Question 1

Which of these impairs the functioning of the vestibular system?​

Accepted Answer

A) Hunger 
B) ​Spicy foods 
C) ​Weightlessness 
D) ​Inactivity 
A) Hunger 
B) ​Spicy foods 
C) ​Weightlessness 
D) ​Inactivity

Question 2

Which of the following varies most strongly from one person to another?​

Accepted Answer

A) Which smells they like or dislike 
B) ​Whether they like or dislike bitter tastes 
C) ​Whether they like or dislike sweet tastes 
D) ​Whether they can or cannot taste MSG 
A) Which smells they like or dislike 
B) ​Whether they like or dislike bitter tastes 
C) ​Whether they like or dislike sweet tastes 
D) ​Whether they can or cannot taste MSG

Question 3

Hubel and Wiesel's research on the visual cortex found feature detectors that respond to what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Familiarity 
B) ​Shapes 
C) ​Brightness 
D) ​Faces 
A) Familiarity 
B) ​Shapes 
C) ​Brightness 
D) ​Faces

Question 4

What does the retinex theory of color vision emphasize?​

Accepted Answer

A) Individual differences among people in how well they distinguish among colors 
B) ​Changes in an apparent color based on the colors of surrounding objects 
C) ​Cultural differences in how people describe colors 
D) ​Changes in people's memory of colors after various time intervals 
A) Individual differences among people in how well they distinguish among colors 
B) ​Changes in an apparent color based on the colors of surrounding objects 
C) ​Cultural differences in how people describe colors 
D) ​Changes in people's memory of colors after various time intervals

Question 5

Many optical illusions result from which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) The dominance of one eye over the other​ 
B) ​Distortions of light rays as they pass through the atmosphere 
C) ​The difficulty of holding our eyes completely steady 
D) ​Our tendency to interpret drawings as if they were three-dimensional 
A) The dominance of one eye over the other​ 
B) ​Distortions of light rays as they pass through the atmosphere 
C) ​The difficulty of holding our eyes completely steady 
D) ​Our tendency to interpret drawings as if they were three-dimensional

Question 6

Which of these explains many optical illusions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Horizontal eye movements are easier than vertical eye movements. 
B) ​The cones adapt to darkness faster than the rods do. 
C) ​The cornea and the lens distort many images. 
D) ​When we misestimate distances, we also misestimate sizes. 
A) Horizontal eye movements are easier than vertical eye movements. 
B) ​The cones adapt to darkness faster than the rods do. 
C) ​The cornea and the lens distort many images. 
D) ​When we misestimate distances, we also misestimate sizes.

Question 7

Which type of cone,if any,is the least numerous in the retina?​

Accepted Answer

A) The short-wavelength ("blue") cones are the least numerous. 
B) ​The medium-wavelength ("green") cones are the least numerous. 
C) ​The long-wavelength ("red") cones are the least numerous. 
D) ​The three types of cones are equally numerous. 
A) The short-wavelength ("blue") cones are the least numerous. 
B) ​The medium-wavelength ("green") cones are the least numerous. 
C) ​The long-wavelength ("red") cones are the least numerous. 
D) ​The three types of cones are equally numerous.

Question 8

According to the trichromatic theory (Young-Helmholtz theory)of color vision,we perceive color by what means?​

Accepted Answer

A) Higher wavelengths of light produce action potentials with greater amplitudes. 
B) ​Higher wavelengths of light produce action potentials with higher velocities. 
C) ​Certain brain cells increase response for one color and decrease it for another. 
D) ​Three types of cones produce different ratios of response. 
A) Higher wavelengths of light produce action potentials with greater amplitudes. 
B) ​Higher wavelengths of light produce action potentials with higher velocities. 
C) ​Certain brain cells increase response for one color and decrease it for another. 
D) ​Three types of cones produce different ratios of response.

Question 9

Which theory attempts to explain the variation in people's pain in response to an injury?​

Accepted Answer

A) Trichromatic theory 
B) ​Opponent-process theory 
C) ​James-Lange theory 
D) ​Gate theory 
A) Trichromatic theory 
B) ​Opponent-process theory 
C) ​James-Lange theory 
D) ​Gate theory

Question 10

Which of the following are more likely than average to develop absolute pitch?​

Accepted Answer

A) People who speak Mandarin Chinese 
B) ​People who speak Hebrew 
C) ​People who speak German 
D) ​People who speak both English and Spanish 
A) People who speak Mandarin Chinese 
B) ​People who speak Hebrew 
C) ​People who speak German 
D) ​People who speak both English and Spanish

Question 11

Which theory explains negative color afterimages?​

Accepted Answer

A) Opponent-process theory 
B) ​Retinex theory 
C) ​Trichromatic theory 
D) ​String theory 
A) Opponent-process theory 
B) ​Retinex theory 
C) ​Trichromatic theory 
D) ​String theory

Question 12

Where is the abnormality that causes a phantom limb sensation?​

Accepted Answer

A) In the muscles 
B) ​In the brain 
C) ​In the skin 
D) ​In the nerve receptors connected to the skin 
A) In the muscles 
B) ​In the brain 
C) ​In the skin 
D) ​In the nerve receptors connected to the skin

Question 13

What kind of sound do we hear based entirely on which place along the cochlea responds?​

Accepted Answer

A) Any sound 
B) ​High frequency sounds (above 4000 Hz) 
C) ​Intermediate frequency sounds (100 to 4000 Hz) 
D) ​Low frequency sounds (less than 100 Hz) 
A) Any sound 
B) ​High frequency sounds (above 4000 Hz) 
C) ​Intermediate frequency sounds (100 to 4000 Hz) 
D) ​Low frequency sounds (less than 100 Hz)

