Question 1

In what way do odors affect women's romantic responses to a man?​

Accepted Answer

A) A woman becomes more sexually aroused if she smells the man's sweat.​ 
B) ​A woman becomes less interested if the man smells similar to her relatives. 
C) ​A woman becomes more interested if the man smells similar to her relatives. 
D) ​Intense odors of any type increase a woman's sexual arousal. 
A) A woman becomes more sexually aroused if she smells the man's sweat.​ 
B) ​A woman becomes less interested if the man smells similar to her relatives. 
C) ​A woman becomes more interested if the man smells similar to her relatives. 
D) ​Intense odors of any type increase a woman's sexual arousal.

Question 2

Which of these is evidence against the idea that feature detectors explain everything about vision?​

Accepted Answer

A) The waterfall illusion 
B) ​Reversible figures 
C) ​Color vision deficiency 
D) ​Recordings from neurons in the visual cortex 
A) The waterfall illusion 
B) ​Reversible figures 
C) ​Color vision deficiency 
D) ​Recordings from neurons in the visual cortex

Question 3

How does vision differ among animal species,if at all?​

Accepted Answer

A) Hawks, eagles, and other predatory birds can see farther than we can. 
B) ​Many birds and insects see ultraviolet radiation that we do not see. 
C) ​Cats and certain other species can see in total darkness. 
D) ​Among species that have vision at all, no differences exist. 
A) Hawks, eagles, and other predatory birds can see farther than we can. 
B) ​Many birds and insects see ultraviolet radiation that we do not see. 
C) ​Cats and certain other species can see in total darkness. 
D) ​Among species that have vision at all, no differences exist.

Question 4

How can psychologists determine what the world looks like to a red-green color-blind person?​

Accepted Answer

A) Determine which wavelengths strike the retina of someone with color vision deficiency. 
B) ​Record brain waves from the visual cortex while shining various lights. 
C) ​Ask someone with red-green color vision deficiency to describe what he or she sees. 
D) ​Ask someone who is red-green color-blind in one eye to describe what he or she sees. 
A) Determine which wavelengths strike the retina of someone with color vision deficiency. 
B) ​Record brain waves from the visual cortex while shining various lights. 
C) ​Ask someone with red-green color vision deficiency to describe what he or she sees. 
D) ​Ask someone who is red-green color-blind in one eye to describe what he or she sees.

Question 5

If you move farther from a paper with many tiny dots,the blue dots start to look black,although you can still see the tiny red and green dots.Why?​

Accepted Answer

A) You have fewer short-wavelength cones than the other types. 
B) ​Short-wavelength light excites cones but not rods. 
C) ​Short-wavelength light cannot travel as fast or as far. 
D) ​The lens cannot focus short-wavelength light as well as the other wavelengths. 
A) You have fewer short-wavelength cones than the other types. 
B) ​Short-wavelength light excites cones but not rods. 
C) ​Short-wavelength light cannot travel as fast or as far. 
D) ​The lens cannot focus short-wavelength light as well as the other wavelengths.

Question 6

Gestalt psychology emphasizes which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic differences influence how people perceive their surroundings. 
B) ​Much of our visual perception depends on neurons with feature detector properties. 
C) ​Several brain areas control different aspects of visual perception. 
D) ​We perceive a pattern as a whole, not just as the sum of its parts. 
A) Genetic differences influence how people perceive their surroundings. 
B) ​Much of our visual perception depends on neurons with feature detector properties. 
C) ​Several brain areas control different aspects of visual perception. 
D) ​We perceive a pattern as a whole, not just as the sum of its parts.

Question 7

According to the trichromatic (Young-Helmholtz)theory,when do we perceive white?​

Accepted Answer

A) We see white when the red-green and yellow-blue systems are at their neutral point. 
B) ​We see white when the velocity of action potentials approximates the normal distribution. 
C) ​We see white when the cones are twice as active as the rods. 
D) ​We see white when all types of cones are equally active. 
A) We see white when the red-green and yellow-blue systems are at their neutral point. 
B) ​We see white when the velocity of action potentials approximates the normal distribution. 
C) ​We see white when the cones are twice as active as the rods. 
D) ​We see white when all types of cones are equally active.

