why do you have better color vision in the fovea than in the periphery of the retina?​

Accepted Answer

A) The fovea has the highest density of cones.​ 
B) ​In the fovea, more receptors pool their resources to excite the next cell. 
C) ​The fovea is the area of the retina that is closest to the pupil. 
D) ​The fovea has an equal ratio of rods to cones. 
A) The fovea has the highest density of cones.​ 
B) ​In the fovea, more receptors pool their resources to excite the next cell. 
C) ​The fovea is the area of the retina that is closest to the pupil. 
D) ​The fovea has an equal ratio of rods to cones.

Question 6

At the point where the optic nerve exits from the retina,what do we perceive?​

Accepted Answer

A) Only shades of black and white 
B) ​Brighter than usual colors 
C) ​Optical illusions 
D) ​Nothing at all 
A) Only shades of black and white 
B) ​Brighter than usual colors 
C) ​Optical illusions 
D) ​Nothing at all

Question 7

What evidence most directly supports the idea of feature detectors?​

Accepted Answer

A) People can see colors more clearly in bright than in dim light. 
B) ​People with more connections from retina to brain can see in greater detail. 
C) ​Brain damage can impair people's ability to recognize familiar faces. 
D) ​Certain neurons respond mainly to the presence of certain shapes. 
A) People can see colors more clearly in bright than in dim light. 
B) ​People with more connections from retina to brain can see in greater detail. 
C) ​Brain damage can impair people's ability to recognize familiar faces. 
D) ​Certain neurons respond mainly to the presence of certain shapes.

Question 8

Morphine stimulates the same brain synapses as which of these transmitters?​

Accepted Answer

A) Dopamine 
B) ​Endorphin 
C) ​Serotonin 
D) ​Acetylcholine 
A) Dopamine 
B) ​Endorphin 
C) ​Serotonin 
D) ​Acetylcholine

Question 9

The arrangement of receptors in the retina explains which of the following about hawks and owls?​

Accepted Answer

A) They can see in very faint light better than other species can. 
B) ​They can see greater distances than other species can. 
C) ​They can see objects below them better than objects above. 
D) ​They can see stationary objects better than they see moving objects. 
A) They can see in very faint light better than other species can. 
B) ​They can see greater distances than other species can. 
C) ​They can see objects below them better than objects above. 
D) ​They can see stationary objects better than they see moving objects.

Question 10

Why is vision most detailed in the fovea?​

Accepted Answer

A) The fovea is the area of the retina that is closest to the pupil. 
B) ​The fovea is the area of the retina that is closest to the optic nerve. 
C) ​The fovea has the greatest receptor density and most numerous connections to the brain. 
D) ​The fovea is the only area of the retina with an equal ratio of rods to cones. 
A) The fovea is the area of the retina that is closest to the pupil. 
B) ​The fovea is the area of the retina that is closest to the optic nerve. 
C) ​The fovea has the greatest receptor density and most numerous connections to the brain. 
D) ​The fovea is the only area of the retina with an equal ratio of rods to cones.

Question 11

What happens to enable you to see something?​

Accepted Answer

A) Light bouncing off the object strikes your eyes.​ 
B) ​You send rays from your eyes to the object. 
C) ​You send out rays from your eyes AND light strikes your eyes. 
D) ​Nothing passes in either direction between your eyes and the object. 
A) Light bouncing off the object strikes your eyes.​ 
B) ​You send rays from your eyes to the object. 
C) ​You send out rays from your eyes AND light strikes your eyes. 
D) ​Nothing passes in either direction between your eyes and the object.

Question 12

What is true for vision in the periphery of the retina?​

Accepted Answer

A) It has high sensitivity to detail. 
B) ​It detects stationary objects but not movement. 
C) ​It has high sensitivity to faint light. 
D) ​It has high sensitivity to color. 
A) It has high sensitivity to detail. 
B) ​It detects stationary objects but not movement. 
C) ​It has high sensitivity to faint light. 
D) ​It has high sensitivity to color.

Question 13

Do smell experiences differ significantly from one person to another? Why or why not?​

Accepted Answer

A) No, they do not. All people have the same experiences, but different preferences. 
B) ​Yes, people differ in their smell experiences because of differences in size of nose. 
C) ​Yes, people differ in their smell experiences because of genetic differences in receptors. 
D) ​Yes, people differ in their smell experiences because of distances from nose to brain. 
A) No, they do not. All people have the same experiences, but different preferences. 
B) ​Yes, people differ in their smell experiences because of differences in size of nose. 
C) ​Yes, people differ in their smell experiences because of genetic differences in receptors. 
D) ​Yes, people differ in their smell experiences because of distances from nose to brain.