Question 14

One reversible figure can be seen either as a vase or as two profiles looking toward each other.Which Gestalt principle does this observation illustrate?​

Accepted Answer

A) Proximity 
B) ​Similarity 
C) ​Continuation 
D) ​Figure and ground 
A) Proximity 
B) ​Similarity 
C) ​Continuation 
D) ​Figure and ground

Question 15

What makes the electromagnetic radiation from 400 nm to 700 nm visible?​

Accepted Answer

A) Those wavelengths have greater amplitude than other wavelengths. 
B) ​Those are the only wavelengths that can travel through the air. 
C) ​Those are the only wavelengths that reflect off objects. 
D) ​Our visual receptors are adapted to respond to those wavelengths. 
A) Those wavelengths have greater amplitude than other wavelengths. 
B) ​Those are the only wavelengths that can travel through the air. 
C) ​Those are the only wavelengths that reflect off objects. 
D) ​Our visual receptors are adapted to respond to those wavelengths.

Question 16

Where do the rods and cones send their messages (directly)?​

Accepted Answer

A) To the spinal cord 
B) ​To the brain 
C) ​To other cells within the retina 
D) ​To the eye on the other side of the head 
A) To the spinal cord 
B) ​To the brain 
C) ​To other cells within the retina 
D) ​To the eye on the other side of the head

Question 17

How do we focus on objects at different distances?​

Accepted Answer

A) We shift between relying on cones and relying on rods. 
B) ​The pupil dilates or contracts. 
C) ​The lens changes its thickness. 
D) ​The iris becomes darker or lighter. 
A) We shift between relying on cones and relying on rods. 
B) ​The pupil dilates or contracts. 
C) ​The lens changes its thickness. 
D) ​The iris becomes darker or lighter.

Question 18

Which of these would cause you to experience negative afterimages?​

Accepted Answer

A) Wear some tinted glasses and then take them off. 
B) ​Adapt to darkness for a minute and then look at a normal scene. 
C) ​Stare at a bright blue object for a minute and then look at a white surface. 
D) ​Remember what something looks like and then see the object itself. 
A) Wear some tinted glasses and then take them off. 
B) ​Adapt to darkness for a minute and then look at a normal scene. 
C) ​Stare at a bright blue object for a minute and then look at a white surface. 
D) ​Remember what something looks like and then see the object itself.

Question 19

After you have thoroughly adapted to extremely dim light,which of these occurs?​

Accepted Answer

A) The objects you see seem more familiar than usual. 
B) ​Colors seem more distinct than usual. 
C) ​You see best in the periphery of your retina. 
D) ​You see best in the fovea. 
A) The objects you see seem more familiar than usual. 
B) ​Colors seem more distinct than usual. 
C) ​You see best in the periphery of your retina. 
D) ​You see best in the fovea.

Question 20

Although motion pictures are actually a rapid series of still photos,we perceive movement.This is an example of what?​

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Which of these impairs the functioning of the vestibular system?​

Which of the following varies most strongly from one person to another?​

Hubel and Wiesel's research on the visual cortex found feature detectors that respond to what?​

What does the retinex theory of color vision emphasize?​

Many optical illusions result from which of these?​

Which of these explains many optical illusions?​

Which type of cone,if any,is the least numerous in the retina?​

According to the trichromatic theory (Young-Helmholtz theory)of color vision,we perceive color by what means?​

Which theory attempts to explain the variation in people's pain in response to an injury?​

Which of the following are more likely than average to develop absolute pitch?​

Which theory explains negative color afterimages?​

Where is the abnormality that causes a phantom limb sensation?​

What kind of sound do we hear based entirely on which place along the cochlea responds?​

One reversible figure can be seen either as a vase or as two profiles looking toward each other.Which Gestalt principle does this observation illustrate?​

What makes the electromagnetic radiation from 400 nm to 700 nm visible?​

Where do the rods and cones send their messages (directly)?​

How do we focus on objects at different distances?​

Which of these would cause you to experience negative afterimages?​

After you have thoroughly adapted to extremely dim light,which of these occurs?​

Although motion pictures are actually a rapid series of still photos,we perceive movement.This is an example of what?​

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Which of these impairs the functioning of the vestibular system?

Which of the following varies most strongly from one person to another?

Hubel and Wiesel's research on the visual cortex found feature detectors that respond to what?

What does the retinex theory of color vision emphasize?

Many optical illusions result from which of these?

Which of these explains many optical illusions?

Which type of cone,if any,is the least numerous in the retina?

According to the trichromatic theory (Young-Helmholtz theory)of color vision,we perceive color by what means?

Which theory attempts to explain the variation in people's pain in response to an injury?

Which of the following are more likely than average to develop absolute pitch?

Which theory explains negative color afterimages?

Where is the abnormality that causes a phantom limb sensation?

What kind of sound do we hear based entirely on which place along the cochlea responds?

One reversible figure can be seen either as a vase or as two profiles looking toward each other.Which Gestalt principle does this observation illustrate?

What makes the electromagnetic radiation from 400 nm to 700 nm visible?

Where do the rods and cones send their messages (directly)?

How do we focus on objects at different distances?

Which of these would cause you to experience negative afterimages?

After you have thoroughly adapted to extremely dim light,which of these occurs?

Although motion pictures are actually a rapid series of still photos,we perceive movement.This is an example of what?