Question 8

Which of these,if any,results from subliminally viewing a face with an emotional expression?​

Accepted Answer

A) You change your evaluation of that same face with a neutral expression. 
B) ​You reduce your own emotional expressions for the next few seconds. 
C) ​That night you dream about someone with that face. 
D) ​Subliminally viewing a face has no measurable effect. 
A) You change your evaluation of that same face with a neutral expression. 
B) ​You reduce your own emotional expressions for the next few seconds. 
C) ​That night you dream about someone with that face. 
D) ​Subliminally viewing a face has no measurable effect.

Question 9

What is meant by "the moon illusion"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Thinking the moon is moving when in fact the clouds are moving 
B) ​Imagining that you see a face on the moon 
C) ​Imagining that a full moon leads to violent or abnormal behaviors 
D) ​Perceiving the moon as larger when it is near the horizon 
A) Thinking the moon is moving when in fact the clouds are moving 
B) ​Imagining that you see a face on the moon 
C) ​Imagining that a full moon leads to violent or abnormal behaviors 
D) ​Perceiving the moon as larger when it is near the horizon

Question 10

Which part of the retina,if any,has the greatest proportion of cones,relative to rods?​

Accepted Answer

A) The periphery​ 
B) ​The fovea 
C) ​The area surrounding the blind spot 
D) ​All parts have equal proportions. 
A) The periphery​ 
B) ​The fovea 
C) ​The area surrounding the blind spot 
D) ​All parts have equal proportions.

Question 11

Compared to the cones,which of these is more true of the rods?​

Accepted Answer

A) They are more abundant toward the periphery of the retina? 
B) ​They are more important for color vision. 
C) ​They are more important for perceiving detail. 
D) ​They are more important for daytime vision than for faint light. 
A) They are more abundant toward the periphery of the retina? 
B) ​They are more important for color vision. 
C) ​They are more important for perceiving detail. 
D) ​They are more important for daytime vision than for faint light.

Question 12

A neuron in the visual cortex responds only when light of a particular shape (such as a line)strikes the retina.What is that neuron said to be?​

Accepted Answer

A) A feature detector​ 
B) ​A Purkinje cell 
C) ​A Gestalt 
D) ​A visual constancy 
A) A feature detector​ 
B) ​A Purkinje cell 
C) ​A Gestalt 
D) ​A visual constancy

Question 13

When you hear a 4000 Hz tone,hair cells at one point on the basilar membrane become active.What happens when they double their rate of activity?​

Accepted Answer

A) The pitch is the same, but it is louder. 
B) ​The pitch is the same, but it is softer. 
C) ​The pitch is one octave higher. 
D) ​The pitch is half an octave higher. 
A) The pitch is the same, but it is louder. 
B) ​The pitch is the same, but it is softer. 
C) ​The pitch is one octave higher. 
D) ​The pitch is half an octave higher.

Question 14

Where in the retina are the rods most abundant?​

Accepted Answer

A) In the area surrounding the blind spot​ 
B) ​In the fovea 
C) ​In the periphery 
D) ​In the optic nerve 
A) In the area surrounding the blind spot​ 
B) ​In the fovea 
C) ​In the periphery 
D) ​In the optic nerve

Question 15

What structure changes its shape to focus our vision on objects at various distances?​

Accepted Answer

A) Pupil 
B) ​Fovea 
C) ​Lens 
D) ​Iris 
A) Pupil 
B) ​Fovea 
C) ​Lens 
D) ​Iris

Question 16

The cutaneous senses detect stimuli in what part of the body?​

Accepted Answer

A) The skin 
B) ​The digestive system 
C) ​The blood stream 
D) ​The brain 
A) The skin 
B) ​The digestive system 
C) ​The blood stream 
D) ​The brain

Question 17

Imagine someone reporting whether he does or does not see a faint light that appears on some trials and not others.If you offer a reward for every time he correctly reports its presence,and no penalty for errors,what will be the result?​

Accepted Answer

A) More hits and more false alarms 
B) ​More hits and fewer false alarms 
C) ​Fewer hits and more false alarms 
D) ​Fewer hits and fewer false alarms 
A) More hits and more false alarms 
B) ​More hits and fewer false alarms 
C) ​Fewer hits and more false alarms 
D) ​Fewer hits and fewer false alarms