Question 14

When clouds move across the moonlit sky,the moon appears to move.This is an example of what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Induced movement​ 
B) ​Shape constancy 
C) ​Motion parallax 
D) ​Stroboscopic movement 
A) Induced movement​ 
B) ​Shape constancy 
C) ​Motion parallax 
D) ​Stroboscopic movement

Question 15

When you view a tabletop,its front side makes a bigger image on your retina than the back side does,but you perceive it as rectangular.This fact is an example of what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Shape constancy 
B) ​Motion parallax 
C) ​Convergence 
D) ​Closure 
A) Shape constancy 
B) ​Motion parallax 
C) ​Convergence 
D) ​Closure

Question 16

Why is it difficult to perceive color in faint light?​

Accepted Answer

A) Perception in faint light depends on faster than average action potentials. 
B) ​Perception in faint light depends on the fovea. 
C) ​Perception in faint light depends on the cones. 
D) ​Perception in faint light depends on the rods. 
A) Perception in faint light depends on faster than average action potentials. 
B) ​Perception in faint light depends on the fovea. 
C) ​Perception in faint light depends on the cones. 
D) ​Perception in faint light depends on the rods.

Question 17

Which of these effects has been demonstrated for subliminal perception?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Subliminal message recordings help people improve their self-esteem. 
B) ​​Subliminal message recordings help people quit a bad habit. 
C) ​​People feel an urge to buy a product after seeing a subliminal advertisement. 
D) ​​People slightly imitate facial expressions that they saw subliminally. 
A) ​Subliminal message recordings help people improve their self-esteem. 
B) ​​Subliminal message recordings help people quit a bad habit. 
C) ​​People feel an urge to buy a product after seeing a subliminal advertisement. 
D) ​​People slightly imitate facial expressions that they saw subliminally.

Question 18

What keeps your eyes focused on something while your head is moving?​

Accepted Answer

A) Cutaneous system 
B) ​Sympathetic system 
C) ​Vestibular system 
D) ​Limbic system 
A) Cutaneous system 
B) ​Sympathetic system 
C) ​Vestibular system 
D) ​Limbic system

Question 19

Many older people have hearing problems despite good hearing aids.What is one reason?​

Accepted Answer

A) They have trouble holding their heads in the best position for hearing. 
B) ​They become too nervous and pessimistic about their hearing. 
C) ​They often become drowsy while trying to listen. 
D) ​They have trouble filtering out the irrelevant sounds. 
A) They have trouble holding their heads in the best position for hearing. 
B) ​They become too nervous and pessimistic about their hearing. 
C) ​They often become drowsy while trying to listen. 
D) ​They have trouble filtering out the irrelevant sounds.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of people with conduction deafness?​

Accepted Answer

A) They can hear their own voice better than anything else. 
B) ​Their deafness inevitably grows worse and worse over time. 
C) ​They hear the pitch of a sound but they cannot localize it. 
D) ​Any sound produces a prolonged echo. 
A) They can hear their own voice better than anything else. 
B) ​Their deafness inevitably grows worse and worse over time. 
C) ​They hear the pitch of a sound but they cannot localize it. 
D) ​Any sound produces a prolonged echo.

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Which of these is an example of "color constancy"?​

What is the blind spot of the retina?​

Compared to the fovea,the periphery of the retina is more sensitive to what?​

How do you estimate how far you are from a sound source?​

Why do you have better color vision in the fovea than in the periphery of the retina?​

At the point where the optic nerve exits from the retina,what do we perceive?​

What evidence most directly supports the idea of feature detectors?​

Morphine stimulates the same brain synapses as which of these transmitters?​

The arrangement of receptors in the retina explains which of the following about hawks and owls?​

Why is vision most detailed in the fovea?​

What happens to enable you to see something?​

What is true for vision in the periphery of the retina?​

Do smell experiences differ significantly from one person to another? Why or why not?​

When clouds move across the moonlit sky,the moon appears to move.This is an example of what?​

When you view a tabletop,its front side makes a bigger image on your retina than the back side does,but you perceive it as rectangular.This fact is an example of what?​

Why is it difficult to perceive color in faint light?​

Which of these effects has been demonstrated for subliminal perception?​

What keeps your eyes focused on something while your head is moving?​

Many older people have hearing problems despite good hearing aids.What is one reason?​

Which of the following is true of people with conduction deafness?​

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Which of these is an example of "color constancy"?

What is the blind spot of the retina?

Compared to the fovea,the periphery of the retina is more sensitive to what?

How do you estimate how far you are from a sound source?

Why do you have better color vision in the fovea than in the periphery of the retina?

At the point where the optic nerve exits from the retina,what do we perceive?

What evidence most directly supports the idea of feature detectors?

Morphine stimulates the same brain synapses as which of these transmitters?

The arrangement of receptors in the retina explains which of the following about hawks and owls?

Why is vision most detailed in the fovea?

What happens to enable you to see something?

What is true for vision in the periphery of the retina?

Do smell experiences differ significantly from one person to another? Why or why not?

When clouds move across the moonlit sky,the moon appears to move.This is an example of what?

When you view a tabletop,its front side makes a bigger image on your retina than the back side does,but you perceive it as rectangular.This fact is an example of what?

Why is it difficult to perceive color in faint light?

Which of these effects has been demonstrated for subliminal perception?

What keeps your eyes focused on something while your head is moving?

Many older people have hearing problems despite good hearing aids.What is one reason?

Which of the following is true of people with conduction deafness?