Question 18

What is responsible for nearly all cases of color vision deficiency?​

Accepted Answer

A) Cloudiness of the cornea 
B) ​An impairment in the brain area responsible for color vision 
C) ​A deficiency of rods 
D) ​The absence of one type of cone 
A) Cloudiness of the cornea 
B) ​An impairment in the brain area responsible for color vision 
C) ​A deficiency of rods 
D) ​The absence of one type of cone

Question 19

If you hear someone talking,but buzzing sounds interrupt part of the speech,you fill in the gaps and "hear" the words that you know must have been there.This illustrates what Gestalt principles?​

Accepted Answer

A) Common fate and similarity 
B) ​Common fate and good figure 
C) ​Proximity and similarity 
D) ​Continuation and closure 
A) Common fate and similarity 
B) ​Common fate and good figure 
C) ​Proximity and similarity 
D) ​Continuation and closure

Question 20

The ability to perceive high frequencies (above 4000 Hz)depends on what?​

Accepted Answer

A) The frequency principle 
B) ​The place principle 
C) ​The volley principle 
D) ​The conduction principle 
A) The frequency principle 
B) ​The place principle 
C) ​The volley principle 
D) ​The conduction principle

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

In what way do odors affect women's romantic responses to a man?​

Which of these is evidence against the idea that feature detectors explain everything about vision?​

How does vision differ among animal species,if at all?​

How can psychologists determine what the world looks like to a red-green color-blind person?​

If you move farther from a paper with many tiny dots,the blue dots start to look black,although you can still see the tiny red and green dots.Why?​

Gestalt psychology emphasizes which of the following?​

According to the trichromatic (Young-Helmholtz)theory,when do we perceive white?​

Which of these,if any,results from subliminally viewing a face with an emotional expression?​

What is meant by "the moon illusion"?​

Which part of the retina,if any,has the greatest proportion of cones,relative to rods?​

Compared to the cones,which of these is more true of the rods?​

A neuron in the visual cortex responds only when light of a particular shape (such as a line)strikes the retina.What is that neuron said to be?​

When you hear a 4000 Hz tone,hair cells at one point on the basilar membrane become active.What happens when they double their rate of activity?​

Where in the retina are the rods most abundant?​

What structure changes its shape to focus our vision on objects at various distances?​

The cutaneous senses detect stimuli in what part of the body?​

Imagine someone reporting whether he does or does not see a faint light that appears on some trials and not others.If you offer a reward for every time he correctly reports its presence,and no penalty for errors,what will be the result?​

What is responsible for nearly all cases of color vision deficiency?​

If you hear someone talking,but buzzing sounds interrupt part of the speech,you fill in the gaps and "hear" the words that you know must have been there.This illustrates what Gestalt principles?​

The ability to perceive high frequencies (above 4000 Hz)depends on what?​

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In what way do odors affect women's romantic responses to a man?

Which of these is evidence against the idea that feature detectors explain everything about vision?

How does vision differ among animal species,if at all?

How can psychologists determine what the world looks like to a red-green color-blind person?

If you move farther from a paper with many tiny dots,the blue dots start to look black,although you can still see the tiny red and green dots.Why?

Gestalt psychology emphasizes which of the following?

According to the trichromatic (Young-Helmholtz)theory,when do we perceive white?

Which of these,if any,results from subliminally viewing a face with an emotional expression?

What is meant by "the moon illusion"?

Which part of the retina,if any,has the greatest proportion of cones,relative to rods?

Compared to the cones,which of these is more true of the rods?

A neuron in the visual cortex responds only when light of a particular shape (such as a line)strikes the retina.What is that neuron said to be?

When you hear a 4000 Hz tone,hair cells at one point on the basilar membrane become active.What happens when they double their rate of activity?

Where in the retina are the rods most abundant?

What structure changes its shape to focus our vision on objects at various distances?

The cutaneous senses detect stimuli in what part of the body?

Imagine someone reporting whether he does or does not see a faint light that appears on some trials and not others.If you offer a reward for every time he correctly reports its presence,and no penalty for errors,what will be the result?

What is responsible for nearly all cases of color vision deficiency?

If you hear someone talking,but buzzing sounds interrupt part of the speech,you fill in the gaps and "hear" the words that you know must have been there.This illustrates what Gestalt principles?

The ability to perceive high frequencies (above 4000 Hz)depends on what?